Wolford v. Lopez · ¶141

Bruen instructs that courts must start by asking whether “the Second Amendment’s plain text covers an individual’s conduct.” 597 U. S., at 24. But “[l]ike most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.” Dis trict of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570, 626 (2008). The Second Amendment “codified a pre-existing right, and preexisting limits on that right are part and parcel of it.” United States v. Rahimi, 602 U. S. 680, 737 (2024) (BARRETT, J., concurring). So, at Bruen’s first step, courts must determine whether the activity asserted is part of this pre-existing right.

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