With the law of guns having to be temporarily inoperable while not in use, D.C argued that this law did not prevent the use of guns for self-defense. Although they both agreed that the right to self-defense is necessary, D.C argued that a trigger lock would make a weapon accessible in about 3 seconds, so it wouldn’t prevent the owner from defending himself. “Heller’s attorney argued that reasonable gun control measures were available to the government but the ban on handguns was unconstitutional because it neglects the personal right to bear arms.”
