Supreme Court of the United States

Caetano v. Massachusetts

March 21, 2016136 S. Ct. 1027

Summary

The Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s judgment upholding the state’s stun‑gun ban, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with Heller and McDonald. The Court held that the Second Amendment protects stun guns as bearable arms and that the state’s “dangerous and unusual” analysis is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent.