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- Introduced: June 8, 1789
- Ratified: December 15, 1791
- There have been several challenges to the second amendment, and the The U.S. Supreme Court has generally ruled that there can be some restrictions on gun ownership
- Latest Supreme Court case to deal with the issue: District of Columbia vs. Heller
- Case involves the D.C. handgun ban
- The National Rifle Association is a strong defender of the second amendment
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The 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." There has been much controversy over the meaning of this amendment and where the framers intended to place emphasis, be it on the well regulated militia or the absolute right to keep and bear arms. The amendment has been hotly debated, and is considered a politically volatile subject, particularly in rural congressional districts where hunting is considered to be an American tradition.
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Controversy
The primary controversy over the second amendment stems from the emphasis the founding fathers intended. It has generally been ruled that the amendment applies to individuals, rather than the collective "people" or the militia. Therefore, there has been little legal restrictions placed on the individual right to gun ownership. There have been some notable restrictions on gun ownership, such as the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban. -
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2nd Amendment Questions
What do you do after 2nd demo, in Skate 2? 1 AnswerDo you mean this? "Raising Coin 1. Not a film challenge, but a second demo for your team unlocked after you beat 5 team film challenges. 2. Skate around the M... read more
how do you get infinite ammo in the co-op mode turned it on 1st player has it but 2nd does not 2 AnswersYou only have infinite ammo for the guns you have unlocked infinite ammo for. If your friend has not unlocked infinite ammo for HIS WEAPONS AS WELL, then he wil... read more.jpg)
How can I wipe my displayed spreadsheet with a 2nd one opened from the File menu or my Open button? 2 AnswersUnfortunately after struggling with dependencies to get the program to compile the result was ..... it worked. I am running Perl on a Linux Centos 5 distro. Wha... read more
How to set up 2nd LCD computer monitor? Please real all the way through 4 AnswersFirst: Have you downloaded the most recent drivers for your video card? 1a: What is the model of the card you are using? 1aa: Are you using one card, or two c... read more
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@Jeremycrow4life Ruh-roh... Something new on 2nd Amendment front? Over my cold, dead body... #Ozarks nuisance animals = legit need for arms.
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@NaiveAbroad "the beauty of the 2nd amendment is that you won't need it until they try to take it away" Jefferson
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--> The Big "O" and his cronies are in for one hell of a shock. We'll take back the Republic, we may actually have 2 use the 2nd Amendment.
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RT @leemayberry: Action has to be swift, as with passage of this bill, 2nd amendment will be trashed and you will never be able to act a ...
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Action has to be swift, as with passage of this bill, 2nd amendment will be trashed and you will never be able to act again.
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