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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the United States Bill of Rights. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court affirmed that the right belongs to individuals, for self-defense in the home…

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Drafting and adoption of the Constitution

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Conflict and compromise in Congress produce the Bill of Rights

Militia following ratification

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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

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the National Rifle Association of Americainstance ofSuch a reading has been voiced by organizations0.80text
the due process rightinstance ofinstead of being in a single amendment together with other proposed rights0.80text
Hawkins.Furtherinstance ofTucker's annotations for that latter section did not mention the Second Amendment but cited the standard works of English jurists0.80text
Tucker criticized the English Bill of Rights for limiting gun ownership to the very wealthyinstance ofTucker's annotations for that latter section did not mention the Second Amendment but cited the standard works of English jurists0.80text
leaving the populace effectively disarmedinstance ofTucker's annotations for that latter section did not mention the Second Amendment but cited the standard works of English jurists0.80text
and expressed the hope that Americansinstance ofTucker's annotations for that latter section did not mention the Second Amendment but cited the standard works of English jurists0.80text
the Texas lawinstance ofThe Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment did not apply to state laws0.80text
writinginstance ofThe Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment did not apply to state laws0.80text
schoolsinstance ofor laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places0.80text
government buildingsinstance ofor laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places0.80text

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