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Here’s what Second Amendment actually says: “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 ...
In his book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, Justice John Paul Stevens for example submits the following revised Second Amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms when serving in the militia shall not be infringed." [195]
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.It ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home, and that the District of Columbia's handgun ban and requirement that lawfully owned rifles ...
The Second Amendment to the Constitution addressed militias directly. Its clause describing "a well regulated militia" became a point of legal contention in the context of gun control, presenting a dispute as to whether a militia was a prerequisite to gun ownership or if it applied to all citizens in addition to militias.
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The Second Amendment declares: 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. [5] [6] Stemming from English common law tradition, the concept of a right to keep and bear arms was recognized prior to the creation of a written national constitution. [7]
Citizens Militia of Mississippi Batesville: Carroll County: Missouri: 417 Second Amendment Militia [30] Hartville: Missouri Citizens Militia [D] Washington County: Missouri Militia [D] Joplin: Kansas City: Springfield: St. Joseph: New Hampshire: Patriot Mutual Assistance Group Rindge: New York: New York Lightfoot Militia [31] [32] [33] Delaware ...