What does the Second Amendment mean to you?

The Second Amendment ensures that Americans can protect themselves, their families and their businesses, especially when the government is unwilling or unable to do so. And many Americans are indeed now choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights; a national indicator for gun sales is at an all-time high.

Are reasonable regulations consistent with the Second Amendment?

The principle that reasonable regulations are consistent with the Second Amendment has been affirmed throughout American history.

Does the Second Amendment protect a right to revolt against a tyranny?

Nor did the Second Amendment protect a right to revolt against a tyrannical government. The Second Amendment was about ensuring public safety, and nothing in its language was thought to prevent what would be seen today as quite burdensome forms of regulation.

What did the Anti-Federalists disagree with the Second Amendment?

They disagreed only about whether an armed populace could adequately deter federal oppression. The Second Amendment conceded nothing to the Anti-Federalists’ desire to sharply curtail the military power of the federal government, which would have required substantial changes in the original Constitution.

The Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution is surprisingly short. Its exact wording is: “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.”

How has the Supreme Court revitalized the Second Amendment?

Thus, the Supreme Court has revitalized the Second Amendment. The Court continued to strengthen the Second Amendment through the 2010 decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago (08-1521). The plaintiff in McDonald challenged the constitutionally of the Chicago handgun ban, which prohibited handgun possession by almost all private citizens.

Is the Second Amendment universal and unbreakable?

One side claims that this right is universal and unbreakable, while the other routinely argues that this claim is a misunderstanding of the U.S Constitution. And, surprisingly, both sides rest their arguments on an oft-quoted amendment of the US Bill of Rights — specifically, the Second Amendment.