If it's dangerous and unusual. usually meaning if it's mostly used by those who are intent on doing harm unlawfully, then they're not going to be protected. And the paradigmatic weapon there is a machine gun. So, machine guns, the Supreme Court has said, can be banned.
Andd so, the flip side though is that weapons that are "dangerous and unusual" do not get protection. So even if you might think, oh well that's fairly common. if it's dangerous and unusual. usually meaning if it's mostly used by those who are intent on doing harm unlawfully, then they're not going to be protected.
Federal law outlaws the possession of firearms or ammunition by several categories of people, including: convicted felons. anyone who's been convicted of a misdemeanor for domestic violence or is under a domestic violence restraining order.
Cruikshank, one of the Court's holdings was that the Second Amendment only prevented the federal government from infringing on a person's right to bear arms. In other words, the Second Amendment's guarantees do not protect people from private actors or state governments that may try to prevent them from bearing arms.
The second amendment applies to all bearable arms. This includes any man portable firearm or weapons system, as well as artillery pieces and warships. During the revolution, and after the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were ratified, private citizens owned everything from swords to cannon armed warships.
However, U.S. Supreme Court decisions of Heller (2008) and McDonald (2010) established that the Second Amendment applies to all states within the Union, and many of California's gun laws are now being challenged in the federal courts.
Yes, you can carry a gun on your property in California (legally, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded). California law permits people to carry firearms either openly or concealed without a license at their place of residence, business, or lawfully possessed private property.
The Second Amendment prevents the government from infringing on one's right to keep and bear arms. The Amendment has led to intense debates about whether the right applies to everyone or just those involved with a state militia and what types of gun control regulations the government may impose.
California State Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (AD-06): A 28th Constitutional Amendment will give states the power to regulate firearms and protect the work that is being done to keep our families safe.”