Second Amendment Print For Gun Control In Arizona
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§ 922(g)(1), which prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” violates the Second Amendment (at least as applied to certain nonviolent offenders).
The California law requires applicants to demonstrate “good cause” for carrying a weapon, like working in a job with a security threat — a restriction sharply attacked by gun advocates as violating the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment was written to protect Americans' right to establish militias to defend themselves, not to allow individual Americans to own guns; consequently, gun-control measures do not violate the U.S. Constitution.
Under Arizona law, it is legal to carry a gun in public as long as the gun is visible to others, and you are carrying it with lawful intent. However, the gun must be holstered—you cannot tuck the gun in your waistband or hold it in your hands.
The Second Amendment was written to protect Americans' right to establish militias to defend themselves, not to allow individual Americans to own guns; consequently, gun-control measures do not violate the U.S. Constitution.
In short, the Supreme Court did its job by announcing that the Second Amendment does not protect assault weapons—precisely because they are meant for the battlefield and are not “in common use at the time for lawful purposes.” Id. at 624-25, 627-28; Kolbe, 849 F. 3d at 131.
The Court again noted that the Second Amendment only prohibits the federal government from infringing citizens' gun rights. Therefore, states and local governments could generally pass gun control laws and regulations.
Section 2. All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights.
The purposes of bail and any conditions of release that are set by a judicial officer include: Assuring the appearance of the accused. Protecting against the intimidation of witnesses. Protecting the safety of the victim, any other person or the community.
