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Second Amendment Gesture: Put up two fingers, like a gun (finger and thumb). Association: Right to keep and bear arms.
Ironically, the 2nd Amendment in our Bill of Rights (the right to keep and bear arms) had its origin in Merry Olde England. The British ruler, King Charles I (1600-1649), did not believe his subjects should be able to speak out against his tyrannical rule.
Which of the following best states an interpretation of the Second Amendment? There should be no limits on owning and using guns.
Professor Cornell delves into the complicated history and interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He argues that the amendment neither guarantees the right to own guns nor simply protects the rights of states to maintain militias—the two most common modern interpretations of the amendment.
Modern debates about the Second Amendment have focused on whether it protects a private right of individuals to keep and bear arms, or a right that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard. This question, however, was not even raised until long after the Bill of Rights was adopted.
Heller, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms for certain purposes, including at least self-defense in the home. Two years later, in McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Court determined that the right to bear arms is a "fundamental" right.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of United States states: "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. " From the given options, the option D is the most likely interpretation of the second amendment i.e. There should be no limits on owning and using guns.
Abundant historical evidence indicates that the Second Amendment was meant to leave citizens with the ability to defend themselves against unlawful violence. Such threats might come from usurpers of governmental power, but they might also come from criminals whom the government is unwilling or unable to control.
The origins of the Second Amendment can be traced to ancient Roman and Florentine times, but its English origins developed in the late 16th century when Queen Elizabeth I instituted a national militia in which individuals of all classes were required by law to take part to defend the realm.
In short, the Second Amendment states that as an American citizen, you have the individual right to arm yourself. The amendment also firmly establishes that the government cannot infringe on that right.
