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2nd Amendment Rights Of The Accused In Wayne
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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.
Constitutional Amendments – Amendment 2 – “The Right to Keep and Bear Arms” Amendment Two to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the right for Americans to possess weapons for the protection of themselves, their rights, and their property.
An example of the Second Amendment is the ability of someone to own a gun in their home for purposes of self-defense. This particular example was upheld in DC vs. Heller and McDonald vs. Chicago.
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.
The following are some of the protections offered during the process of a criminal case. Due Process – 5th And 14th Amendment. Right To Counsel – 6th Amendment. Speedy Trial – 6th Amendment. Jury Trial – 6th Amendment. Confrontation Of Witnesses – 6th Amendment. Suppression Of Evidence – 4th Amendment.
§ 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).
Laws restricting the concealed and open carry of loaded guns in public. Bans on assault weapons, large capacity magazines, and silencers. Extreme risk protection orders and other prohibitions on dangerous people possessing guns.
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.
Laws restricting the concealed and open carry of loaded guns in public. Bans on assault weapons, large capacity magazines, and silencers. Extreme risk protection orders and other prohibitions on dangerous people possessing guns. Firearm design safety standards.
The Second Amendment does not guarantee: (i) weapons of indiscriminate destructiveness such as cannons, (2) any right of violent felons or of other felons whom legislatures reasonably identify as likely to misuse weapons.