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Amendment 2

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SECOND AMENDMNET

BY: ARIAN RAHBAR
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SECOND AMENDMENT

  • Right to bear arms or weaponry
  • In the text, it says, " 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."
What it says in the text 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."

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DATE OF RATIFACATION

DECEMBER 15, 1791

WHY IT WAS ADDED

ADVANTAGES

  • Protects you
  • Criminals might think twice about coming into your home since you have a gun

DISADVANTAGES

  • More criminals would use their guns to help them in a crime
  • Illegal usage of guns

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VERSUS HELLER

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  • Made laws that say you are not allowed to own a gun unless you are part of a militia

GROUP OF PRIVATE GUN OWNERS

  • Say that these laws violate the second amendment
  • Say that every citizen has the right to own a gun

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  • Still say that you need to be part of a militia

WHO WINS?

GROUP OF PRIVATE GUN OWNERS
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CONLUSION

  • Overall, this amendment was a really good amendment back in history, but it has a lot of disagreement today