THE SECOND AMENDMENT

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

PASSED BY CONGRESS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1789

JAMES MADISON ORIGINALLY WROTE 19 AMENDMENTS

• The House narrowed them to 17
• The Senate then narrowed them to 12
• Those 12 were sent to the states
• The Bill of Rights were the 10 that made it through
• Virginia became the 10th out of 14th to ratify the Bill of Rights

The topic of guns has been very controversial lately

MY PERSONAL STANCE

• Restricting weapons is unnecessary
• Further background screening should be used
• Weapons are necessary to use against government tyranny and for self defense

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V HELLER

• Supreme Court Case
• By a 5 to 4 vote, the Court held that the 2nd Amendment protects a person's right to posses firearms for lawful use
• D.C. banned handguns, but was reversed after this court session

FUN FACT

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