Second Amendment
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to keep and bear arms as necessary to maintain a state militia.
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Republicans and conservatives often invoke Second Amendment rights as sacrosanct, while Democrats often call for limits on guns.
State senator wants to shield people from gun-control laws by making them all militia members | Paulina Villegas | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe National Rifle Association is opposed to the extending the ban, and Republicans have opposed the broader VAWA legislation over it, arguing that it is a ploy by Democrats to erode Second Amendment rights.
House votes to reauthorize landmark Violence Against Women Act | Colby Itkowitz, Marianna Sotomayor | March 17, 2021 | Washington PostCheng, who describes himself as a Second Amendment advocate, has owned a gun since 2008 and said friends and strangers have been reaching out to him about gun ownership in response to the attacks.
‘Nobody came, nobody helped’: Fears of anti-Asian violence rattle the community | Marian Liu, Rachel Hatzipanagos | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostAccording to most militias, the Second Amendment authorizes their activity and likewise makes them free of legal regulation by the state.
Plot To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Grew From The Militia Movement’s Toxic Mix Of Constitutional Falsehoods And Half-Truths | LGBTQ-Editor | October 13, 2020 | No Straight NewsSimilarly, the alt-right gun advocates hold that the Second Amendment protects their God-given right to own a weapon – any weapon – and that governmental efforts to deny, restrict or even to register their weapons must be unconstitutional.
Plot To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Grew From The Militia Movement’s Toxic Mix Of Constitutional Falsehoods And Half-Truths | LGBTQ-Editor | October 13, 2020 | No Straight News
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