Second Amendment

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

“The 9th Circuit was absolutely right to say it’s constitutional to prohibit guns on private property unless the owner says they want guns there,” said Janet Carter, managing director of Second Amendment Litigation, at Everytown Law.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement, the DOJ claimed that the Sheriff’s Department “systematically denied thousands of law-abiding Californians their fundamental Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home — not through outright refusal, but through a deliberate pattern of unconscionable delay.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This Department of Justice will continue to fight for the Second Amendment.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We are thrilled to see the federal government step up and defend the Second Amendment rights of citizens and hope this pattern continues around the country.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kirk, when he was alive, consistently disparaged Black Americans, justified gun violence in the name of protecting the Second Amendment, pushed Islamophobia, and villainized immigrants.

From Slate