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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the Bill of Rights. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court affirmed for the first time that the right belongs to individuals, for self-defense in the home, while also including, as dicta, that the right is not unlimited and does not preclude the existence of certain long-standing prohibitions such as those forbidding "the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill" or restrictions on "the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons". In McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) the Supreme Court ruled that state and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government from infringing upon this right. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (2022) assured the right to carry weapons in public spaces with reasonable exceptions.
Ideals that helped to inspire the Second Amendment in part are symbolized by the minutemen.
Ideals that helped to inspire the Second Amendment in part are symbolized by the minutemen.
An illustration of Mississippi slave patrol
An illustration of Mississippi slave patrol
Ketland brass barrel smooth bore pistol, common in Colonial America
Ketland brass barrel smooth bore pistol, common in Colonial America
Assortment of 20th century handguns
Assortment of 20th century handguns
Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
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In the United States, the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most U.S. states. The Second Amendment declares: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.
Gun show, in the U.S.
Gun show, in the U.S.