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Second Amendment Rights Of Individuals In Wake
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In the 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court held that the "Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."
The California law requires applicants to demonstrate “good cause” for carrying a weapon, like working in a job with a security threat — a restriction sharply attacked by gun advocates as violating the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment guarantees the individual right to keep and bear arms for lawful uses.
During the Constitutional Convention, the Framers understood the necessity of a citizen militia to resist a potentially oppressive military if constitutional order broke down. The Second Amendment codified the individual right to firearm possession to combat this fear.
A 5–4 majority ruled that the language and history of the Second Amendment showed that it protects a private right of individuals to have arms for their own defense, not a right of the states to maintain a militia.
Federal law outlaws the possession of firearms or ammunition by several categories of people, including: convicted felons. anyone who's been convicted of a misdemeanor for domestic violence or is under a domestic violence restraining order.
The California law requires applicants to demonstrate “good cause” for carrying a weapon, like working in a job with a security threat — a restriction sharply attacked by gun advocates as violating the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Importantly, the Supreme Court has clearly stated that the Second Amendment does not protect assault weapons. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 624-25, 627-28 (2008).
First Amendment rights are not confined to the home, and neither are those protected by the Second Amendment.
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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. The Second Amendment prevents the government from infringing on one's right to keep and bear arms."…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment guarantees to "the people" the rights "to keep and bear arms. SECOND AMENDMENT​​ 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. The court ruled in Heller's favor, affirming an individual right to keep handguns in the home for self-defense. Like most other constitutional rights, the Second Amendment constrains only the government. The right to keep and bear arms is included as the Second Amendment to the US Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights ratified on December 15, 1791. "The Supreme Court Is on the Verge of Expanding Second Amendment Gun Rights. For centuries, it has been a right for every American citizen to arm themselves to defend their property and the people they hold dear.