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2nd Amendment - United States Government - One Minute History

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1776 - American patriots armed themselves and win their independence. After the Constitution was signed, the government was given the power to arm the patriots. That made some people nervous. The 2nd Amendment was born. “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.” What did the words of the founding fathers mean? Did they want the states to arm the people? Or, did they want the individual to arm themselves? The ‘Tommy Gun’ era inspires the first federal gun control law, assassinations spark more legislation and the ban on assault weapons goes into effect. The Supreme Court has sided with the rights of the individual. Assault weapons… high-capacity magazines… gun shows… universal background checks… waiting periods and due process…where do we draw the line?

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