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The document discusses the history and interpretation of the Second Amendment over time. It was originally intended to allow citizens to form militias for domestic defense, but now guarantees an individual right to gun ownership according to Supreme Court cases. The meaning has evolved with court rulings and debates over gun laws and mass shootings, but the core of the Second Amendment still stands as part of the long-lasting US Constitution.

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2nd Amendment

The document discusses the history and interpretation of the Second Amendment over time. It was originally intended to allow citizens to form militias for domestic defense, but now guarantees an individual right to gun ownership according to Supreme Court cases. The meaning has evolved with court rulings and debates over gun laws and mass shootings, but the core of the Second Amendment still stands as part of the long-lasting US Constitution.

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Second Amendment

Andrew Jacobs
Introduction
• The United States has the longest standing constitution in the world.
• There are many parts of this constitution that make it function.
• These parts include amendments and clauses.
• The Second Amendment is one of those working parts.
• There have been changes made to the Second Amendment.
• There is also a different interpretation in today’s world.
Thesis
• The Second Amendment has had a long history involving our founding
fathers, many attempted changes in Supreme Court cases, and in today’s
interpreted meaning.
What is the meaning of the second
amendment?
• “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the
right of the people to bear and keep arms, shall not be infringed”
• The second amendment was for citizens to have the right to defend
themselves. “…provided they do not interfere with the constitution and laws
of the United States, or with the civil or natural rights of the people”
• It was meant for local militia when the Amendment was created.
The Making of the Second Amendment
• The Second Amendment came around when our founding fathers were
creating our constitution.
• The constitution was a uniform guide to run this new country.
• The Second Amendment in 1791 was meant for domestic defense.
• James Madison and other founding fathers made this Amendment for
citizens to feel protected.
Court Cases Involving the Second Amendment

• There have been multiple court cases that have changed the outlook of the
Second Amendment.
• For example, in 2008 the court case District of Columbia v. Heller a handgun
ban was argued for the District of Columbia.
• The side of Heller argued that the ban was unconstitutional.
• The court, “proclaimed that the Second Amendment established an
individual right for U.S. citizens to firearms and struck down the D.C.
handgun ban as a violation of that right.”
Court Cases Continued
• Other cases like McDonald v. City of Chicago are challenges of the
constitutionality of a state’s ban or a city’s ban.
• The Second Amendment has been altered due to a number of federal court
cases.
The Current Meaning
• Today’s world has caused for new meanings of the Second amendment.
• This militia has become anyone, including farmers, lawyers, and prostitutes,
and a number of other people.
• The Second Amendment has opened up discussions on concealed carry
permits.
• Concealed carry permits are always discussed when mass shootings are
present.
Current Meaning Cont.
• Strict gun laws are always in the discussion.
• These strict gun laws, however, would be a violation to the Second
Amendment.
• Our country’s founding fathers, however, have intended for the Second
Amendment and other laws to hold true for as long as our country functions.
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Conclusion
• The Second Amendment is one of the oldest working functions of our
country.
• Though it has been tried in court, legislatures, and on a national level, it has
remained steady.
• . It has worked since 1791. It will continued to be altered to fit today’s
society, but it will continue to remain in our legislature.
• . Through years of changes and a long history, the 1791 version of the
Second Amendment has shifted to fit the current day society.

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