the second amendment
The second amendment deals with state militias and the right to bear arms.
original wording: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 right to bear arms- people of the united states have the right to own a gun.
state militias- state militias have been replaced with the national guard.
This amendment has been debated about why this was written and if people should still be allowed to own guns especially today with many shootings and gun violence.
original wording: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 right to bear arms- people of the united states have the right to own a gun.
state militias- state militias have been replaced with the national guard.
This amendment has been debated about why this was written and if people should still be allowed to own guns especially today with many shootings and gun violence.