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What rights for citizens are in the second amendment?
The right to keep and bear weapons.
What is the historical context of the second amendment?
The Second Amendment is an amendment that was added to the United States Constitution on December 15, 1791. The background of this amendment was to allow the population to bear and keep arms.
What is the purpose of the second amendment?
The second amendment was passed to ensure that the citizenry would always have the ability to oppose a tyrannical government.
The second Amendment is controversial because it can interpret to mean that citizens have the right to?
Bear arms. (have weapons)
What does the second amendment allow US citizens in the US?
The right to bear arms.
Do you need a concealed weapons permit in lew of the second amendment?
In most states, do you have to have a permit to carry a gun on your person. A couple of states allow concealed carry without a permit, and a few allow open carry without a permit. For more information, see handgunlaw.us
What does the second amendment allow you to do?
Bear arms (meaning own and carry firearms, legally).
How did the revolutionary war of those that inclusion of the second amendment in the constitution?
The British has tried to take weapons away from colonists - Novanet E.Z.
What is second amendment called?
The second Amendment.
The second amendment protects the rights of citizens to own?
This amendment gives people the right to keep and bear arms (weapons, guns specifically.)
Why did the authors of the bill of rights want state militias to be able to keep weapons?
The authors of the Bill of Rights felt it was important that the state militias be able to keep their weapons and defend their state. It is found in the Second Amendment.
What does the second admendent insure?
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ensures, broadly, the right of the public to own arms (firearms and other small weapons) and to train with them and potentially serve in a militia.
