L.O.- Summarize changes in the interpretation of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
The Second Amendment
- The second amendment ensures the right to keep and bear arms, and that Congress couldn't pass laws to disarm state militias.
- This amendment also preserves the right to revolt against governmental tyranny.
- In 1934, the National Firearms Act imposed taxes on automatic weapons and sawed-off shotguns.
- In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in a case that the 2nd amendment protects a person's right to own a firearm for personal use.
- This prohibits assault weapons and large magazines
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