Federal Gun Control Laws: The Second Amendment and Other Constitutional Issues
Description:
This report examines the historical, legal, and constitutional arguments for and against an individual right to bear firearms under the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Those who favor federal gun control laws tend to assert that the Second Amendment has been correctly interpreted by the courts to confer only a collective right, which may be exercised through state militias. Those who oppose gun control laws tend to assert that the Second Amendment should be interpreted to grant an individ…
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Date:
February 1, 1995
Creator:
Schrader, Dorothy
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department