The Constitution of the United States: Amendment 2 (Amendments 1-10 are known as the Bill Of Rights) (2nd Amendment)
Amendment II. (Right to Bear Arms)
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.
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- The Constitution of the United States: Amendments 1-10 are known as the Bill Of Rights, from The National Archives
- Second Amendment – CRS Annotated Constitution
- Second Amendment – Wikipedia
- Second Amendment – Findlaw
- The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription – The National Archives
- Guns and Freedom
- United States Constitution: Texts, Commentaries, Historical Texts and Judicial Decisions – Law Library of Congress
- The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation – FDsys
- Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, Govinfo.gov
- “Federalism and the Constitution: Limits on Congressional Power,” CRS Report RL30315 (31-page PDF
) - Bill of Rights Card, from Two Seas Media
- “Gun Control Legislation,” CRS Report RL32842 (126-page PDF)
- “The Future of the Second Amendment: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association at the Supreme Court,” CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10468 (7-page PDF)
- “3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments,” CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10195 (6-page PDF)
- ATF gunwalking scandal – Fast and Furious
- Amendment 2 – Heritage Guide to the Constitution
The Second Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
- “Gun Control: Statutory Disclosure Limitations on ATF Firearms Trace Data and Multiple Handgun Sales Reports,” CRS Report RS22458 (11-page PDF)
- “Long-Range Fifty Caliber Rifles,” CRS Report RS22151 (8-page PDF)
- “Post-Heller Second Amendment Jurisprudence,” CRS Report R44618 (57-page PDF)
- “Gun Control: Federal Law and Legislative Action in the 114th Congress,” CRS Report R44655 (43-page PDF)
- “Federal Firearms Laws: Overview and Selected Legal Issues for the 116th Congress,” CRS Report R45629 (55-page PDF)
- “Handguns, Stabilizing Braces, and Related Components,” CRS In Focus IF11763 (5-page PDF
) - “Guns” – Reason Magazine
- The Second Amendment and the Inalienable Right to Self-Defense
- To Keep and Bear Arms
- Meta-EE and the Constitution Part 2: Second Amendment
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