2nd Amendment Reading

What is the main debate regarding the Second Amendment?

• Whether it allows states to maintain militias or guarantees individual rights to bear arms

• Whether it allows the government to prevent weapon possession

• Whether it applies to modern firearms

• Whether it was intended for volunteer soldiers only

What was a militia at the time the Second Amendment was written?

• A small, local army made of volunteer soldiers

• A group of professional soldiers

• A federal army

• A police force

How have the courts generally ruled regarding the Second Amendment?

• The government can control but not prevent weapon possession

• The government can prevent weapon possession

• The Second Amendment only applies to militias

• The Second Amendment is outdated

What do some people believe the Second Amendment guarantees?

• The right of all individual citizens to keep and bear arms

• The right to form a federal army

• The right to own any type of weapon

• The right to bear arms only in a militia

What do federal and state laws determine regarding firearms?

• Who can be licensed to own firearms

• The types of firearms that can be owned

• The number of firearms one can own

• The age at which one can own a firearm