Texas Joins 21 Other States Asking Supreme Court Demanding Protection of Second Amendment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : It therefore violates the Second Amendment."
59% : We must have a clear and concise ruling that protects the Second Amendment from lower courts' hostility to gun rights to prevent this type of infringement from happening yet again."
55% : "The blatant misinterpretation of the Second Amendment by the Ninth Circuit must be remedied," Attorney General Paxton said in a statement.
54% : "The plain text of the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms, not just to keep them," according to the court filing. "
45% : "One of the highest responsibilities of a state is to safeguard the rights of its citizens," the states wrote (pdf) in their brief last week, "including the right 'to keep and bear arms' under the Second Amendment."
45% : "We are asking for the Court to simply uphold the Second Amendment as it is written.

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