What is the Second Amendment?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : On June 23, 2022, however, The Supreme Court struck down the New York state law, claiming it violated the Second Amendment.
63% : Because states don't have a universal acceptance of what, precisely, it means, the Second Amendment continues to be controversial.
59% : So how did the Second Amendment become about individuals owning guns?
57% : "It is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self-defense."
56% : And that's the other part of the Second Amendment that is commonly misconstrued.
53% : THE SECOND Amendment is one of the most commonly cited Amendments in the United States - it is also one of the most misunderstood.
49% : Each state in the union has the right to interpret the Second Amendment the way they see fit, so long as it doesn't infringe upon a person's constitutional rights to own a firearm.
47% : Like the rest of modern American law, the roots of the Second Amendment are in English common law.
46% : Throughout the years, most scholars viewed the Second Amendment merely as it was initially intended: an Amendment that provided well-regulated militas the right to protect themselves and others.
43% : To understand the true meaning of the Second Amendment, we have to first understand what the precise words of the Amendment are.

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