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In History / High School | 2014-11-17

You feel every citizen has the right to own a gun. If you argue for that right based on the Constitution, you're most likely to refer to

A. Amendment II.
B. Amendment VI.
C. Amendment IV.
D. Amendment I.

Asked by dprettygirl56

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If you feel that every citizen has the right to own a gun and you argue for this based upon the Constitution. You are most likely referring to the "right to bear arms" which is written in Amendment II of the Constitution or the Second Amendment.

Answered by Gibbs | 2024-06-10

A. Amendment II.
The Amendment II of the U.S. Constitution states the following:
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.
From all the options, this amendment is the one that is most likely to provide a very good groundwork for defending American's right to own a gun, even though nowadays, there is still a debate over what the intended aim of the Amendment was. Did it focus on protecting the private right of individuals to keep and bear arms, or militia organizations' right to keep and bear arms?

Answered by emilyadalex | 2024-06-12

The right to own a gun is most strongly supported by A. Amendment II of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This amendment has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to affirm an individual's right to possess firearms for self-defense and other lawful purposes. Key Supreme Court cases, particularly District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago, have reinforced this interpretation.
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Answered by emilyadalex | 2024-08-12