Context & Definition
What is an Amendment?
- An Amendment is a legal tool that allows the constitution to be “expanded”.
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- A formal revision or addition to the US Constitution.
What is open carry?
Being able to carry a handgun (with its correpondant holster) in plain sight and clear view of the public.
Which amendment helped McDonald win the case?
The Fourteenth Amendment.
When was the Second Amendment passed? Who wrote it?
This Amendment was passed along with the Bill of Rights in December 15, 1791 by the Founding Fathers of America.
What is "brandishing"?
The act of openly having a gun in a combat stance.
Holding them in one's hand without a holster.
What did Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban require or prohibit?
It banned handguns and required all firearms at home to be kept unloaded and locked.
Who is the militia? Has it changed since then?
The militia consisted in citizens of US who could bring their own weapons to an unpaid part-time military training. Yes, the traditional concept of militia has vanished and most of them were integrated to the federal military.
Are muskets protected under the 2nd amendment?
Yes, as they are considered (apart from a historical piece) long guns and could theoretically be used by someone in self defense or any other activity.
How are the Heller and McDonald cases related?
Heller applied the Second Amendment to federal laws; McDonald extended it to state and local governments.