MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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the right to own guns
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the right to pay taxes
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the right to public education
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the right to vote in elections
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heller, the Supreme Court held that the “Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."
Detailed explanation-2: -National Rifle Association (NRA):Widely recognized today as a major political force and as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception in 1871, also been the premier firearms education organization in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fourteenth Amendment, through which the Second Amendment was later held to be applicable to the states, was ratified following the Civil War, in 1868. See infra Amdt14.1 Overview of Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection and Rights of Citizens.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791, as one of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.