What is — and isn’t — protected by the Second Amendment?
Some legal experts say current interpretations of the Second Amendment stray far from from the framers’ intent to protect militias.
By Lynnea Domienik
What is — and isn’t — protected by the Second Amendment?
Some legal experts say current interpretations of the Second Amendment stray far from from the framers’ intent to protect militias.
By Lynnea DomienikThe Second Amendment is only 27 words long, but the text has been fiercely debated for centuries. Debate focused on the meaning of militias and who belonged to them until the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that private citizens have a right to handguns in the home for protection.
Reset learns more about the history of the Second Amendment and how it’s interpreted today.
GUEST: Adam Winkler, UCLA law professor; author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America