While these are examples of rights the Second Amendment protects, the historical purpose is broader. SENATE PASSES BIPARTISAN GUN CONTROL BILL .

Lorie Smith, a web designer from Colorado, speaks to reporters outside after the Supreme Court heard arguments in her First Amendment battle pitting claims of religious freedom against laws ...

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a federal law that bars an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm, adding a major Second Amendment case ...

Many Americans fervently believe that the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms everywhere, including at public protests. Many Americans also believe that the First Amendment protects ...

Second Amendment activists gathered outside Nick’s Sports Shop in Palmer Friday to protest Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to close all gun shops in Massachusetts amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Why the Second Amendment Protects a 'Well-Regulated Militia' But Not a Private Citizen Militia The preamble to the Second Amendment mentions service in a militia as a reason citizens have the ...

Cortland Housing Authority, decided Jan. 30, 2024 (though I somehow missed it), Judge Glenn Suddaby (N.D.N.Y.) held that this likely violates the Second Amendment, ...

It’s been 68 years since the U.S. Supreme Court examined the right to keep and bear arms secured by the 2nd Amendment. It’s been 31 years since the District of Columbia enacted its feckless ...

In Heller, the court struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on handgun possession in the home as unconstitutional, holding that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep ...

The Second Amendment Protects Knives as Long as They’re Not Made For Cooking The Washington Supreme Court does consider things like police batons, billy clubs, dirks and switchblades as “arms” ...

Myth: Second Amendment protects individual liberties by Katie Scofield, opinion contributor - 06/11/20 12:30 PM ET. by Katie Scofield, opinion contributor - 06/11/20 12:30 PM ET.