Antonin Scalia, who believes that there is a constitutional right to possess a firearm for private use, concludes that no precedent forecloses our adoption of the original understanding of the: Second Amendment. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act National Firearms Act.

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Cailyn Cohen

13 November, 12:04

Antonin Scalia, who believes that there is a constitutional right to possess a firearm for private use, concludes that no precedent forecloses our adoption of the original understanding of the: Second Amendment. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act National Firearms Act.

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Margaret Downs · Answer 1

Antonin Scalia, who believes that there is a constitutional right to possess a firearm for private use, concludes that no precedent forecloses our adoption of the original understanding of the Second Amendment.

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The Second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution guarantees the US citizens' right to own and carry a firearm. The purpose of the amendment was to guarantee every citizen the opportunity to defend himself and his country against external or internal agressions. According to the interpretation of the U. S. Supreme Court in 2010 (McDonald v. Chicago), the second addition to the Constitution applies not only to the federal state but also to the states and local governments.

The right to possess and carry a firearm is based on English customary law. English lawyer and judge Sir William Blackstone stated that this is a right that safeguards the individual's natural right to defend himself and is also a civic duty to defend his own country.