Learn Liberty | The History and Controversy of the Second Amendment in America @LearnLiberty | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
The 2nd Amendment is so hotly debated in part because of the order of its two clauses: The prefatory clause: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State” and the operative clause: “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In this video, Learn Liberty aruges that its wording should have been reversed — and elucidates 8 facts about the 2nd Amendment that you might not have realized.
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And for more on guns in America, see these posts on the Learn Liberty Blog:
How Gun Control Might Be Seen in the Future: learnliberty.org/blog/how-gun-control-might-be-seen-in-the-future
Why Do You Need a Gun?: learnliberty.org/blog/why-do-you-need-a-gun
CHAPTERS:
0:00 A Poorly Worded Amendment?
1:32 Fact #1: The roots of the 2nd Amendment can be traced to the English Bill of Rights of 1689.
3:37 Fact #2: The 2nd Amendment ALSO has roots in STATE constitutions.
5:59 Fact #3: The 2nd Amendment went through several drafts.
8:06 Fact #4: The 2nd Amendment has a “prefatory,” or “preface” clause, and an “operative” clause.
10:46 Fact #5: History has not looked kindly upon previous attempts to regulate guns.
12:33 Fact #6: The two major political parties used to be flipped on the interpretation and implementation of the 2nd Amendment.
14:40 Fact #7: There was another attack on the 2nd Amendment in 1994.
16:28 Fact #8: American police are increasingly militarized.
17:46 Last Thoughts
#2ndAmendment #FoundingFathers #gunrights
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The 2nd Amendment is so hotly debated in part because of the order of its two clauses: The prefatory clause: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State” and the operative clause: “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In this video, Learn Liberty aruges that its wording should have been reversed — and elucidates 8 facts about the 2nd Amendment that you might not have realized.
Join Students For Liberty’s Local Coordinator Program: join.studentsforliberty.org
And for more on guns in America, see these posts on the Learn Liberty Blog:
How Gun Control Might Be Seen in the Future: learnliberty.org/blog/how-gun-control-might-be-seen-in-the-future
Why Do You Need a Gun?: learnliberty.org/blog/why-do-you-need-a-gun
CHAPTERS:
0:00 A Poorly Worded Amendment?
1:32 Fact #1: The roots of the 2nd Amendment can be traced to the English Bill of Rights of 1689.
3:37 Fact #2: The 2nd Amendment ALSO has roots in STATE constitutions.
5:59 Fact #3: The 2nd Amendment went through several drafts.
8:06 Fact #4: The 2nd Amendment has a “prefatory,” or “preface” clause, and an “operative” clause.
10:46 Fact #5: History has not looked kindly upon previous attempts to regulate guns.
12:33 Fact #6: The two major political parties used to be flipped on the interpretation and implementation of the 2nd Amendment.
14:40 Fact #7: There was another attack on the 2nd Amendment in 1994.
16:28 Fact #8: American police are increasingly militarized.
17:46 Last Thoughts
#2ndAmendment #FoundingFathers #gunrights
LEARN LIBERTY:
Your resource for exploring the ideas of a free society. We tackle big questions about what makes a society free or prosperous and how we can improve the world we live in. Watch more at learnliberty.org
