The amendment itself states that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” In the previous ...

Some celebrate July 4 with cookouts and fireworks, but Philadelphia’s Raab Collection is marking Independence Day by offering what it describes as a unique letter from Thomas Jefferson. The seller, a ...

Americans have the right to bear arms largely because the nation was born out of fear of tyranny. Before the Constitution, English law and colonial charters accepted that ordinary citizens could own ...

When the Founders approved and the states ratified the Second Amendment to the Constitution, they made the ability own and carry firearms a federally-protected right. It provides that "A well ...

The Second Amendment reads “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The amendment’s purpose ...

A divided federal appeals court on Thursday said California’s first-of-its-kind law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks to buy ammunition is unconstitutional, violating the Second ...

Majority says law undermined right to bear arms Dissent says law was not 'heavy-handed' California disappointed, looking at legal options July 24 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on ...

The Arkansas Senate on Thursday approved a resolution to refer to voters in the 2026 general election a proposed constitutional amendment that is aimed at specifying that citizens of the state have ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Second Amendment provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” On Tuesday, in ...

The Trump administration has a problem when it comes to the Second Amendment. A large part of its base consists of people who firmly believe in the right to keep and bear arms. But that right, as ...