In the late 1780s, early 1790s James Madison was concerned that the US Constitution vested too much power in a central national government. Having just been through a war with one of the most centralized and powerful governments in the history of the world, Madison, and a few other rogue elites, were determined to put safeguards in check. One of those safeguards was the Madison-drafted Second Amendment. From the moment it was ratified in 1791 until 2008 the Second Amendment went largely untouched by the Supreme Court. While the Fifth Amendment (due process) and the First Amendment (freedoms of expression and association) were routinely the subject of Supreme Court review, the 2nd Amendment wasn’t. Then in 2008 that all changed with District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 US 540 (2008). After Heller a pair of cases came out that sharpened the jurisprudence of the Second Amendment. Reviewing these cases can help make clear what the Second Amendment means for individuals and their right to carry a knife.
Anthony Sculimbrene writes the AKTI column for the print magazine each month. I have next month’s proofs sitting here, and I will be editing his column when I am done posting.
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EverydayCommentary: The Big Four Cases
Anthony Sculimbrene writes the AKTI column for the print magazine each month. I have next month’s proofs sitting here, and I will be editing his column when I am done posting.
Read the whole thing at EverydayCommentary.com
https://www.everydaycommentary.com/www.everydaycommentary.com/2023/3/29/lrp6qq7udcj5afozm21k3grpapak8y