The phrase “shall not be infringed” has a way of revealing who actually believes it — and who only supports it when it is politically convenient.
That tension is now on full display inside the Trump Administration itself.
While the Department of Justice has aggressively challenged gun control laws in blue states and territories, it is simultaneously telling federal courts that the Second Amendment does not protect switchblade knives. According to the DOJ, Americans may have a constitutional right to own AR-15s and carry handguns, but automatic knives are a bridge too far.
That position has landed the administration squarely at odds with Second Amendment advocates — and exposed a familiar fault line in how the federal government treats “arms” it finds uncomfortable.
The Trump administration is wrong here, as David Kopel so eloquently explains
Read the whole thing at TheTruthAboutGuns.com
Trump DOJ Says the Second Amendment Protects Guns, But Not Knives