What is the purpose of the second amendment?

When the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, federalists claimed the new government would only have limited powers expressly delegated to it. read more

The Second Amendment was specifically included in the Bill of Rights to prevent this. Two centuries later, we are in an ideological struggle with gun control advocates attempting to alter the meaning of the Second Amendment in order to allow for federal restrictions on our right to bear arms. read more

Under the real purpose of the second amendment, a 30 round magazine might be too small. Regardless, as the President announces how he will curtail the freedoms of the second amendment, we should remember Justice Robert Jackson’s opinion in West Virginia State Board of Education v. read more

The Second Amendment is not about hunting, or even just defense of your own home. It was written by men who ultimately believed that governments and armies would turn on their own people. The Second Amendment was written to guarantee that would never happen. read more