Ninth Circuit Disputes Silveria decision, judge states individual right protected

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The U.S. court appeals that the Silveira opinion was ill advised and wrong and that the Ninth Circuit's prior Second Amendment cases should be reviewed is discussed. The decision written by Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain and joined by judges Arthur Alarcon and Ronald Gould noted that the individual right view of the Second Amendment has enjoyed recent widespread academic endorsement and disparaged the recent decision by another panel of the same court.

United States, Interpretation and construction, Gun laws

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2nd Amendment: a right left out

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The US Constitution's 2nd Amendment guarantees the right of citizens to bear arms, yet it remains one of the least taught rights. A survey by the National Rifle Association of textbooks in US high schools and their treatment of the 2nd Amendment is presented and discussed.

Evaluation, Study and teaching, Textbooks, Constitutional amendments

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The Second Amendment: what every kid should know

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Children should know that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right, unassociated with the criminal intent that the media and politicians associate with gun ownership. Children should know that rights are to be defended so that other basic liberties can be kept.

Social aspects, Analysis, Gun control, Civil rights

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