Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

It restricts government surveillance.

It mandates citizen's right to encrypt their data.

It doesn't directly impact digital privacy issues.

It allows unrestricted government access to personal data.

The United States Congress drafts and passes federal legislation including those related to firearms.

State Legislatures create federal firearm regulations that are then reviewed by Congress.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) initiates all federal firearm legislation.

The President has the primary role in drafting firearm regulations before signing them into law.

The government cannot legally interpret the Constitution differently than how it was initially written.

All citizens are required by law to participate in a militia.

Modern militias still require their members to own guns.

It's often seen as applying to individual citizens, not just formal militias.

District of Columbia v. Heller

Miranda v. Arizona

Brown v. Board of Education

Roe v. Wade

It lifted all restrictions on assault weapons.

It banned all handgun sales.

It required a national firearms registration.

It required federal background checks on firearm purchasers.

Societal perceptions have had no influence on court decisions regarding the Second Amendment.

Courts have increasingly recognized an individual right to bear arms as societal views shifted towards this perspective.

Courts have consistently interpreted the Second Amendment to protect collective militia rights despite changing societal views.

As society has become more accepting of gun control measures, courts have rejected any form of regulation as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

All of the above

A prohibition on assault weapons

A restriction on the number of firearms that a person may own

Background checks

It advises Congress on which gun policies to prioritize based on public opinion.

It directly creates new gun control legislation for Congressional approval.

It enforces existing gun laws and prosecutes violations at a federal level.

It sets legal precedents that restrict or expand gun ownership and usage.

United States v. Cruikshank

Silveira v. Lockyer

Caetano v. Massachusetts

Printz v. United States

Gun ownership would be completely abolished.

There would be a surge in black market arms sales.

The Second Amendment would have been repealed.

More stringent gun laws may have passed due to less political opposition.