Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
After decades of inactivity, the US Supreme Court in 2008 began a major reexamination of the scope of the right to keep and bear arms, an issue that has long ignited passionate debate and prompted powerful political lobbying.
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“I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands.” |
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“It's better to have a gun and not need it, than need a gun and not have it.” |
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“The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” |
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“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” |
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