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How much do you know about the Second Amendment? A quiz.

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.

How well do you understand this constitutional evolution? Take our quiz to test your knowledge.

5. What did the Supreme Court decide in the 2008 case?

Ann Hermes / The Christian Science Monitor
Guns are displayed for sale at the Personal Defense & Handgun Safety Center, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina,

Americans have a fundamental right to own and openly carry weaponry useful to a modern-day militia – except missiles, artillery, jet fighters, and tanks.

Residents of a federal enclave, like Washington, D.C., have a constitutional right to possess handguns and other commonly available firearms for personal protection in their homes.

Sportsmen are free to use AK-47 assault rifles to hunt deer and wild boar, but grenades and mortars would be unsporting and unconstitutional.

Bank robbers, drug dealers, and mob enforcers must be given an opportunity to register their firearms with local authorities and then become eligible for a professional discount on licensing fees.
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