“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.”
That’s our Second Amendment, and when it comes to guns in America, it is the foundation for everything and one of the most hotly debated issues we have.
However, this debate usually centers on the interpretation of the Second Amendment and the civil liberties divide about individual rights versus community safety.
These debates on interpretation and civil liberties follow strict partisan lines and, in my opinion, cloud the real purpose of the Second Amendment.
Here, we’ll examine the debate landscape of this issue from both sides, what I feel is the core principle and true purpose of the Second Amendment, and how a major event has brought that purpose back into the reality of our politics.
