Never in the 217 years since the Bill of Rights had been ratified in 1791 had the Supreme Court found an individual Constitutional right to own a gun separate from a militia (which today we call the National Guard) and during that time, local, state and the Federal government enacted numerous gun control laws.
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A Few Amendments to the Second
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and
Source: A Few Amendments to the Second - CounterPunch.org
Armed Right-wing Militia Hatched a Plot to Kidnap the Governor of Michigan and Violently Overthrow the State Government, FBI Says
The FBI said on Thursday that it foiled a plot by six men to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and overthrow the state’s government.”Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit. “The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message.”