What does the Second Amendment ban the government from?

Under this “individual right theory,” the United States Constitution restricts legislative bodies from prohibiting firearm possession, or at the very least, the Amendment renders prohibitory and restrictive regulation presumptively unconstitutional.

What Amendment is no cruel and unusual punishment?

Eighth Amendment. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

How many times has the Second Amendment been amended?

Since the adoption of the constitution and the Bill of Rights, it has been amended 17 times to reflect changes to our society over the past 230 years.

Are reasonable regulations consistent with the Second Amendment?

The principle that reasonable regulations are consistent with the Second Amendment has been affirmed throughout American history.

Does the Second Amendment protect a right of the people?

The “right of the people” protected by the Second Amendment is an individual right, just like the “right [s] of the people” protected by the First and Fourth Amendments. The Constitution does not say that the Second Amendment protects a right of the states or a right of the militia, and nobody offered such an interpretation during the Founding era.

Is the First Amendment a good analogy to the Second Amendment?

The Founding-era laws indicate why the First Amendment is not a good analogy to the Second. While there have always been laws restricting perjury and fraud by the spoken word, such speech was not thought to be part of the freedom of speech.

Is it possible to eliminate the Second Amendment?

While it’s probably impossible to eliminate the Second Amendment today, and not worth the resources it would take to find out, one thing is clear: The Founding Fathers of the Sleepy Hollow universe were right to worry. There are thousands of “perverse consequences” every year that vindicate their hesitation.