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Crim 316: Mass Shootings and Gun Violence: The Second Amendment

The guide provides information on mass shootings.

The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment states, "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."

 

On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution) was adopted, having been ratified by three-fourths of the states.

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