SEMESTER AT A GLANCE
Friday, August 23, 2013
St. James Place
Teacher: Jim Bolner, Sr. ~ jimbolnersr@cox.net

TITLE: The Second Amendment and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Topics:

 “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.” 

**the amendment’s constitutional and political background

**the way it has been understood over the years

**recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with the right to bear arms

**Policies designed to limit the sale and possession of firearms (assault weapons bans, magazine limits, and background checks)

**the role of the federal executive, public opinion, the media, and interest groups relating to Second Amendment rights

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