The Second Amendment, which states, in its entirety, “The right to bear arms shall not be infringed,” is why America remains one of the only developed countries with such loose gun control laws. Despite its controversy and looming role in shaping partisan identity and its influence over American society, from 1939 through to 2008, the Supreme Court somehow managed to avoid hearing any cases pertaining to it, until it heard D.C. v. Heller in 2008.
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Boulder Shootings Reignite Gun Control Debate
On March 22, 2021, a 21-year-old man opened fire inside a King Soopers supermarket in the town of Boulder, Colo., a suburb of Denver, killing 10 people, including a police officer. This is the second major mass shooting in a week. Last Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in three spas in the Atlanta area, killing a total of eight people. The shootings have once again brought the issue of gun control front and center onto the national stage.
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Recently, due to the looting of stores in the recent protests, many store owners have defended their stores with guns, reigniting a very hotly debated topic in the United States: Should gun control exist in the U.S. or not?
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