Eventually, the Court concluded that "the people" protected in the Fourth, First, and Second Amendments and to whom the rights and powers are reserved for in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments refer to "a class of persons who are part of a national community or who have otherwise developed sufficient connection with this country to be considered part of that community" *** Thus, the Supreme Court decided that While lower courts do not agree on a single interpretation of the Second Amendment, in each of the few Second Amendment-related cases conducted, the U.S. ...

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The interpretation that makes more sense when looked at in the historical context is that the purpose of the Second Amendment was to guarantee the States" ability to maintain independent militia composed of state residents that would be available to be called upon to defend the country if it's security is threatened. ... Clearly, it is evident that stricter gun control decreased the amount of crime making it that much safer of a society for us to live in. ...

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The right of the people to keep and bear arms is guaranteed by the second amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has had various interpretations through the years. ... The growing number of gun-related crimes together with citizen pressure has led to stricter gun control. ...

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