Gun Violence in the United States: The Supreme Court’s Role and the Second Amendment

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Brief Overview

This paper emphasizes the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the gun violence crisis by examining methods of interpreting the Second Amendment, the political atmosphere in which the Bill of Rights was written, and legal precedent for firearms law.

Author

• Brittany M Pierce, Alma College