Citation

Reynolds GH, Kates DB. J. Firearms Public Policy 1996; 8(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Second Amendment Foundation)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Gun control advocates frequently attempt to deflect the Second Amendment by claiming that the Amendment merely guarantees a "state's right." But gun control advocates never explain what they mean when they claim that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to state governments, rather than a right of the people. In this article, the authors attempt to flesh out exactly what a "state's right" interpretation of the Second Amendment would mean. They conclude that taking the Second Amendment seriously as a state’s right has enormous implications, which have not been addressed by anti-gun advocates.