does the 2nd admendment also mean the not only can you own firearms but you can also shoot them??

Question

is there a catch were with out special permision you can only use them for show. can you shoot clay targets with out special permision?? Please i am trying to study law for next years debate team and i need the answer.....

Answer 1

The Second Amendment is not an inalienable right, that is, it is not absolute. You can do whatever you want with a gun except what the government says you can't. The Gov't must have a compelling reason to abridge a right which is enumerated in the Constitution, like public safety. Therefore, you can shoot a gun anywhere that the gov't hasn't shown a compelling interest in regulating.

That being said, in most places accessible to the general public, the Second Ammd't has been curtailed in the interest of safety, such as within city limits, from public roads, etc. The Ammd't does, however, imply a right to use firearms, as owning would be impotent without the right to use them.

At the time the Ammd't was written, most states had laws REQUIRING the ownership of a musket, powder, and balls by all free males between certain ages in the state.

Answer 2

the second amendment is a wacky thing, when looking at the US supreme court rulings on the 2nd they have found for some reason that even though it say people have the right to bear arm, the second part about a regulated militia means that the 2nd compared to the others means the state under regulated militia can set the guidelines to own, and shoot a fire arm

Under the other first 9 amendments no where does the states gets to decide the implication and guidelines on the amendment over the federal government

now a recent DC case is in the spot lite because it has a new interruption of the 2nd saying dc laws are unconstitutional since the 2nd say people can have fire arms a federal overriding a state restriction by dc to bear arms

Answer 3

The second amendment means the individual has the right to keep (own) and bear (carry) arms. By strict interpertation, no license or permit should be required to do either. However, shooting them is not specifically stated and local areas can make shooting of firearms illegal, for example, within the city limits. There is always the exception to the rule, such as self defense.

Answer 4

If you can "bear" arms, then you can presumably "use" them by shooting, especially for self-defense (but not necessarily for sport, and certainly not for crime). Compare "freedom of speech": the Constitution doesn't actually say you are allowed to speak at any time about anything to any person, and the courts place various limits on this defense.

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has yet to rule that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution actually applies to any of the states. In other words, it only prohibits federal abridgment of your God-given right, not state abridgments.

Answer 5

There is no special permition needed.

My suggestion is buy a copy of the Federalist Papers, it is the best commentary on the constitution because Madison authored some of the Papers that actually espound on what he out into the constitution.

Answer 6

Different local jurisdictions have different rules for gun use. Some towns don't allow shooting within city limits. Others say you must be shooting in a lawful shooting range. Others (mostly rural) say you can shoot target practice as long as you're careful. And you can hunt during hunting season with permission of landowners.

Answer 7

You have that right and Ican shoot mine straight and hit my aim.{bulls eye}