Originally Posted by Gorgodeus Originally Posted by

Apparently many on this forum are uneducated about the matter.



Up until 2008, the Supreme Court dictated that the second amendment meant a "collective rights approach" meaning the Framers intended only to restrict Congress from legislating away a state's right to self-defense, and it did not intend for it to mean an "individual rights approach". In 2008, the SC changed it by a 5-4 vote.



Why do you think the GOP is currently in an uproar over the upcoming SCOTUS nomination? They know it might very well go back to the previous interpretation.