WHAT SORT OF RIGHTS DOES THE SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECT?
A structured debate with Meg Mott
Professor Emerita, Marlboro College
Town Moderator, Putney, Vermont
January 27- 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Marlboro Community Center.
524 South Rd. Marlboro
Coffee, tea, cookies, and talk.
Contact Woody- 802 464 3154.

For much of its life, the Second Amendment was a rather sleepy Amendment, garnering little attention from the Supreme Court. All that changed in 2008 when the Supreme Court struck down a DC law that prohibited handguns in the home. Two years later, the Court defined the right to defend oneself in the home as a fundamental right, so fundamental that it should apply to the states. This 2010 decision ruled that Chicago's handgun ban violated the Second Amendment.

Suddenly, everyone was talking about the Second Amendment. According to Meg Mott all that talk is a very good thing.
Advocates of the Second Amendment lean on Justice Alito's argument, claiming that an armed citizenry provides a "strong moral check" against a tyrannical government. Advocates for gun safety lean on Justice Stevens' argument, claiming that the Court should allow state legislatures to determine how to protect the public's safety.

Both of these interpretations cite the text of the Second Amendment. "What's fun about these constitutional conversations," says Meg, "is what sort of evidence people can muster to support their political preferences." By the end of the discussion, each side should have some sense of the legitimacy of the opposing viewpoint, even if they don't agree.

Meg welcomes participation from gun owners and from those who are concerned about gun safety.
For more information on Meg's constitutional conversations, go to: www.megmott.com.

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