A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The 2nd Ammendment of the United States Constitution clearly restricts the federal government from infringing on “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” no matter what politicians would have you believe. The states, however, are not limited in their authority by the federal constitution, and each state has its own set constitution that the state representatives have sworn to adhere to. A close study of the 9th Ammendment reveals this to be true to even the lamest of layman. But the Supreme Court has determined that the 14th Ammendment includes an incorporation doctrine that binds the states to the restrictions of the US Constitution.
Though there are plenty of anti-liberty activists advocating for a buy back program, a mandatory program that would criminalize the ownership of firearms if one refused to sell their method of self-defense to the US Government, no politician has been successful in such a program gaining enough popular support to inflict it on the country. This has left federal and state politicians with limited options in controlling the firearms available to be purchased by the public. In order to flex their power and appear compassionate to the gun control advocates they take baby steps restricting accessories intended for safety, comfort, and maximum control rather than outright gun confiscation.
The Firearm Owners Protection Act signed by Ronald Reagan in 1986 included the Hughes Ammendment making it illegal for private citizens to own newly produced fully automatic firearms. Since then a myriad of other laws have been passed outlawing bumpstocks, supressors, magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and pistol grips. Background checks, registries, and red flag laws have also proven detrimental to one’s right of self-defense.
In a blog published by Firearms Unknown, How Gun Control Has Made Guns Less Safe, the author details the regulations on guns that endanger gun owners despite their popularity among anti-gun activists and politicians alike.
