Gun-rights activists remade the Second Amendment over past 40 years – The Washington Post

Perspective | Gun-rights activists remade the Second Amendment over past 40 years

Placeholder while article actions load The Second Amendment looms large in the grim ritual that follows mass shootings like the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Tex. Conservatives cite the amendment to justify their opposition to any new form of gun control – positing that unfettered gun rights are a fundamental freedom.