On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
The Second Amendment, like the First Amendment, does not prevent lawmakers from enacting reasonable regulations that do not seriously interfere with the core right guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Durbin argues for reasonable regulations under the Second Amendment.
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