This so-called insurrectionary theory of the Second Amendment maintains that its purpose is to allow citizens to wage armed resistance if they think the government is being unfair or unjust.
Jamie Raskin: “This so-called insurrectionary theory of the Second Amendment maintains that its purpose is to allow citizens to wage…”
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Raskin argues against the insurrectionary interpretation of the Second Amendment.
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