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Can a treaty abridge second amendment?

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No. Treaties have to be ratified by the Senate. The second Amendment to the US Constitution requires "the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". Congress has no power to limit the right to bear arms through laws or treaties.

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When did the second amendment become an amendment?
December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the original Bill of Rights.
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Go ask your teacher bro.
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So ordinary people can protect themselves.
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Gives every citizen the right to own guns.

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