2nd Amendment (BOR)

NRA

An influential lobby group in support of the rights of gun owners

Brady Act (1993)

It requires background checks for gun purchases and is named after a press secretary who was shot in a 1981 Reagan-assassination attempt.

California and New York

Due to their strict gun laws, they are a couple of the worst states for gun owners, according to Guns & Ammo Magazine.

Gabby Giffords

A former House lawmaker from AZ who became a gun-control activist after being shot by a mass murderer

Waiting period

The time a gun buyer needs to wait while the seller conducts a background check; also known as a cooling off period

Background check

When a gun seller runs the name of a customer through an FBI database to determine if that person is eligible to buy a gun

Protects the INDIVIDUAL RIGHT to own a gun

The way the Supreme Court interprets the 2nd Amendment's right to bear arms

U.S. v. Miller

The Court decided that the Second Amendment does not protect the transport of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun.

McDonald v. Chicago

The Court killed a city's handgun ban, incorporating the 2nd Amendment.

The importance of a well-regulated militia...

The opening line of the 2nd Amendment

Sandy Hook Elem. in Newtown, Conn.

In 2012, a 20-year old shooter killed 20 school children, after first killing his own mother with her AR-15 style rifle.

EVERYTOWN for Gun Safety

A gun-control organization co-founded by Michael Bloomberg

Self defense

A strong argument for less restrictive gun laws

30,000+

The approximate number of gun-related deaths per year in the U.S., a strong argument for stricter gun laws

Idaho and Arizona

Loose gun laws make them a couple of the best states for gun owners.

Black Rifles

A name for guns that may have extra rules based on the way they look, such as the AR-15

Stoneman Douglas H.S. in Parkland, Fla.

In 2018, a 19-year old with an AR-15 style rifle killed 17 people including 14 students.

Kyle Rittenhouse

He was found not guilty of a shooting at a protest but his rifle was set to be destroyed anyway.