Does the Second Amendment protect the right to own and carry a gun?

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Does the Second Amendment protect the right to own and carry a gun?

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Nov 24, 2015

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Michael O’Shea of the Oklahoma City University School of Law and Carl Bogus of the Roger Williams University School of Law debate the history and meaning of the Second Amendment at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, Illinois.

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Nov 24, 2015

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