1. Dave LaCourse argues that the Supreme Court decision U.S. v. Miller made it clear that the Second Amendment grants individuals the unrestricted right to own firearms. However, Robert Simmons contends that the Miller decision recognized an individual’s constitutional right to own firearms only if his or her intent was to participate in a militia. Examine how both authors use the Miller decision to bolster their arguments. In your opinion, which author uses the case more convincingly? Why?
2. Joseph Sobran claims that the Second Amendment—which he argues grants individuals the unrestricted right to own firearms—was intended as a bulwark against tyranny. On the other hand, Charles L. Blek Jr. contends that the right to own guns should be restricted in the same way that other rights are curtailed in order to lower rates of gun violence. In your opinion, is...