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A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed which of the following possible court cases could be argued under the terms of the quote above

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The correct answer is a person shoots and kills someone who broke into the family's home

The idea behind the second amendment is that people have the right to defend themselves if they are attacked, either by their government that has become tyrannical over time or from other people who would infringe their basic rights such as those rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The second amendment would be important in such a case.
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