Gun ownership is the right NOT protected by the First Amendment; it is protected by the Second Amendment. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- The question asks which of the following is NOT a right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.
- The options given are freedom of speech, religion, gun ownership, and press.
- The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and petition.
- It specifically protects the right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press, allows individuals to assemble peaceably, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
- The right that is NOT included in the First Amendment is the right to gun ownership.
- This right is actually guaranteed by the Second Amendment, which grants the right to keep and bear arms.
- Therefore, the answer to the question is option c: Gun ownership.