Triggering the 2nd Amendment:The Constitutionality of Gun Rights and Gun Control

The 2013 Case Western Reserve University Constitution Day Student Committee welcomed Professor Nelson Lund and Professor Lawrence Rosenthal to campus to discuss the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In the wake of mass shootings across the country, recent federal and state bills have attempted to limit an individual's ability to own or buy certain kinds of weapons. This program furthers a national conversation over the balance between individual rights and domestic security.