The Second Amendment and a Well-Regulated Firearms Environment.
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On February 14, 2018, a former student fired a semiautomaticAR-15 rifle atMarjoryStonemanDouglasHigh School inParkland,Florida,killing 17and injuring 15more. The Parkland students turned to social activism, creating the #NeverAgain movement. Since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, 239 school shootings have occurred.1 In political debates, gun rights advocates often invoketheSecondAmendmentasanobstacle togun control, but theSupremeCourt has left ample space for a well-regulated firearms environment.
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تاریخ انتشار 2018