Second Amendment Vocabulary

Gun Rights

(or Regulation of firearms) generally refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in order to control crime and reduce the harmful effects of violence.

Gun Control

(or Regulation of firearms) generally refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in order to control crime and reduce the harmful effects of violence. They vary greatly around the world.

House of Representatives

House of Representatives definition. The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 popularly elected officials, the House (as it is often called) is the most representative body in the federal government. House seats are apportioned (see apportionment) relative to each state's population.

Second Amendment

On September 4, the Senate voted to change the language of the Second Amendment by removing the definition of militia, and striking the conscientious objector clause: A well regulated militia, being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Milita

a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

Advocate

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Congress

the national legislative body of a country.

Senate

the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.