The Right to Bear Arms
How was the Second Amendment Created?
Influenced by Historical Events and Documents
Mainly, the English Bill of Rights and the American Revolution.
Influential Congressmen:
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Federalists
George Mason
Anti-Federalist
Influence Through the Constitutional Conventions:
The Constitutional Conventions
The Philadelphia Convention of 1787 was held to create a Constitution.
The second Constitutional Convention of 1789 was held to make Amendments to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (And Right to Bear Arms/Second Amendment) was written during this Convention.