Chapter 89: The Weight of the Law (1)
The original text of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is as follows:
[A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.]
That means: “A well-regulated militia being essential to the security of a free state, the right of the people to own and carry weapons shall not be infringed.”
This law has two major interpretations:
1. Each state may maintain a militia to protect its own autonomy, and the right to arm that militia cannot be infringed.
2. Literally, all citizens have the right to bear arms.
In 1939, the U.S. ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) Supreme Court chose the former interpretation. From then until 2008, gun control remained in effect...
But in 2008, the Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in favor of the latter interpretation—guaranteeing the individual's right to bear arms. In other words, gun control was loosened.
This was actually something I had to think about seriously, even from my own position. The easing of gun control wasn’t exactly welcome.
After all, I’d die if I got shot in the head too.
Even if it’s not me, my subordinates working in the U.S. could be seriously hurt. Every time Si-hyun does something big in lawless Russia, I silently worry...
But I had confidence of my own.