Bill of Rights, Amendments 2 and 3: Our complicated bestie and our non-controversial fave

Today we get into the Second and Third Amendments. The Third Amendment is our non-controversial fave that says the government can't quarter (though I accidentally say quarantine!) soldiers in your home. The Second Amendment says something about the right to bear arms and maybe more? We get into questions of legal interpretation, mental health, and why it's so difficult to make national laws about something that is a deeply regional issue. Grab your thinking caps and come learn why I enjoy firing a bolt action rifle (it's the analog generation in me). Let's go!

00:01:00 The Bill of Rights says the government should stay out of our business

00:02:00 The Firearms Industry and politicians use fear to distort the narrative  

00:03:00 What the Second Amendment actually says

00:03:08 The Second Amendment writers got a little crazy with the commas

00:03:39 Selective Incorporation and the history of gun regulations, especially for Black men

00:05:22 DC v Heller brings up some questions and changes with the 14th Amendment and incorporation

00:06:00 Originalism and the “the constitution made me do it” doctrine 

00:08:00 Operative Clauses, the gun lobby, and questions of interpretation and the purpose of militia

00:08: 48 Guns as a mental health issues, for-profit mass radicalization, and the benefit to the gun lobby

00:10:35 A Majority of Americans favor gun safety laws but we need to remember regional culture

00:11:41 We have good gun safety laws on the books, but they’re not always enforced 

00:13:15 Extremism, Misogynistic Violence, and public health complicate gun laws

00:15:05 The Second Amendment is not a second-class right

00:16:00 Guns won’t protect you from the government ask Philando Castile and Alex Pretti 

00:17:43 The Third Amendment: the non-problematic fave of Amendments (where I say “quarantine” but should say “quarter” sorry! #CovidShellshock)

00:19:01 Coming Soon: Due Process and Privacy!