the second amendment was put in place when it was ratified by the states.
the second amendment was put in place when it was ratified by the states.
when was the second amendment put in place?
ratified by the states
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the second amendment (amendment ii) to the united states constitution protects the individual right to keep and bear arms and a free state's right to a well-regulated militia. it was ratified on december 15, 1791 as part of the bill of rights.
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without coming to agreement on how to proceed, legislative leaders considered several legal options, including passing statutes to delay the implementation of "goodridge", a strategy outlined by mary ann glendon of harvard law school, until a referendum on a constitutional amendment could be held in november 2006. amending the massachusetts constitution is a multi-year process that could not be accomplished before the date set by the sjc for the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. in order to amend the state constitution, it is necessary for an amendment first to receive sufficient support at two state constitutional conventions, which is a joint meeting of the two houses of the general court (the house of representatives and the senate), held during two successive two-year sessions, before going before the voters in a referendum during a normally scheduled november election. an amendment put forward by legislators needs a majority (101 out of 200) at two constitutional conventions and an amendment put forward by petition needs a 25% vote (50 out of 200) at two constitutional conventions.
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