1791, not 1868, is the key date for determining the original understanding of the Second Amendment. STEPHEN HALBROOK | 12.14.2022 10:46 AM When proposing the Fourteenth Amendment to Congress in 1866, Senator Jacob Howard referred to “the personal rights guaranteed and secured by the first eight amendments of the Constitution; such as freedom of speech … Continue reading Did the Fourteenth Amendment Alter the Meaning of the Second Amendment?