This expert-level analysis, presented by constitutional attorney Mark W. Smith, details the application of the Supreme Court's Bruen methodology for Second Amendment cases. It emphasizes interpreting the plain text of the amendment alongside historical precedents, focusing on the founding era (1791) for relevant analogies. The guide warns against 'anti-gun traps' by highlighting the 'how and why' test for historical regulations, stressing that modern laws must have historically analogous purposes to be constitutional. The government bears a high burden of proof in demonstrating this.
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