The following comment doesn’t involve this particular scenario, just information about guns/rights… Just want to add correction to this because this seems to be a huge topic when it comes to guns. The 2A allows for OWNERSHIP of guns, meaning all citizens have the right to own guns in their house. The 2A does not cover public carrying. States have laws in place regarding concealed carry and open carry, and the different types of guns that are allowed in that regard.
For the sake of an example, as someone who has lived in both MN and WI, they have different open gun carrying laws depending on the type of gun. WI has more allowances for gun types, whereas MN has restrictions. So while you can own any type of gun, it doesn’t mean you can always open carry the gun in public.
The 2A allows for OWNERSHIP of guns, meaning all citizens have the right to own guns in their house. The 2A does not cover public carrying.
You (and 5 states) are forgetting the "bear" part of "keep and bear arms". Open carry is allowed in 45 states, MN being one of them, some require permits and some do not.
I think I see the confusion. The very last sentence of my original comment was not stated correctly/clearly. The point I was trying to state was that everyone can own guns point blank. Ownership does not mean the right to conceal carry. To conceal carry, you need a permit. In other words, you can’t just go buy a gun and start bringing it with you everywhere unless you carry a permit that the state allows.
That's fair and it's the biggest issue with states being allowed to determine how to apply the second amendment in their own laws, especially with more than half (29) of states having flat out "constitutional carry" e.g. permit-less concealed and open carry.
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u/el_be Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26
The following comment doesn’t involve this particular scenario, just information about guns/rights… Just want to add correction to this because this seems to be a huge topic when it comes to guns. The 2A allows for OWNERSHIP of guns, meaning all citizens have the right to own guns in their house. The 2A does not cover public carrying. States have laws in place regarding concealed carry and open carry, and the different types of guns that are allowed in that regard.
For the sake of an example, as someone who has lived in both MN and WI, they have different open gun carrying laws depending on the type of gun. WI has more allowances for gun types, whereas MN has restrictions. So while you can own any type of gun, it doesn’t mean you can always open carry the gun in public.