Only in three countries does a constitution grant its citizens the right to bear arms- the US (obviously), Mexico, and Guatemala. Even so Mexico and Guatemala have severe restrictions. Even so, its interesting that out of every nation on earth, its us three that guarantee our right to bear arms.
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The reason why our forefathers had the fore thought to insure our right to bear arms, is because if the government ever ignored the First Amendment, it would most certainly hear the rapport of the Second. The Second Amendment gives the First Amendment its TEETH! In the USA we say what we mean, and mean what we say, and have the guns to back it up!
wish the US would make other countries have 2A in order to trade with us.
Czechia will be on that list soon. The major opponents to the amendment lost their senate seats in the last election.
I was surprised nations like Poland and Brazil didn't have it in their constitutions, then again, most of the time it stems from a revolutionary past.
Good on Czech Republic though!
Yeah. Constitutional protections are extremely rare. Poland is shall issue for sporting purposes but only may issue for self defense, oddly. Brazil is surprising, too, but they still have a big gun culture and their laws are largely just ignored - this is pretty much the same situation in the Philippines.
Out of the rest of the world? Yemen has pretty solid legal protections of unrestricted firearms ownership. LOL. But I don't think it's an enumerated right.
Hmmm, all in the America's. Vedy-interdesting. Kinda like, it's in All Americans DNA. I mean, they're not AMERICANS but they are americans...kinda. just not from best America.
Even more countries in the Americas, and only the Americas had it, but they've slowly gotten rid of it after countless revolutions.
Yea, it's a shame. Guns are so important to a nations freedom and yet people are so eager to rid themselves of the only means to protect themselves and their country.
"LIVE FREE OR DIE TRYING"
In Switzerland gun ownership isn’t a right it’s mandatory for head of household to have one for defending the nation
Switzerland is a fort. Perfect place to rule the world if one ever wanted to.