2nd+Amendment

Or does it ensure only a collective right to firearms?**
 * Does the Second Amendment guarantee an individual’s right to bear arms?

These questions have already been decided in the court of public opinion. In a May 2002 poll conducted by ABC News, 73% of those polled responded that the Amendment guarantees individual ownership, 29% restrict the Amendment to armed militias, and 8% have no opinion.

Most gun laws in the United States exist at the state level. These laws fall into three general categories:
 * controlling the types of guns that can be purchased.
 * regulating the way people purchase guns.
 * regulating the way people carry and store guns.


 * How do we, Virginia, craft reasonable and responsible firearm legislation?**

To think about: //According to the 2006 congressional testimony of an official from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 400 guns purchased at gun shows around Richmond, Va., between 2002 and 2005 were later used in crimes. Supporters note that the ATF has also reported in the past that gun shows are the second-leading source of firearms involved in illegal gun trafficking.// (from Gun Background Checks, facts.com)