Original sentence: Gun control advocates point out that since the US Supreme Court has never taken a Second Amendment case and used it to strike down any gun control law.Gun rights advocates point out that the court has made statements that refer to this right as an individual right.On the other hand, the firearms known to the Framers were primitive by comparison to today's weapons.The US Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the actual meaning of the Second Amendment, in spite of having had a variety of opportunities to do so.The constitutions of over 40 states provide more clearly written protection for the individual right to firearms ownership.The meaning of this text remains fiercely debated, with some saying that the amendment only refers to official bodies unde.This has been the major basis for the courts' acceptance of some erosion of second amendment rights.r government control (such as the National Guard) and others saying that the amendment always guaranteed the right of independent individuals to possess and carry firearms
Edited sentence: Examination of state constitutions will show that over 40 states provide even more clearly written protection for the individual right to firearms ownership.Gun rights advocates point out that the court has made  statements that clearly refer to this right as an individual right.It is significant to note that the US Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the actual meaning of the Second Amendment, in spite of having a variety of opportunities to do so.On the other hand, gun control advocates ascribe significance to the fact that firearms known to the Framers were primitive by comparison to today's weapons, and this has been the major basis for the courts' acceptance of some erosion of second amendment rights.The meaning of this text remains fiercely debated, with some saying that the amendment only refers to official bodies under government control (such as the National Guard) and others saying that the amendment always guaranteed the right of independent individuals to possess and carry firearms.While gun control advocates point out that since the US Supreme Court has never taken a Second Amendment case and used it to strike-down any gun control law, they claim that this means the court does not see the Second Amendment as an individual right