Original sentence: ) to the constitutional (how should one interpret the second amendment.Disagreements range from the practical (does gun ownership cause or prevent crime.Gun rights advocates point out that the court has made statements that refer to this right as an individual right, although these statements are found in cases unrelated to the Second Amendment.The US Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the actual meaning of the Second Amendment, despite having had a variety of opportunities to do so.The degree to which firearms can or should be regulated has long been debated in the United States
Edited sentence: Certain local jurisdictions, such as New York, had begun trying to restrict firearms ownership from minorities with registration schemes as early as 1911 and the former slave states had tried to prohibit black Americans from owning any sort of firearms starting shortly after the 13th Amendment was enacted officially freeing all slaves in 1865.Gun rights advocates point out that the court has made statements that refer to this right as an individual right.In fact, the Congress cited disarmament of blacks as the primary reason why the 14th Amendment was needed, to ensure that freed slaves obtained all of their civil rights under federal law and federal supremacy.The US Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the actual meaning of the Second Amendment despite having had a variety of opportunities to do so.These statements are found in cases unrelated to the Second Amendment