2nd Amendment Day
{{Short description|Public awareness day observed in the United States}}
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2nd Amendment Day is a public awareness day observed in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina in the United States. Its purpose is to promote the view that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution grants absolute rights to for adult-age Americans to own any type of firearms. The Second Amendment, along with the nine others ratified on December 15, 1791, comprise the Constitution's Bill of Rights.{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment|title=Second Amendment|work=cornell.edu|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162147/https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment|url-status=live}}
Observances
Oklahoma observes 2nd Amendment Day on June 28. This is because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 2nd Amendment in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago on June 28, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://bearingarms.com/oklahoma-legislature-approves-second-amendment-day/|title=Oklahoma Legislature Approves Second Amendment Day|work=Bearing Arms|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003232906/http://bearingarms.com/oklahoma-legislature-approves-second-amendment-day/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2022/title-25/section-25-90-20/|title=2022 Oklahoma Statutes|access-date=February 22, 2023}}
Pennsylvania observes 2nd Amendment Day on the fourth Tuesday of May.{{cite web|url=http://blog.princelaw.com/2015/04/14/pennsylvania-second-amendment-action-day-may-12-2015/|title=Pennsylvania Second Amendment Action Day – May 12, 2015!|work=Prince Law Offices, P.C.|date=April 14, 2015|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420060605/http://blog.princelaw.com/2015/04/14/pennsylvania-second-amendment-action-day-may-12-2015/|url-status=live}}
South Carolina legislators passed the Second Amendment Education Act, which is a two-fold move to protect gun rights in state schools.{{Verify source|date=October 2015}} First, it would establish Second Amendment Awareness Day each year on Dec. 15. The day would be highlighted by a poster and essay contest in which students of all grades would be encouraged to submit entries on the theme of “The Right to Bear Arms; One American Right Protecting All Others.” From the submissions, the South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus would select statewide winners.{{cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2014/12/30/lawmaker-proposes-gun-rights-education-for-south-carolina-public-schools-video|title=Lawmaker proposes gun rights education for South Carolina public schools (VIDEO)|work=Guns.com|access-date=April 23, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424092525/https://www.guns.com/news/2014/12/30/lawmaker-proposes-gun-rights-education-for-south-carolina-public-schools-video|url-status=live}}