Anderson’s work explores how the Constitution’s Second Amendment was not only ... whether the legal status of black people changes that dynamic. As we move from enslaved to denizen—which ...

who does the killing in the Second Amendment’s name. We the people must endure this risk, we are told, because otherwise the rights of some to “keep and bear Arms”—even against children ...

The truth, however, is that the Second Amendment (and subsequent open-carry laws) does not apply to black people in America. This past Monday, America celebrated its 240th birthday. We rejoiced ...