Read this excerpt from the District of Columbia v. Heller majority opinion: In sum, we hold that the District's ban on handgun
possession in the home violates the Second Amendment,
as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm
in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-
defense. Assuming that Heller is not disqualified from the
exercise of Second Amendment rights, the District must
permit him to register his handgun and must issue him a
license to carry it in the home.
What does the author of this excerpt most likely believe A. Any law placing limits on handgun ownership violates the Second
Amendment
B. Individual states may prohibit firearm ownership, but the federal
government cannot
C. Firearms are highly dangerous and must be strictly regulated by
state and federal governments.
D. A citizen's right to bear arms overrides a city's interest in
protecting public safety.

One was to hold a leash on a despot and future despots to come, another was set to ensure no despots ever came to power.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.