Gun ownership in the United States is about more than laws or crime rates—it is also influenced by people’s beliefs and emotions about safety.

In the United States, the First Amendment guarantees five rights: religion, petition, speech, press, and assembly. It establishes that people living in the United States can express their opinion without government interference and penalization. Contextualizing the current political climate, what does this mean for American citizens? Are these rights applied or does support for assembly vary depending on the stance of the message? It’s important to ask whether we support the