Civic term
Second Amendment
What it means
A constitutional provision stating that a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18
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How it's being covered
205 stories in Sift's index, from 21 outlets.
Filed 2026-03-31 — 2026-09-25.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left16 stories
- Center22 stories
- Right164 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 3 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- ReasonLean Right 52
- The Daily CallerRight 51
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 28
- Fox NewsLean Right 19
- The HillCenter 9
- PBS NewsHourCenter 7
- The Daily WireRight 6
- CBS NewsLean Left 4
- The GuardianLean Left 4
- NPRCenter 3
- New York PostRight 3
- SlateLeft 3
- The Washington TimesLean Right 3
- AxiosCenter 2
- National ReviewRight 2
- The Dispatch2
- The Washington PostLean Left 2
- VoxLeft 2
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 1
- Hacker News1
- The New York TimesLean Left 1
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