Keeping The Arms that Built America

United States is a country that has problems with gun control, and this issue has many debates between whether or not people should be allowed to carry a gun on them. This free county not only for speech and religion, but also allows people to have the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment of the United States was written by our Founding Fathers,“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” (Government). The main purpose of the Second Amendment when our Founding Fathers wrote this amendment was to help the American citizens to defend themselves from the government at that time, and other countries from invading their properties. However,

The study found that “states with the strictest gun control laws had lower rates of gun-related homicides and suicides.” Although this result cannot draw a causal relationship between gun control policies and homicides, it proves that legislative strength and firearm deaths and ownership are negatively correlated.

The debate over gun control has been raging through the American political systems for years. On one side, there is the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and self-defense. On the other, there is Handgun Control Inc. (HCI) and followers of the Brady Campaign who want to ban guns on the basis that they are dangerous. Both sides have strong arguments, anchored in historical precedent and statistical analysis. Anti-gun control lobbyists’ arguments include the guarantee of the 2nd Amendment, the definition of “militia” as any adult male, self-defense, the relative uselessness of permits and regulations, and court cases in favor of firearm possession. Pro-gun control activists

The Second Amendment to the Constitution gave United States citizens the right to bear arms. Although, the Second Amendment stated: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms. However, the framers could not foresee the type of violence we have in our cities today. Innocent citizens have and are being brutally killed due to this amendment. Stricter gun control laws must be enacted to receive these types of weapons.

In 1865, the Civil War had ended and the 13th Amendment was created. It said that no one of any race could work against their will. It got rid of slavery. The right to bear arms is our 2nd Amendment. It allows us to feel safer in our homes because we have extra protection in case something bad were to happen to us. The 14th Amendment gives everyone equal protection under the law. The constitution says that none of the states can create laws that violate the 14th Amendment.

The first half of the 2nd Amendment states that “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state”. This was put in place to ensure that the government or

One of the amendments of the constitution is the right to bear arms. This allows many to protect themselves as well as defend against an abusive government. Many supporters of the second amendment believe that without the right to bear arms, the government would be free to control the

In the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, it states, “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.” After the American Revolutionary War, James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights for the Anti- Federalists. The main purpose of the Bill of Rights was to protect individual’s rights and freedoms against the strong national

The second amendment has been a point of contention for years in America. It has been subject to much scrutiny and interpretation. Cases during the 1800s saw the Supreme Court rule that the Second Amendment does not affect individual states regulating firearms. For example, in United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542, 553 (1875), the Court decided that the Second Amendment “has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the national government,” in Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252, 265 (1886), the Court ruled again that the Second Amendment “is a limitation only upon the power of Congress and the National government, and not upon that of the States.” Most of the rights in the Bill of Rights have been incorporated into the rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and cannot be infringed upon by state governments, the Second Amendment has never been incorporated (Acosta).

No person would argue against another person’s right to protect themselves and their families. How are people supposed to do that, however, if the government does not effectively do its job of controlling who is allowed to own a gun? There have been too many instances of non-accidental gun deaths simply because the laws are not being enforced, or are only required in some instances. Guns are being sold to people with mental illnesses and past dangerous behaviors because background checks are not consistently being done. Stricter gun laws and stronger enforcement of current laws will reduce the number of gun related deaths in the U.S. In short, stricter laws would save lives.

Article 1, section 19 established 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. The

As of October 30, 2017, there are more than 50,000 people who were shot in America (Gun Violence Archive, 2017); this makes gun control an exceedingly prevalent policy. The multitude of deaths due to firearms causes Americans to constantly question if it's time to be stricter on gun control or sustain the same policy. People who are against gun control use the Second Amendment and self-defense as their argument to obtain firearms more easily. However, people who are for gun control use gun statistics such as crime rates to argue that gun access should be more limited. When looking at the gun control debate, there are several different factors to consider before taking a side: The Second Amendment, the gun market, gun violence, and self-defense.

The recent mass shooting in Las Vegas has re-circled the debate on gun control. The scare has increased the worry of the politicians to create more gun laws for the safety of the people. However, ProCon reasons “states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murder rates than other states” (ProCon). ProCon releves that when people are told no, they react the opposite. Stating more laws will help lower murder rates lacks validity. Additionally, ProCon evaluates “It was also found that assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level” (ProCon). Sadly, murder still finds a way. A gun is not the only assault weapon. If one were to say guns are the majority of murder, then they would

The right to own a firearm is a freedom granted to Americans on December 15, 1791 by the second amendment. According to LII, Legal Information Institute, the second amendment protects the right for people to bear arms, “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.” The constitution states this freedom “shall not be infringed” gun control laws actively go against the constitution.

The Second Amendment in the U.S Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right to the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (8) In the District of Columbia v. Heller case, the Supreme Court decided that the second amendment confers upon an individual right to keep and bear arms. (5) Despite the Supreme Court’s interpretation of this amendment, there is still a need for regulation within this right we have. (1)