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Second Amendment to the US Constitution

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Second Amendment "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." These are the words of the second amendment in the United States Constitution. The amendments guarantee america citizens the right to bear arms. This right grants men have the right to bear arms their for protection or for the militia they were served in. This amendment today should grant all civilians to own guns. The first Part of the second amendment deals with the militias. The States and community had militias who defended there community and state from Indian raids and revolts. They could be called on to defend the state in a time of crisis. Men who were between 16-60 were required to be part of their local militia. Almost every man during the time of militias in America had guns and for the few who didn't have guns had to pay a small fee. The second part deals with "bear arms". Bear arms means you have some sort of weapon on you like a gun or taser. The second amendment does not explain what types of arms or what weapons were considered arms. But back then guns were as big as a problem today. The Second Amendment was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689 were the government of England did not interfere with people that had guns in a time of peace and in war. Sir William Blackstone a english judge said that the English Bill of Rights were supporting the natural rights of

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