The Pros And Cons Of The Second Amendment

The second amendment is a very strong debate that usually doesn’t have a neutral view. In my opinion, guns should be harder to get but not completely taken away. The government was founded on freedom and specific laws that differed us from other governments. As it is the second amendment in the “Bill of Rights” that are always thought of being rights every single American has that can never be taken away. Although the amendment was created in a time that guns were actually for defense and used rather scarcely, the guns now are way too advanced for just anyone to buy.

Gun control is one of the most debated about topic today in America; between news outlet, the public, and politicians. As some politicians look to resolve the gun control issues, with banning them, imposing more restriction to sellers, buyers and owner; some people and politicians consider the second amendment to be relic and should be removed from the constitution. History has shown us time and time again even through all the violence and chaos in the world and America, that there is a reason for the creation of the second amendment. From history of America independence in 1776 to the ratification of the bill of right in 1791 the 2nd amendment still remains relevant form it creation, to modern times, and the protection of America’s future; for the freedom of its inhabitants and citizens. The once influential 20th century thinker George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. Looking back into ancient history, the history of second amendment, recent and current history we can find clues that will support the relevance of the 2nd amendment. We will also define the second amendment and try to find solutions to our current problems from what our forefathers had say.

As a constitutional researcher, I’ve been assigned to take a closer look at the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. The Second Constitution reads “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the societies of a free state, the right of people to keep and to bear arms shall not be infringed.” Specifically, I am reviewing the portion of the amendment that speaks to the right to bear arms. I believe there are several constitutional issues with this part of the amendment that may not apply to today’s world.

The US constitution is the blueprint of many other constitutions around the world. Our constitution is the cornerstone of many other countries bill of rights, even if they don’t follow it word for word the inspiration is clearly visible. The 2nd amendment “the right to bear arms” is something that isn’t seen in many other constitutions, and in the US there is major debate on it ranging from the interpretation, if guns should be banned, should anyone be allowed a weapon no questions asked, it goes on and on with no end in sight. I feel the 2nd amendment should be modified to include gun regulations, because other amendments were changed and updated for current times, regulations will prevent guns from ending up in hands of criminals, and regulations will not stop law abiding citizens from owning a weapon. Adding some extra words to the 2nd amendment will end debate over little things, and make all reasonable people happy.

The Second Amendment was adopted in 1791 but over the years it is not suitable for the modern society. Big things have changed over the years since the Constitution was written, consequently, its contents do not reflect the necessary changes for the benefit of all citizens. Violence is out of control and many people are killed by guns each year. The second amendment needs to be changed because we need to ban guns and make our society safer.

In most cases even preventing the crime from taking place in the first place. While the second amendment protected these individuals, it has also harmed others; According to 2014 Crime in the United States, Expanded Homicide, roughly 14,000 murders committed in the United States during that year, of these, about 10,000, were committed with firearms. While repealing the second amendment would have decreased the deaths, the criminals who are doing harm, will still find a way to commit harm with or without a firearm. It would give the criminal the advantage of knowing that the citizens do not carry guns and would lead to the criminal to conduct the crime because the citizen cannot defend himself. The problem with repealing the second amendment is that criminals would still find a way to commit the crime if the second amendment gets repealed. As shown in Criminal Victimization 2014, roughly 5.9 million violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2014 these included assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders. 10% were perpetrated by offenders visibly armed with a gun. This goes to show that 10% of these cases did the criminals require the use of a firearm to commit these offenses. Meaning that the criminal committing the crimes would have committed the crime with or without the firearm when only 10% of the criminals needed a gun to go through with their crime. Taking away guns would

Most Americans of today should cling to the second amendment for their protection because that will allow citizens to hold their firearms wherever they go for their own safety. People also believe that by adhering to the second amendment, would keep them informed about the upcoming attacks so citizens would not be in fear. Many people have been harmed by legal firearms for a long time now and I truly believe that there should be gun laws in every state for them to be banned

The gun laws in the United States are an open source of debate, every time a new mass shooting happens, the fiery debate starts again. The discussion is divided in two; those who want to keep the guns in order to feel safe and see it as a basic right (gun right activists) on one side. And those who mean that guns are dangerous and should be harder to get (gun control activists). I believe it would be a good solution to amend the 2nd amendment. As the people still would be able to have their guns, but in less quantity and having to put more work into getting one. Reasons for amendment/repealing of the 2nd Amendment:

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “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 Second Amendment was written in 1791 when weapons were not as advanced as today’s armory. People change, presidents change, guns change, and the world changes, so why shouldn't the law change? As a 17 year old student I am scared for my life when I go to the movies, to a concert, to school, or even by simply walking in a public street because in the back of my mind I fear I'll be a victim in a shooting. While I believe the second amendment was made to protect civilians please consider changing the age of owning a gun from 18 to 21 and up, better background checking and restricting certain kinds of weapons being sold in stores.

The second amendment is a very important thing in U.S. history. Without the second Amendment we would have never had such great things as Bacon 's rebellion, or the Civil war. It all actuality though the second amendment is in our constitution, because we used guns to rebel against the monarchy of England. After that we determined that the ability to own guns was a right, so that people would have the right to rebel incase America became a dictatorship. People still hold value to those laws today.In 2016 it is a different pitcher today, last year there were over 372 mass shootings. We live in a world where I, could go and buy a gun, and point it at a crowd of people and hold down the trigger until enough people are dead. We live in a world of little background checks. We live in a world where people value the second amendment over the natural right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that were taken away from everybody shot. We live in a world where 20 six year olds can get killed and people tell us to not politicize it. We live in a cycle of shooting, grief, no coverage repeat. America is behind in the need to ban assault rifles. People will continue to die unless something is solved. With enough logic, one should be able to come to the conclusion that the right to bear arms, is wrong.

The second amendment was created during the American Revolution and is not needed in modern times. To quote Roland Vincent, a head author for the Greenville Post, “When the Constitution was ratified these firearms were muskets; today they

Your blog brought up many interesting points. It seems as though you are supporting the making of an amendment to counter the 2nd amendment in the Constitution. You stated that times have changed and you are absolutely right. There are not wild animals living on the streets nor are there state militias like there were in the 1700's. However, you also talked about the conservative view that many ignorant Republicans hold. I suggest that you check out this link http://heedinggodscall.org/content/pfctoolkit-10 as it has some astonishing numbers on injury or death related incidents due to firearms. Now check out this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate. As you can see, countries with little

Through recent and past years, gun laws have been a large area of discussion. Similar to most large areas of discussions, there are multiple opinions concerning gun laws. The United States Constitution’s Second Amendment grants the right for a United States citizen to keep and bear arms. However, many believe that the Second Amendment should be repealed. The varying opinions on both sides of this argument are very challenging to understand in depth. Although, through research, it is possible to explore the reasons on why different members

Women and men know of the 2nd amendment and this is great to have but in this day and age to be able to defend against anyone who might harm you or your family. The second amendment was to protect us from a government uprising.The second amendment was meant for us to be safe and feel safe anywhere we are in life we want to feel safe going to a store or a school.It should stay, it's been around for so long why should we give it up. If we give up the 2nd amendment we will not have no hunting and deer population would go up and then they would die from the luka virus. People will find a way around getting guns so if you ban it they will still get a gun anyway from a person out of the country or out of the state or at a pawn shop anywhere they can to get a gun and people would go on rampage. I think is fine because some people hunt or they use them to protect themselves from an intruder in their house or someone breaking in or someone in schools or even teachers should have guns to to protect themselves and the students. The 2nd amendment means alot to alot of people even teachers and students its been around a long time so why ban gun it is attacking out bill of rights and the first

The amendments give citizens of the United States a plethora of their rights. Amendment II, for example, 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,” (Lund and Winkler). In other words, Amendment II gives American Citizens their right to have weapons in their home, but it does have limitations. When categorizing the evidence presented about the second amendment, one can analyze the foundation, violations, and uses then and now.