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    co-author of the Bill of Rights, said “To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them” If this is true, why would anyone try to ban firearms in the U.S? Guns have been a part of American history since we declared independence from Britain in 1776. Many people believe that removing weapons from the hands of citizens is the only way to stop criminals from shooting down people at malls and kids at schools, but this is not the case. Outlawing guns is not the answer for effectively

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    The Right to Own a Gun      Are you willing to sit back and become a victim of violent crime or allow the government to tamper with your civil liberties? In recent years, anti-gun politicians have attempted to control guns in the name of crime prevention this is an assault on the Second Amendment rights of US citizens . The Second Amendment 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

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    The Fight for Gun Rights In 2015, a man named Chris Harper-Mercer shot and killed nine of his fellow classmates, and injured several others. All throughout his life Mercer had mental and emotional issues, yet in the aftermath of the massacre, people put more blame on the gun than on Mercer himself (Healy and Lovett). In the past few years gun laws have become more strict because people believe they are a danger to society. That, however, is not always true. Despite the idea that firearms create a

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    injured because of causes related to guns in 2015 so far. Furthermore there have been around 266 mass shootings in the United States. In consequence to all of these deaths and injuries caused by guns ,the topic of gun rights has slowly become one of the most popular and controversial topics in today 's society. The big problem is that the nation is split when it comes to opinions on gun rights. Some believe that it is a constitutional right to be able to bear guns in order to protect themselves and

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    Gun Rights in America According to The Second Amendment of the Constitution, the citizens of the United States have the right to own and bear arms, in order to form a well-regulated militia for the security of the states. This right has been discussed for decades as an important issue for the American society, and it has been one of the most controversial issues in the second half of the twentieth century until nowadays. This right germinated with the threat to freedom that the standing army of professional

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    The Second Amendment and Gun Rights in America In this section the author talks about the Second Amendment how it is strangely phrased and for most of American history, its meaning was thought to be somewhat murky. “A well-regulated militia composed of the body of the people, being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Civil Liberties, Civil Rights and Majority Rule The belief in freedom, equality, and security is delineated

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    The debate over the right to bear arms according to the Second Amendment has been a hotly contested issue for many years in American history. The matter has been one of the most controversial issues in the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first; disputed between politicians on the liberal and conservative side along with issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and gay marriage. The Supreme Court has officially defined the controversial Second Amendment by stating that

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    Arthur Behesnilian English 1050-42 Professor Desai 12/02/2017 Guns and The Second Amendment The Second Amendment was created so that states within America could form militias to get rid of rebellions because, the federal government did not have a standing army. The Founding Fathers were afraid of having a standing army because they feared that the army would take away power from the government. Without a standing military, the only protection the federal government and the people had, were militias

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    states “ The right of the people to keep and bear arms”. What does that mean to us, basically and person in the United States is allowed to own and keep a fire arm in house. Gun control advocates believe that right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms that are otherwise known as assault weapons. To curb gun-related violence certain checks are made, such as mandatory child safety locks, background checks on those wishing to purchase a gun, limits on the number of guns a person can

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    Gun control has been an ongoing issue throughout our nation for a very long time. Many places throughout Ohio have banned guns on their property and some has allowed people to carry concealed. Many places Guns that have been carried concealed have saved many lives because they have stopped people from going on killing streaks. Americans should have a right to bear arms because it is in our constitution. Walking around anywhere is dangerous because of how easy it is for anyone to access the use of

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