Right to keep and bear arms

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

ourselves from the people around us. The right and ability to defend yourself is a right and ability everyone should have, but now we have evolved to the point where we are arming and increasing the danger that people face. The increase of mass shootings has raised the call for legislation to a fevered pitch for the men, women, children killed by insane men and women. There are mentally ill people all over the world, but the U.S. is the one of the only place that arms them efficiently. There are two viewpoints

have the firm belief that the American people have the right to not only carry a gun, but to carry any type of gun that they want, while anti-gun groups want to get rid of the right to carry a gun all together unless that person is a soldier or police officer. The part of the Second Amendment that is quoted by both sides is always “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”. Did you know that there are

Americans are 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun than any other developed nation on earth. This includes countries like Switzerland and Sweden, who have large gun cultures, but have solid gun control to let law abiding people own guns, but keep them out of the hands of criminals. America, on the other hand, has horrible gun control and in most states you can buy a gun without a background check as long as the seller isn't a gun dealer. At the moment, it is far too easy to purchase a gun,

The Founding Fathers believed that should the government decide to eliminate civil rights, the citizens of the U.S. must be able to defend their rights. The First Congress created the Second Amendment, the right for an individual to keep and bear arms and the right for a state or local government to create and maintain a militia. However, the Second amendment is the most controversial amendment in the Bill of Rights as many people believed that the amendment only allows for state militia and not the

Hunter Martin Mrs. Gallos English 3 21 November 2017 Gun Rights: Rethink the gun rights law to people who don’t deserve them. Gunrights and gun control is a big deal in America ever since the Las Vegas shooting and a lot of other tragic events that have went on in the past.”Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” This quote said a lot in the community and impacted it hard negatively and positively. A lot of people had things to say about this quote like “guns

controversial Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, however there are several reasons why the Second Amendment is beneficial to the community. The Second Amendment to certain people in the United States is seen as an amendment that represents their freedom. Some of the key reasons that the right to bear arms is beneficial to the community is that it allows for citizens to hunt and provide for their families, it allows for people to protect themselves and others, and can keep it so that the government doesn’t

in the right to own guns. This battling contradiction can sometimes make it difficult to approach the issue reasonably. The arguments have different statistics and facts regarding how firearms can impact society. It is important to realize

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). Ever since 1791, Americans have had the right to bare arms. Recently people have begun debating whether or not these rights should still apply and lawmakers have even been slowly taking them away. Our founding fathers were clear when they stated that these rights shall not be infringed. One of the main topics of debate is whether or

highly controversial topic. Some people believe that guns should be banned to allow for less people to have them in their possession, while some people believe that we should leave the issue of guns alone and keep our current gun laws because being able to bear arms is a constitutional right. Through an ethical lens we will be looking at the issue from the perspective of a criminologist, a anti gun control advocate, and a college professor. To reinforce that the sale, and possession of guns for citizens