One of the most highly debated amendments of the United States Constitution is the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment has been disputed for hundreds of years on exactly of its exact true meaning. The United States Constitution wrote the Second Amendment as “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 argument that has lasted for centuries begins with the first part “A well regulated militia”
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Selective Incorporations Selective incorporation is of the utmost importance. Grounds being is because it protects the American people’s most five basics liberties‚ freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ petition‚ and assembly. Selective incorporation is not a law but has been established from court cases and rulings. Therefore‚ states are held to the same standards as the government regarding constitutional rights‚ this limits the states from having more power than the federal government. selective
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Arms‚ shall not be infringed” (law.cornell.edu). These twenty-seven words are the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Where did this amendment come from? How did the founding fathers of the United States come up with this? This paper will show the foundation of where the Second Amendment came from‚ how it became an amendment‚ and what happened after the amendment went into effect. Origins of the Second Amendment When the English settlers came over from England to the new world‚ they brought
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major outbreak of violence in our country‚ some people think that if we repeal the Second Amendment it would solve the problem. These people have two reasons; One‚ is the rising of violence amongst teenagers‚ the second‚ is their interpretation of the Second Amendment. The side opposing these views use arguments like how it would be impossible to repeal the Second Amendment‚ and we have a long history
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The dark side of the Second Amendment: More deadly than safe. Each year there are around 30‚000 gun related deaths in the US. The US civilians are at a large. A large amount of people have been murdered and this has to change. The 2nd amendment was originally used for self defense against government oppression‚ but now self defense is one of the least used uses of a gun. On top of that‚ anyone could walk into a gun show without identification and buy a gun. The second amendment may have kept the US
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The Second Amendment of United States 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." This amendment has a very strong controversially from the public nation. Also‚ I think it’s one of the most vague and complex sentence among all the Amendments. Until the Supreme Court’s decision in (2008) where they decide “in a five four decisions the Court held that it did‚ striking down a Washington‚ D
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In my own opinion‚ I am glad that Heller won I strongly think he should have won. I support the Second Amendment very adamantly. I believe that D.C did not have the right to tell Heller he could not have a permit‚ it goes against the constitution to tell a person that the rights that our Fore-Fathers gave us no longer applies to our lives and that they have to give up their right to bear arms. A person should be allowed to have the right to keep and bear arms to be able to protect and support
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The Second Amendment was drafted as a part of the Bill of Rights in 1789‚ and yet issues on its interpretation are still prevalent today. The amendment is so controversial that our jurisprudence related to the subject varies on all ends of the spectrum. We treat it as though all interpretations are ambiguous‚ even though simple reasoning proves otherwise. The Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights guarantees that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right
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As one of our country’s Founding Fathers‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ once said‚ "the beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." These debates are nothing new to Americans‚ because it has been in discussion since the colonial times of the United States. It would make no sense whatsoever to restrict the right to keep and bear arms to state governments‚ since the principle on which our policy is based‚ as stated in the Declaration‚ recognizes that any government
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Controversy of the Second Amendment of the Constitution 997 words (2.8 double-spaced pages) Red (FREE) I. INTRODUCTION: The Second Amendment to the Constitution(Second Amendment) of the United States of America(USA) is one of the most controversial. The Second Amendment specifically grants that‚ "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed" The way that an individual interprets the wording of the Second Amendment influences their point of view on who has the right to
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