The Second Amendment states that “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”. Early American colonies found themselves using firearms in battles such as the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763‚ and eventually led to the development of the Second Amendment. The Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution‚ which included the Second Amendment‚ in 1791‚ and would essentially be the
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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. Every person has a different view on the Second Amendment. Is it a legitimate right or has it already fulfilled its purpose? I believe in the right as it has been established‚ however it needs provisions. A rising conflict in the United States is the right to bear arms. You’re either pro-Second Amendment or anti-Second Amendment
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In Contrast‚ Supporters of the Second Amendment argue that restrictions on guns will not decrease crime and Americans have the right to protect themselves. Similarly‚ Pro-gun activists argue‚ without the right to keep and bear arms‚ we revert to humanity’s default state of "law of the jungle‚" where only the strong survive‚ where the big rule the small‚ and where the weak die in a puddle of blood‚ flesh‚ and urine. In the constitution it states‚ humans have the right to protect themselves from people
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BUS230 23 April 2013 Gun Control & The Second Amendment The second amendment states “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” To an average person this means that anyone at anytime should be able to possess a gun without being questioned. However‚ if you interpret the amendment based on vocabulary I believe this means that a trained group of people who have the countries best interest at
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supposed to be protecting‚ begin to be ignored? Fourteen words protect all of our guaranteed rights as citizens of the united states-“...the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” That is why gun control violates the second amendment. “By restricting gun ownership only to law enforcement officers and the military‚ the government violates individuals’ rights to possess firearms that they might need to defend their basic freedoms.” When the Founding Fathers wrote the Bill of
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Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Jessica DeLong NAU Abstract Legalizing drugs has been debated for many years‚ especially legalizing marijuana which is considered a “soft” drug. There are positive and negative outcomes of legalizing the use of drugs. Over the next few pages I will discuss those outcomes. Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros: By legalizing‚ the violent crime rates would drop significantly. With the drug cartels on the top of
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In The second amendment is a recipe for police killings Michael Wood explains how the Second amendment is a danger to police officers. Wood used the shootings in Baton Rouge as an example of how the Second amendment‚ which grants Americans the right to be armed‚ is a threat to police officers due to the easy access everyone has to all different types of weapons‚ guns especially. Anyone can simply walk into a store and purchase a gun‚ of course there is a process you are required to go through before
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The Second Amendment has made it possible for citizens to have a right to bear arms and protect themselves. Guns laws from state to state have been debatable on the lower and high levels of congress. Guns laws are put into place to regulate the use‚ ownership‚ and‚ transport‚ and firearms accessories. Gun laws are regulated by the ATF (Alcohol‚ Tobacco‚ and Firearms). Guns laws will interfere with workplace and public safety at any time firearms are present. Some organizations forbid employees from
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Ownership a Right? Ed. Kelly Doyle. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Second Amendment Under Fire: The Uses of History and the Politics of Gun Control." http://historymatters.gmu.edu. 2001. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. In this article‚ Saul Cornell associate professor in the Department of History at Ohio State University‚ claims that the Second Amendment was originally understood to protect an individual’s right to gun ownership remains historically
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The Second Amendment; Gun Rights versus Gun Control Our government is involved in a balancing act which deals with gun rights versus gun control. O’Connor explains that “There has been a longstanding dispute about whether the Second Amendment had been written to assure for the preservation of a well-trained militia‚ or whether the right to own a weapon also extended to ownership for private use” (110). One side believes the Second Amendment was written to form a militia during the early years
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