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 ratified in 1791‚ so it’s been around for a long time. It actually has been around for 227 years. That’s why the second Amendment should stay and we should be guaranteed the rights of the second Amendment. The second Amendment of the U.S Constitution reads‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” The second Amendment is an Individual right. Individual rights are rights
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The second amendment was one of the original rights added to the constitution in the United States Constitution Bill of Rights. It was accepted into law in December 1791. The law 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.” This means that the people have the right to carry weapons and join in militias. The amendment was added as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
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Debate of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect
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The Second Amendment. A part of the United States Constitution‚ giving a well-regulated militia the right to bear arms. This was enacted to prevent another situation like what happened in the American Revolution‚ where we were fighting a far superior tyrannical government with extremely limited supplies. Fast forward to now‚ and this right is cited constantly by gun rights advocates‚ saying that we shouldn’t have all the restrictions on weaponry that we do. But how far does this go? What is considered
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The Second Amendment to the constitution which grants citizens the right to bear arms with vague restrictions has become a topic of conversation throughout the years. Many people use this amendment to justify their vile behaviors while in possession of a firearm. The founding fathers created the second amendment to guarantee citizens protection from dangerous events such as slave revolts and Native American uprisings. Today‚ many people twist the second amendment to fit their own agendas of owning
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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 states that all citizens have the right to bear arms‚ the first draft of this amendment‚ from James Madison‚ Federalist Papers No. 46. James Madison states that; “ A regular army‚ fully equal to the resources of the country‚ be formed; and let it be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say‚ that the State governments‚ with the people on their side‚ would be able to repel the danger.” .He also states ‚ “Besides the advantage
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The 2nd Amendment: The Key to America’s Protection Gun violence in America has plagued the country since its’ inception‚ however‚ in recent years the problem has since increased to unprecedented levels. Rebecca Valek‚ a researcher in firearm violence prevention‚ noted‚ “Since 2019‚ the rate of gun deaths in the U.S. increased 21%” (Valek 2). This alarming spike has led many citizens to fight for an outright ban on guns. Though‚ it is quite illogical to expect a criminal to acquire a firearm through
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Originalism has long been a method for constitutional interpretation‚ but a review of the doctrine and its use in the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence is helpful for understanding how the approach is used in the Second Amendment. Generally speaking‚ the theory of originalism relies on historical context from the time of America’s founding in order to establish how the Constitution was understood at the time of its inception. In order to do so‚ originalists gather that the original meaning of the text
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