within the United States‚ or any place subject to their jurisdiction. This is the transcript of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States of America. This amendment made it illegal to buy‚ sell or possess slaves in the United States of America or anywhere under the rule of said government. It was ratified on December 6th of 1865. Long before this momentous occasion‚ large amounts of other events needed to occur. Firstly‚ there needed to be a reason for this amendment to be made
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free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Bill of Rights‚ Article II). This seemingly simple phrase is probably the source of more debate and argument than any other single sentence in American history. The argument is not black or white‚ pro or con. Rather‚ it encompasses many shades of gray. At the one end of the spectrum you have the National Rifle Association (NRA) which currently views any type of gun control as an infraction against the Second Amendment
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forced it into a large spotlight. The problem that splits gun control proponents from their opposition is the language of the second amendment of the constitution. The founding fathers of this nation believed 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” (U.S. Constitution). This multifaceted sentence from the Bill of Rights brings many quarrels to life with its simple diction. It is very open to
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discussion and argument over the past several years and it has gotten no where close to a solution. Guns should be banned. The fact that the second amendment in the United State’s Constitution states that an individual has the right to bear arms‚ has been over-stretched and erroneously considered to comprise the right to bear guns. Plus‚ the second amendment‚ which was written in 1791‚ was implemented at a different time. But‚ now the times have changed. Now we have a powerful police force that keeps
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Gun control has been a much-debated topic since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. In the Constitution it 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” (Murphy‚ p. 1656). Although we have a split opinion on whether or not guns should be regulated we can argue that gun regulation hasn’t had a steady increase or decline. Factors such as violence‚ lobbyist‚ and Constitutional rights have
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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. Those words are forever engraved into the minds of the American people. Guns have been a staple in American culture since the Declaration of Independence. Nearly every movie or TV show has a gun in it. The newspapers are filled with stories about guns and gun laws‚ and thousands of Americans take part in the great debate
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There is a famous quote‚ which states: "Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people." This quote is technically true. But if there are no guns‚ it will be a whole lot more difficult for people to kill people. Sure people could use different weapons such as knives and golf clubs to kill people. But the victim will have a significant better chance of defending him or herself from a weapon other than firearms. I was born in Tokyo‚ Japan and moved to the United States when I was six. I still go visit
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Instructor: Curtis Ankeny April 26‚ 2013 Analysis of Amending Gun Laws in America Amending gun laws‚ more specifically background checks and gun registration laws‚ is perhaps one of the most widespread debates currently occurring in America. The United States experiences tragic levels of gun violence‚ claiming over 30‚000 lives annually‚ according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1. For every one person who dies from a gunshot wound‚ two others are wounded. Every year‚ approximately
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Gun control and the Second Amendment have been in the new and at the forefront of American conversation in the last several months. The largest topic in this discussion is‚ what does the Second Amendment say‚ what does it mean‚ and does it still apply today. The main viewpoints of this argument really come from each group’s interpretation of the verbiage that makes up the Second Amendment. One group takes a universal human right to bear arms approach‚ while another group takes an approach that
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arms. It is my intention over the next several pages to make you aware of my point of view on the issue of gun rights. I will bring up arguments for gun rights and against gun control‚ citing all sources used. Some topics to be discussed are the Second Amendment‚ media influence on weapons violence‚ and the effects of crime rates in areas that allow open or concealed carry. I would like to preface with some safety notes‚ clearly nobody should be using a weapon they do not feel safe operating or have
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