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    Amendment I: Freedom of speech No law pass by congress will disallow freedom of speech or establishment of religion Amendment II: Right to bear arms Grants the right of gun ownership for purposes that include self defense Amendment III: Quartering Soldiers Soldiers cannot live in a citizen’s house without their permission during wartime and peacetime Amendment IV: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of homes and property and any search/arrest

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    The people of america should be able to own a gun if they want. If the government denies them that right that is violating a person’s right and the second amendment. Guns don’t commit crimes people do so why take away everyone’s privilege when you could sell guns to the people that can prove their self that they are okay to handle a gun. Anyone who wants to defend their self and wants a gun should be able to have a gun because when they’re right to bear arms is taken away people start to lose their

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    In the United States‚ guns have been a constituent of the country’s society since history. Throughout history‚ the citizens of the U.S. have used firearms to protect the nation and engage in sporting activities. Background checks could reduce mass killings and hopefully reduce the growth of it‚ as well. The issue of Guns and gun control is very complex. In the United States‚ gun control is one of these tumultuous issues. Gun control is the most growing issues that firmly entrenched in their steads

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    Americans seem to have a love for guns. In the United States gun ownership and gun control are huge political and social issues. Although there are many Americans that would argue that guns ownership is wrong and that there should be stricter gun control laws in the country‚ there are many more that believe the opposite to be true. The United States‚ with less than 5 percent of the world’s population‚ has about 35–50 percent of the world’s civilian-owned guns‚ according to a report by the Switzerland-based

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    there is the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and self-defense. On the other‚ there is Handgun Control Inc. (HCI) and followers of the Brady Campaign who want to ban guns on the basis that they are dangerous. Both sides have strong arguments‚ anchored in historical precedent and statistical analysis. Anti-gun control lobbyists’ arguments include the guarantee of the 2nd Amendment‚ the definition of “militia” as any adult male‚ self-defense

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    a century‚ the 2nd Amendment has been at the forefront of political upheaval. Great politicians and lawyers such as‚ Joseph story‚ speaking on the preamble of the 2nd amendment‚ stating that the “true office” of the preamble “is to expound the nature and extent‚ and application of the powers actually conferred by the constitution‚ and to substantively create them” § 462 (F.B. Rothman 1991) (1833). What Story meant by this was that the preamble to the constitution only states a general purpose and

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    people died after The Islamic state of Iraq attack on Paris. AK-47s were used‚ but France is one of the toughest gun control countries in the world. We should not implement stricter gun laws because The 2nd Amendment in the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms and criminals don’t abide by the laws. The 2nd Amendment in the United States Constitution written in 1971 states‚ "A well-regulated militia‚ being necessary to to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep

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    think crime rates will drop. This paper examines the two different point of views. Gun Control are laws that regulate or restrict the ownership of firearms by members of society. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states‚ “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed” (Agresti‚ 2014). In today’s society‚ gun control has been heavily debated. Some believe the government needs to

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    "The United States Constitution is a healthy document which still serves our nation exceptionally well and does not need drastic change or revision." Since June twenty first of 1788‚ when the United States Constitution was ratified in Washington D.C. it has been considered The Law of the Land. Ever since that date‚ we have followed those rules as the Federal law and overall “ruling” of our lives. For almost two hundred twenty four years‚ this has been what our country has been following to this

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    Bill of Rights and Amendments 13‚ 14‚ and 15 HIS 301 July 18‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments 13‚ 14‚ and 15 "The Constitution is the highest law in the United States" (U.S. Constitution‚ 2010‚ para. 1). The Constitution is the building block for the United States government‚ and each law separate from the Constitution is some derivative of the document. The Constitution assisted in creating Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Over the course of the United States ’ history many items

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