Arguments Against The Second Amendment

As American citizens, everyone is entitled to certain rights that the government is not supposed to infringe upon. However, the Second Amendment is a right that some political figures are working on taking away. Some Americans believe that this amendment should be repealed from the constitution, while many others know that it is a natural born right of a citizen. Doing research on this topic, it is very clear that not everyone in the government is trying to take away this right, but some political figures are in fact attempting to take away the Second Amendment Right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment is stated 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.” (Cornell University Law School 1). Due to some miscommunication with the Amendment’s wording, some debate has been brought up on what this …show more content…
President Obama, for example, spoke many times of establishing a national assault-weapons ban because he believed it would help to impede the recent mass shootings that were occurring. (Cohen 1). Another example, Hillary Clinton, claims that guns will not make Americans safer. (Hyde Park Declaration 1). Now it is easy to see why some would follow along with these leaders. Everyone wants to feel safe in and out of their homes. But what if a person feels safest knowing that if someone walked through their front door, they could protect their family without a problem? What if a woman felt safest walking alone to her car after work knowing that she could defend herself if she was attacked? The safety of some should not override the safety of others. Although these political figures may have some good intentions for their stances on gun control, they should not be able to determine the rights of