From A Salt Rifle to an Assault Rifle: Our right as able-bodied citizens to own assault weaponry
William S. Burroughs declared, "After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it." The Second amendment protects our right as able-bodied citizens to own all firearms (including assault weaponry), and preserves our natural right to defend ourselves.
When the term “assault weapon” is used in the media no one really knows what it means, as there is no definitive legal definition. Some people say that it means any black rifle with a magazine capacity of thirty or more bullets, others argue that it means a fully automatic military weapon; while some maintain that it means an AR-15 rifle. Even though Merriam-Webster is vague in stating what exact type of gun an assault weapon is, declaring it is “any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms.” its description is the most correct, as “assault weapon” consists of a vast majority of firearms used for hunting, competing, war, and self-defense. Any ban on “assault weapons” would in essence ban all armaments used to threaten or inflict bodily harm, including knives, bats, spears, and swords, as well as guns. …show more content…
Nowhere in the Second Amendment does it say ‘the people can only own flintlock rifles or revolvers’; it states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”, or in other words the right to own and carry weapons will not be interfered with, which includes all firearms. Furthermore, the Supreme Court in U.S v. Miller found that the Second Amendment protects any firearm that could be proven to be “any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common defense”. That is every firearm past, present, or in the
William S. Burroughs declared, "After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it." The Second amendment protects our right as able-bodied citizens to own all firearms (including assault weaponry), and preserves our natural right to defend ourselves.
When the term “assault weapon” is used in the media no one really knows what it means, as there is no definitive legal definition. Some people say that it means any black rifle with a magazine capacity of thirty or more bullets, others argue that it means a fully automatic military weapon; while some maintain that it means an AR-15 rifle. Even though Merriam-Webster is vague in stating what exact type of gun an assault weapon is, declaring it is “any of various automatic or semiautomatic firearms.” its description is the most correct, as “assault weapon” consists of a vast majority of firearms used for hunting, competing, war, and self-defense. Any ban on “assault weapons” would in essence ban all armaments used to threaten or inflict bodily harm, including knives, bats, spears, and swords, as well as guns. …show more content…
Nowhere in the Second Amendment does it say ‘the people can only own flintlock rifles or revolvers’; it states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”, or in other words the right to own and carry weapons will not be interfered with, which includes all firearms. Furthermore, the Supreme Court in U.S v. Miller found that the Second Amendment protects any firearm that could be proven to be “any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common defense”. That is every firearm past, present, or in the