The Second Amendment
The second amendment in the constitution can be defined 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). Most Americans believe this to be a right to own firearms privately for self-defense. There are many who debate that it is only the federal government who has the right to arm its military and that private gun ownership should be banned; however, I do not agree with this argument. Growing up, my family did not own guns, and I only saw guns on television, until I married my husband. My husband has been in the United States Marine Corps since he was eighteen and has been around firearms for most of his military career. He is very pro-gun and it has …show more content…
“Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck and University of New Haven professor of criminal justice Jongyeon Tark, examined whether the defensive use of guns resulted in property loss, minor injury to a victim, or serious injury. Kleck and Tark found that using a gun reduced the risk of all three, and that injury resulted from self-protection with a gun in only 10 percent of cases” (US News). As a woman, I can definitely see the appeal of using a gun for self-defense. Especially when I would be working at night and traveling through the inner city, I would feel more secure in my personal safety if I had access to a firearm. Another pro of the second amendment is that reasonable gun control and education steps can be put in place, so an outright ban would be unnecessary. I feel that stricter gun control laws could benefit the second amendment, and that education on firearm safety and handling should be taught at an early
The second amendment in the constitution can be defined 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). Most Americans believe this to be a right to own firearms privately for self-defense. There are many who debate that it is only the federal government who has the right to arm its military and that private gun ownership should be banned; however, I do not agree with this argument. Growing up, my family did not own guns, and I only saw guns on television, until I married my husband. My husband has been in the United States Marine Corps since he was eighteen and has been around firearms for most of his military career. He is very pro-gun and it has …show more content…
“Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck and University of New Haven professor of criminal justice Jongyeon Tark, examined whether the defensive use of guns resulted in property loss, minor injury to a victim, or serious injury. Kleck and Tark found that using a gun reduced the risk of all three, and that injury resulted from self-protection with a gun in only 10 percent of cases” (US News). As a woman, I can definitely see the appeal of using a gun for self-defense. Especially when I would be working at night and traveling through the inner city, I would feel more secure in my personal safety if I had access to a firearm. Another pro of the second amendment is that reasonable gun control and education steps can be put in place, so an outright ban would be unnecessary. I feel that stricter gun control laws could benefit the second amendment, and that education on firearm safety and handling should be taught at an early