History The Bill of Rights, much like the Constitution, has been a staple in the way that US law has been carried out ever since they were created. In recent years, however, it is becoming increasingly obvious that they no longer serve their original purpose. The second amendment, for instance, protects US citizens’ right to bear arms. This amendment can be problematic as people can own automatic weapons cable of killing dozens in seconds versus when the amendment was created and available weapons were limited to muskets that could shoot off about 3 rounds a minute. It is clear that this amendment must be limited and possibly even revoked as guns have become weapons of destruction as opposed to weapons for self defense. Alongside this, the
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In a study conducted by the American Bar Association only 33% of Americans can identify the Bill Of rights. When more people can identify the McDonald 's Golden Arches than the paper that lists their unalienable rights, it is safe to say that the Bill of Rights is, at least, in need of an update. When the same people surveyed were asked about the original purpose of the Bill Of Rights only 9% answered correctly, to protect from abuses by the federal government. This is only one example as to the ever decreasing relevance of the Bill Of …show more content…
On one side you have those who are for gun control as gun violence has become a serious problem in America. On the other side of the coin you have American citizens who believe strongly in their right to bear arms as it is a staple of the rights all Americans are granted. In the US, there are roughly 283 million guns in civilian hands. Although this in and of itself does not seem particularly damaging or harmful to anyone, the amount of deaths because of these guns shows otherwise. It has been reported that over 30,000 people are killed each year as a result of gun violence, ⅓ of these deaths consist of people under the age of 20. There are more gun homicides annually in the US alone than in Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan combined. Statistic don 't lie and when 30,000 people are killed from gun violence, it becomes increasingly important for us to reevaluate our priorities and whether we are willing to make compromises in order to keep each other
In a study conducted by the American Bar Association only 33% of Americans can identify the Bill Of rights. When more people can identify the McDonald 's Golden Arches than the paper that lists their unalienable rights, it is safe to say that the Bill of Rights is, at least, in need of an update. When the same people surveyed were asked about the original purpose of the Bill Of Rights only 9% answered correctly, to protect from abuses by the federal government. This is only one example as to the ever decreasing relevance of the Bill Of …show more content…
On one side you have those who are for gun control as gun violence has become a serious problem in America. On the other side of the coin you have American citizens who believe strongly in their right to bear arms as it is a staple of the rights all Americans are granted. In the US, there are roughly 283 million guns in civilian hands. Although this in and of itself does not seem particularly damaging or harmful to anyone, the amount of deaths because of these guns shows otherwise. It has been reported that over 30,000 people are killed each year as a result of gun violence, ⅓ of these deaths consist of people under the age of 20. There are more gun homicides annually in the US alone than in Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan combined. Statistic don 't lie and when 30,000 people are killed from gun violence, it becomes increasingly important for us to reevaluate our priorities and whether we are willing to make compromises in order to keep each other