We have always been people who revered their country. It is our home, where freedom is of highest value. For 240 years the men of the United States of America have boasted their inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. Hundreds of thousands of people dreamt of their new lives in America, and even died trying to achieve the ultimate state of freedom. However, no amount of religious freedom or freedom of speech, or peaceful protests will provide a tranquil mind. The darkest secret of the promised land is it lacks one crucial freedom; freedom from fear. When the founding fathers put together some of the greatest minds of our history, they said, in the second amendment in the Bill of Rights, “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.”
In spite of their great wisdom, the framers never knew how their world would change once they were laid to rest. In a world where military grade guns fired three rounds a minute, the right to bear arms was seemingly inherent to American greatness. Now, military grade guns can fire 725 rounds a minute and guns are now fear inducers, not protectors. It is very tempting to support the supposedly irresistible …show more content…
Imagine innocent people, too young to commit trespasses worthy of this consequence, slain. They will never graduate school, get accepted into a college, and get their first job in their career. The hours they spent dreaming about their wedding day, gone to waste for they will never live to see the day. There is not much imagining involved, for this is our world, at this very moment. If we do not make a stand against the rapid mass destruction of our own people, our brothers and sisters, America will only further decline. We the people have to take a stand to help each other, not destroy each
In spite of their great wisdom, the framers never knew how their world would change once they were laid to rest. In a world where military grade guns fired three rounds a minute, the right to bear arms was seemingly inherent to American greatness. Now, military grade guns can fire 725 rounds a minute and guns are now fear inducers, not protectors. It is very tempting to support the supposedly irresistible …show more content…
Imagine innocent people, too young to commit trespasses worthy of this consequence, slain. They will never graduate school, get accepted into a college, and get their first job in their career. The hours they spent dreaming about their wedding day, gone to waste for they will never live to see the day. There is not much imagining involved, for this is our world, at this very moment. If we do not make a stand against the rapid mass destruction of our own people, our brothers and sisters, America will only further decline. We the people have to take a stand to help each other, not destroy each