The second amendment states that Congress cannot stop individuals from having and carrying weapons. This amendment was created so that the federal government could not disarm the state militias and replace them with a federal army and how the state militias would keep the federal army in check. The amendment was ratified on December 15th, 1971 along with the other nine amendments, forming the Bill of Rights. It would make me responsible citizen for supporting gun control as they are dangerous. Many argue that guns should be banned altogether and not just semi-automatic ones. They argue this because they state that it only causes violence as guns may be accessed by individuals who only have the intent to harm/ threaten others or commit crimes. I think individuals can protect themselves with others form of weapons if needed for self-defense they don’t need guns which are extremely dangerous and deadly in the wrong hands. In my opinion, the fact that guns are so easily accessible and the fact that some states don’t require a permit to carry one is incorrect. This means people with bad intentions can purchase and carry a gun once they complete a background check
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Introducing laws to prohibit guns would just be an infringement of the amendment. These amendments have been around for decades and have served the country well so they should not be altered. If the second amendment was altered, then others would complain about the other amendments and give opinions on how they should be altered as well. Also, people argue that even if gun control were introduced, people would still acquire guns illegally for example from the black market. People say it’s not the guns that cause the harm, but, it’s the people using them. So, prohibiting guns wouldn’t make much difference as criminals would use other forms of weapons to harm or
Introducing laws to prohibit guns would just be an infringement of the amendment. These amendments have been around for decades and have served the country well so they should not be altered. If the second amendment was altered, then others would complain about the other amendments and give opinions on how they should be altered as well. Also, people argue that even if gun control were introduced, people would still acquire guns illegally for example from the black market. People say it’s not the guns that cause the harm, but, it’s the people using them. So, prohibiting guns wouldn’t make much difference as criminals would use other forms of weapons to harm or