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Brown Mackie College Gun control and 2nd Amendment in our society Amy Brame American Constitutional Law Percy Pruitt August 28, 2014 Amy Brame Percy Pruitt American Constitutional Law 26 August 2014 Gun Control and the 2nd Amendment in our society One of the rights that have made America the land of the free is found in the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. The right to “Bear Arms”, which should never be infringed by any means necessary. Recently people have been looking…

For every reason that guns should be taken away, an even better reason to keep them follows. Taking something away does not fix the problem. Go ahead and take guns away from the people to prevent crimes, then right after sit back and watch what other ways the people discover to kill a defenseless person who could have had a weapon…

Bill of Rights Writing assignment. When it comes to this country freedom are the most important basic right a person in United States possesses, and the right most often expressed. Americans have four essential freedoms as stated by (Franklin Delano Roosevelt). The culture of this country was very well planned by the forefathers who sat down and drafted the constitution. However, due to advancement of technology and new generation, there are few things which were put place those days that need…

relevant in society. Although there are many regulations as to who can own a gun, where they are allowed, and requiring a permit to carry and concealed weapon, the second amendment still protects and grants the right of the militia and citizens to “keep and bear arms”. In order to ensure that the government couldn’t take away the citizens firearms, the founding fathers preserved their right to self-defense with the ratification of the second amendment on December 15, 1791. In today's society,…

distinct government in each, can take no regular measures for defense. The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair.” John W. Putnam said, “The people have a right to keep arms; therefore, if we should have some Executive who attempted to set himself up as dictator or king, the people can organize themselves together and, with the arms and ammunition they have, they can properly protect…

Imagine this… a lady is sitting in a chair, just working at home. Then she hears the door creak open, so she looks up with the eye of an eagle. While doing this, searches for any unusual movement. She sees nothing, so she just thinks it’s the wind and goes back to work. All of a sudden, she sees a man in her line of vision. A man who stands 6’3” tall and 250 pounds. He is faceless, wearing a black mask that is the color of midnight. The man doesn’t notice the woman so he continues on with what…

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…

John Hope Franklin tells a story of something that happened when he was only seven years old in the story of “The Train from Hate”. It involves Franklin’s father which had moved to Tulsa to be able to support his family, while John, his mother, and his sister had still lived in Rentiesville Oklahoma. After researching more into the story I found that Charles Haskins, had done a lecture on Franklin, explaining Franklin’s father did not feel safe with his family being around the racial riots…

Imagine a journey that could take you around an entire continent, into uncharted waters that have never before been explored by any other European explorers, facing dangers and establishing ports that would change the trading future of Europe. My report is about the life and expedition of Bartolomeu Diaz, one of the most important people during the Age of Exploration, and the leader of the expedition that would round the southern tip of Africa, opening up trade to India and Asia, and cutting out…

John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin was a highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow (Yarrow). Apart from being an historian and author, Franklin was also former president for many honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa,…