Militia

One of the basic goals prior to engaging in war is establishing the image of the enemy. To create an image so vivid that it can “distinguish the act of killing from the act of murder” ( gray )1. In recent wars, nations have found that the sky is the limit, in literal terms, as children in Yemen now fear blue skies for the possibility that the drones might come out and attack2. In times of war, children are no longer a forethought in society. Children often get the worst blows from war, suffering…

“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,” The Second Amendment. If the Constitution framers didn’t want U.S. citizens to possess the right to bear arms today, then they wouldn’t have written it into the Constitution back then. Just because of a few unstoppable shootings recently in the news, in which occurred from sick-minded people, doesn’t automatically mean guns should be restricted or…

Even though Right to Bear Arms has caused some big problems in our world today, the second amendment is one of the most important amendments of the bill of rights, because individuals have the right to own a firearm. and it is still applied to all citizen even today. To begin, the second amendment means that individual citizens have the right to own a gun for their own purpose including self-defense. The United States Supreme court ruled that the right to Bear Arms belongs to individuals and…

The Governor had an architect that traveled from England with Tryon to North Carolina. John Hawks was the English-trained architect and builder of Tryon Palace , and was the first professionally trained architect in North Carolina and one of the first in the American colonies. According to a 1765 letter from Gov. William Tryon, Hawks arrived in New Bern with Tryon in 1764 and was "the Master Builder I took over with me from England, and who is a very able Worthy Man." In 1767, with the palace…

arms. However, many people who believe in pro gun control say that the 2nd Amendment was intended for our militia only. "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." (2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution) The Constitution states that the right to bear arms is in the hands of the militia, yet many believe that the people have the right to bear their own arms. The Context taken out of…

does use drafts of documents to also show different forms of interpretations for the idea of the individual. As a source, it would prove there were more sides and impressions about arms during the time. The second selected essay, A Well-Regulated Militia: The Origins and Meaning of the Second Amendment by Lawrence Cress. This text is also about the Second Amendment, but is fairly different to what Shalhope interpreted- Cress sees the meaning of the Second Amendment as an assertion of…

Bill of Rights gives citizens of the United States the right to bear arms. It reads “[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” (Second Amendment.). The right to bear arms is referring to the right to own and carry a weapon. Some scholars believe that the use of the words “a well-regulated militia” as a prefix to the second clause means the second amendment only exists to “restrict congress…

beginning of the war, Jackson became the victim of a gun fight which lead to a bullet entering his left arm during a solider dispute which left him horribly wounded. Despite his injuries, Jackson was the first person to stand up for the Tennessee Militia and lead them into battle. This inspired the men to work for him. Not only did Jackson display great presence, he also showed an extreme level of resilience. Jackson came from a life-threatening injury and was willing to put his life on the line…

early spring of 1781, Lord Charles Cornwallis led the British Army to the Guilford Courthouse to face the colonial militia and their general, Nathanael Greene. Greene knew of the British Army’s advancements and had set up three lines of defense to fight the British, whose army was under half the size and was weary from traveling. The three lines of defense ended up dividing the militia into smaller sections the British Army could take on, causing the Continental Army to lose the battle.“The…

Gun Control in the United States has been a huge issue lately. School shootings and gun violence all over the country adds fuel to the fire of those who want to restrict guns from citizens. In the words of George Washington “When firearms go, all goes - we need them every hour.” The right to have guns in our homes today is important. Strict gun control is not a necessity, however, guns in the hands of responsible owners is. The second amendment, no matter when it was written, protects that…