Militia

Const. amend. II states, “[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.” [1] It is argued that the Constitution provides individuals the right to ownership and possession of a wide variety of weapons to use as protection. Others argue the right is not a fundamental right of the people and belongs to the states to protect and maintain organized militia units and public forces. This is under the…

since suffrage was often tied to owning land. At the beginning, the rebellion was peaceful and centered mainly on freeing the men who had been jailed for not paying their taxes. This revolt becomes more militant on August 29, 1786. A Massachusetts militia that had been raised as a private army defeated the rebellion force on February 3, 1787. In 1791, the government of the United States previously running under the Articles of Confederation had been replaced by a hands on, more effective…

will cause our country to go down the wrong path. You would think that it wouldn’t be that hard to interpret a 226 year old document, but the 2nd Amendment has caused us much trouble. The main portion of the 2nd Amendment 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.” This 226 year old statement is of much debate in previous days, months, years, and elections, and will be for many days,…

citizens’ rights to posess working handguns in their homes for self defense. The ruling in this case clearly indicating that the interpretation of the word ‘militia’ was that individuals could own guns, whereas gun control advocates point out that when the term ‘militia’ is used elsewhere in the Constitution it always refers to the state-organized militia which is today’s organized National Guard. In his article entitled, Interpreting the Right to Bear Arms – Gun Regulation and Constitution…

Every single day in the United States of America, the sound of a gun fires through the air on average of ninety nine times, ending a human being’s life (“Gun Violence by the Numbers”). This huge number is not new to the American society though, these fatal gun shootings have been occurring for decades. Government officials and politicians have been trying to reduce these deaths with the help of gun control. Gun control is defined as the, “regulation of the selling, owning, and use of guns” (“Gun…

Britain had a few goals when it switched focus of the American Revolutionary War from focusing on the north to moving down south. The strategy was to defend the West Indies and capture the tobacco and rice growing areas in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Another strategy was to raise for loyalist troops to help fight the Patriots. At the time this may have seemed like a good idea, but with the French becoming a more important role in the war Britain underestimated the Patriot French…

also described how she helped refugees that were not in camps and trying to get to safety. She stated that one of the main fears Burmese people have is of the militia police. The militia police look for Burmese refugees and usually send them to camps, beat them, or even kill them. Some refugees try to look like they are part of the militia so they reach safety and possibly get jobs. Dr. Aung and others teach these people how to not get caught, mainly by acting like they are not Burmese. This…

and counter the claims of the French, the other major countries that benefited from the sharing of the deceased Ottoman Empire (Reynold). Given the progressive resistance of the local Arab population, the Zionist movement would then organize Jewish militias (Irgun, Haganah, Stern, embryos of future IDF) to support and accompany the colonization of territories in Palestine, which will…

I'm a student living in your district, and in light of yet another mass shooting, I cannot help but question you stance on guns. On your campaign website, you state: "Elise is a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment and strongly opposes the NY SAFE Act. The deeply flawed legislation only leaves law-abiding New Yorkers in more danger of criminals breaking the law in the first place. Elise is a gun owner, a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association, and will strongly oppose…

gun control. The issue has reached the supreme court over and over again, and many different people have different stances on it.. The basis of is the Second Amendment, written in the Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment states: “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." (U.S. Const. amend. II) The problem is that the intent behind the amendment is unclear. This paper will examine the many…