Right to keep and bear arms

This modern debate about the Second Amendment created a massive argument whether it protects the individual right to keep and bear arms, or a right that can only be applied through a militia organization. This is a debate that been around among people and the government and has two sides. on one hand, some believed that the phrase ``the right of the people to keep and bear arms`` give the right to individual U.S citizens to carry a firearm while on the other hand, the phrase `` a well…

According to the video “Crossfire : The politics of gun rights and gun control - the fifth estate” by Cbs News, it was 9:41 am on December 14, 2012 when Newton, Connecticut police received the 911 call from Sandy Hook Elementary School. However, by this time it was already too late for the children and staff inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. For a shooter armed with a Military style assault weapon, Adam Lanza a 20 year old with a disturbed mind had enter the school. This assault weapon he…

The second amendment’s original message of protecting each American’s right is to keep and bear arms- to be armed at a level equal to the government. With originality comes history. The historical side of the second amendment, along with the other historical backgrounds of the original 13 amendments, is part of the solid foundation of the United States of America. The second amendment’s purpose in the Constitution, credited to the Founders, is merely to allow us to intimidate burglars, or…

prevented if a bystander had a firearm (Police 3). Various police officers and responders believe if no one was able to obtain a firearm you would have to call 9-1-1 and by the time they arrive it would simply be too late (Police 2). Gun control won’t keep a gun out of the hands of criminals, nearly 76% of criminals obtain an illegal gun when committing the crime. (Pro 5). We need to have mandatory sentences for people who commit a crime with a firearm. (Does 3) A firearm is a police officer’s…

In Article II Section 12, the right to bear arms is clearly stated. “The right of any person to keep or bear arms in defense of his own home, person, and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question.” Also, it is included and is an Inalienable right, which means it cannot be given or taken away, granted to all persons defending their lives and protecting property…

My RIGHT to Bear Arms The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states; “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of the Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Recently, a man and his wife in San Bernardino, California walked into an environmental health services building where a party was taking place with two AR15’s and two pistols, opened fire on the people at the party, killing 14 people and injuring some odd more. In this…

“The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than armed men.”- Thomas Jefferson. This quote by Thomas Jefferson, a founding father, explains clearly how gun control helps the criminals. Gun Control…

modern society, guns are entwined with escalating arguments about gun control and gun violence. Generally speaking, the quarrel scorches across the American terrain like a raging fire; practically every day there is a news story related to a firing arm. To demonstrate, a recent Central News Network article debriefs gun presence in relation to violence and other tragedies. In this case, guns association with homicides, terrorism and mass shootings. In compliance with statistics, there are…

households reported having a gun at home” (Smith). They are allowed to do so because of the Second Amendment, which says “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (US). The government has been trying to limit this right due to acts of violence involving firearms, but many states have passed laws to protect their citizens from gun control. Despite the recent and long standing argument of government…

The 2nd 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”. Many Americans believe in and benefit from this right, however, the freedom to bear arms at times may come with significant and sometimes deadly consequences. The right to bear arms is a relatively easy process. Americans are victims to innocent deaths such as murders and accidental shootings due to the ease at which one…