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    tells how he was called to act and start a licensing and registration system on behalf of the NRA. Keene further states that the Nixon administration was in pursuit to outlaw all side arms. To combat this act from enemies of gun ownership and the Second Amendment, Americans awoke in defense of their right to bear arms. These people stood up when they saw the government trying to do something they thought would never be changed. The Firearms Owners Protection Act rolled back most of the previous…

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    Right to Bear Arms Should American’s have the right to bear arms? The Second Amendment of the Constitution is "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." If the government decided to take away guns this would shatter the Constitution that the country is built on. We would no longer be considered the land of the free. Should American’s have the right to bear arms, as it is in the Second…

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    can exercise those freedoms. The government has also been inferring upon the second amendment rights. New laws in action are pushing for background checks with guns. The right to bear arms is an important right, this is for our protection. Just as many of the other rights protect our freedoms the right to bear arms is one of the most essential to our physical survival. Some may assert that gun rights are unimportant and that the second amendment is one that we could do without. We must consider…

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    of themselves. I already have that in the next sentence. But I like that sentence. But I want you to help. Every American has the right to bear arms, and many people have tried to unlawfully take that right away from us. Every American citizen has rights, and one of them is to possess a firearm. Several people have attempted to take away the right to bear arms. One of the most recent was President Barack Obama, attempting to take guns away from the people who are elderly, have…

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    shooting. It only takes away people’s Constitutional rights to bear arms. Duke. L.J. rewrites the Second Amendment when he states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of the State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Duke L.J). This right was given to the people from the founding fathers because they believed that it was necessary for the people to bear arms. The Second Amendment right was created for the soul purpose of protecting the…

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    the use of guns as we the people of the United states have the right to bear arms , to help prevent crimes and for our own protection. As Americans of the united states we are giving the right to bear arms because of the 2 Amendment allows us to. “ 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.” ( www.archives.gov ) Taken away our rights is like taking about us being American.Our…

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    Second Amendment In Texas

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    This civil right was intended under the assumption that citizens would use it to defend themselves under militia structure. However, as time went by the country has begun to use guns for personal protection of individual life and property. The manipulation of this civil right has led Texas legislators to create new gun laws that instead of doing away with guns they lawfully allow their use. However, many people feel that this is still an invasion of their civil right to bear arms. They feel…

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    In America we were given certain rights by our founding fathers that were given to us to maintain order within the country; one of these is the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. It allows us as United States Citizens to carry a fire arm for reasons such as self defense and hunting. ( "Second Amendment.") Now in our country there are some who wish to take away that right by saying that firearms are the source of violence in our nation. These people would have others believe that…

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    The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms” (The Bill of Rights). This constitutional right supports gun owners across America, and proves every law abiding citizen in the United States of America has the right to bear arms. When there is a bombing we blame the bomber, when there is a car accident we…

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    see what was going on in their country. The objective of this essay is to describe those advantages and disadvantages of direct democracy. Along with that topic I will also be discussing Alabama Amendment 3. This Amendment falls under the right to bear arms. Direct Democracy is a system of government in which people make political decisions directly, rather than by their elected representatives. In case of Direct Democracy can be a double-edged sword. It can indeed have many advantages for…

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