Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

Do people today really need to have guns? The second amendment was passed by Congress September 25, 1789 but was added to the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. The 2nd Amendment is about the right to bear arms and often referred to as the “Right to Bear Arms Amendment.” The second amendment states that “a free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such…

topical issues in United States is 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.…

legalized in the United States, because it is part of our constitution and it needs to be followed. According to Paul Gosar/Second Amendment and Gun Rights/1-11-16 he said “In the Federalist No. 46, James Madison explained that because American citizens were typically armed, the federal government would be unable to exert power beyond the powers enumerated in the Constitution”. pretty much James Madison explained that since guns were a way of life then it was meant to be in the constitution.…

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…

the framers of the Constitution intend for every U.S. citizen to have the right to bear arms? It is scary to think about what would happen if everyone in a mall had a gun. Under the Second Amendment, American citizens have the right to bear arms and that right should never be violated. Although that is true, gun control is needed because thousands of US citizens are killed every year from the misuse of weapons. The Constitution explicitly has the law written out. It exactly states that "a…

Urbandale, IA 50322 What the Second Amendment Means to Me Eleven years after the war for independence for the United States of America, our founding fathers strongly felt that there was a need for a plan to govern our new nation. In 1787 the plan was ratified or approved, and became our U.S Constitution. After much debate in 1791, ten amendments were adapted in to the Constitution of the United States. They became known as the Bill of Rights. The second amendment, which reads, “ A well…

in the United States is and has been one of the most debated topics involving the constitution. In the past century, countries from all around the world have been banning or heavily restricting access to firearms. England has restricted access to semi-automatic rifles that are abundant in the United States and Australia it is almost impossible to get one’s hands on a pistol. So if countries like Australia and England have laws making it hard to get guns, than why hasn’t the United States? The…

Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”(US Const. amend. II) The meaning of this amendment to the United States Constitution has been heavily debated topic for decades. For me, the meaning of the Second Amendment was never controversial because I grew up in a household where my family held in high regard the rights granted to us by the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. However, I never…

Introduction Second amendment was one of the first 10 amendments. Second amendment’s main framer was James Madison and several other famous faces of our nation like John Adams supported the second amendment. Amendment second is the amendment that says that “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”. It was created because if the central or the state government was not be able to protect the rights…

The Second Amendment, which is a part of the Bill of Rights, is an important amendment that was written in such a way that over the years people have struggled to come up with the exact way in which it was meant to be interpreted. The Second Amendment states “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Pendergast, Pendergast, Sousani 30). During times in our American history we have reached a point where most people were in agreement with how the government handled…