Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

understanding our Second Amendment. “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (Bowman, Jeffrey Newton, Heather, 2015) The Founding Fathers while deciding on how their government should run had one major concern. They needed to form a government that would be free of tyranny. Since they had just broken from Britain who had attempted to do this to them, these concerns were very real to them. While creating the…

The article “Assault Weapons” (2016) discusses the idea of whether or not the states should implement restricting access to assault weapons. For example, supporters believe restricting access could prevent lives being lost. Additionally, supporters feel as if civilians have no real reason for owning assault weapons. However, opponents believe creating this new law violates the right of the second amendment. Furthermore, opponents believe assault weapons were not used for most shooting deaths…

There has been a debate on what to do about the problem of gun violence here in the U.S. The second amendment of the Bill of Rights states that “ 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 statement is interpreted many different ways depending on the person. I think the second amendment states that you have rights to own a firearm, but to protect yourself and your property. It is…

The Bill of Rights and Gun Control As time has gone on, the Second Amendment has become the subject of many heated debates. The Second Amendments states, “...the rights of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. However, with a rise in the U.S. crime levels, many people have talked about bills that would restrict gun ownership. Opposers of these bills say that they are direct violations of their Second Amendment rights, while supporters of them say that restricting guns…

The director of the documentary Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore, portrays many of today’s issues in the United States of America. American’s have a hard time with thinking things through and trying to find the root to major problems, thus resulting into a total disaster. The United States has the most gun related crimes in the world. Michael Moore tries to find the root to this problem which is seemingly unknown. Citizens and the media tend to make generalizations that try to single out…

types of firearms. The 2nd amendment, which was written in 1791, has been a point of contention for many years. Each side wants to be able to interpret these words in a way that will benefit their party. The text 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.” (Second Amendment – U.S. Constitution, n.d.). The problem is the interpretation of “A…

Second Amendment “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” (Archives, 2016). Gun control topic relates to criminal law and criminal procedures by giving a punishment to the defendant if individual violated the law or a police officer violated citizen’s rights. Most states allow people to bear a gun, but some of them not. So it depends the state law a person will be punished by bearing a gun.…

The United States has become a country that no longer stands united. The divisions in the country proportionally show how society has degraded. The last election shows the strong division based upon just political reasons. One of the major issues that have caused these divisions discovered with the actions that should occur towards gun control. Some officials suggest that the country bans guns entirely and others believe that the issue should not even reach discussion. Essentially the debate…

There should be more laws restricting gun control The second amendment to the US constitution specifically says: “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.” According to “2nd Amendment: Original Meaning and Purpose” article the main reason that led to include this amendment to the bill of rights was that the founding fathers were trying to prevent the country from having a tyrannic government…

thirteen (13) amendments to the Constitution, that one of them – the Second Amendment would cause so much controversy? I am sure many of know what the Second Amendment is, but just in case you do not, it 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." What this means is “the right to bear arms”, simply our right to own and carry guns. This amendment added to the U.S. Constitution in 1791,…