Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

For years now our country has been in a heated debate on the second amendment to the United States Constitution which protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Some people feel that it is not safe to let citizens have and carry guns, while others agree it is their right as an American to own a gun. In America, there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians, and only 897,000 carried by police. Close to 33,000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011…

Shooting holes in the Gun Rights Movement “Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights” Since the United States of America declared its independence on July 4, 1776, guns have been an integral part of American identity. They have represented both a direct check on a possible tyrannical government and a symbol of what being American means. But if we examine the history of the 2nd Amendment and guns from a deeper perspective, we see why it’s such a controversial issue. Guns, especially…

Throughout the history in America, there have been struggles of what liberty and rights are given to the people of the land. In the beginning, the Constitution gave the American people the Bill of Rights. The first 10 amendments that protect the citizens from the federal government is the first step of liberties and rights to the citizens of America. But, over time there have been struggles of which the rights belong to in the first place. According to the Essentials of American Government , a…

Shall not be infringed “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” (“The Bill of Rights: A Transcription”); this is a quote from the bill of rights that explains the right of all US citizens to own firearms. There is a reason that the bill of rights was created, and to talk about stripping anyone of something listed in the bill of rights is ridiculous. Should the government also do away with…

The Second Amendment, is a very controversial area under discussion in the media. Both advocates for and against gun ownership have been lobbying Congress to gain legislation in their favor for decades. Congress is at a standstill over gun issues and has voted down all proposals on gun control in the legislature. Although regulation is useless against criminals some harm can be avoided through tougher unified gun control, the American people have a Second Amendment right to bear arms,…

The U. S. 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…

The second amendment was added to the US constitution on December 15, 1791. It was implemented to protect the people’s right to keep and bear arms. It is a part of our very foundation that people’s right to have weapons shall not be infringed. The argument on if gun control is needed is clearly answered already. The people's right to keep and bear arms is a crucial part of our american society and way of life.. Many people often attempt to use other countries such as Great Britain as a…

several approaches when it comes to the right of individuals to own weapons. The second amendment in the United States Constitution, which discusses the right to bear and own arms, introduced three debates in the United States that triggered the issue of gun ownership. The amendment allows citizens to have the right to bear arms as long as they are controlled and licensed by the law. A number of states in the United States have different provisions that allow individuals to own and bear guns…

the government would have to amend the constitution to bring about such an action. The second amendment of the constitution gives us the right to bear arms. Keeping in mind, if amended, our personal right under the constitution would have no meaning; whenever, the government wish to make changes, they will just vote. The government would be like a parliament, just do what we say. If allowed, these right wing activists would change one constitutional amendment, and there would be more to…

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…