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    Right To Bear Arms Essay

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    the next shooting case. But I believe there are abundant reasons for government not to ban the gun, but control it, and these will be stated in following paragraph. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects a “right to bear arms”. It says “A well undefined 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 law explains why it allows US Citizens to…

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    The second amendment protects the right of individuals to possess a fire arms although the government retains the power to enact a broad range of firearms laws, including restrictions on possession by felons, or in places like school or government buildings. The “right to keep and bear arms” remains a puzzle to Americans and has become a strictly political matter. The second Amendment does protect us from us from potential danger in the society and it is still relevant today. There are two main…

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    In “Good guys with guns”, the main story was about how a couple who were able to defend themselves with a gun while being robbed. In an interview, they explained that having the right to carry a gun saved their lives. They did stress that both of them had military backgrounds and that they were well trained with guns. I think that while having the gun at that moment did save their lives, the robber, who also had a gun, would not have been able to commit this crime if there were stricter gun…

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    Cpls On Campus Essay

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    the students inside the school a teacher who would like to carry a handgun, or have one locked inside their classroom should be aloud to do so. He continued by adding this statement, “The 2nd amendment is necessary for the sustainability of a Free State.” So in order for teachers and students to feel free and have their rights upheld from what he has stated he believes that this means that they deserve the right to choose rather or not a teacher should have a CPL in the…

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    Guns In Texas

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    Would it not be more logical to have owners take the mental health test annually? As we do not know what happens in people’s lives over time, complications are a possibility of happening to a person and in some cases can even alter the individuals state of mind. Therefore, it would be more suitable to have annual checkups on the mental health of gun owners. In conclusion, my arguments listed above, regarding my opinions on either agreeing or disagreeing with the allegations on owning guns…

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    In an article titled “Don’t Scapegoat Gun Owners for Chicago’s Violent Crime Problem” published on nraila.org, the writer explains that that the gun ownership should not be the ones getting punished for the criminal act of others and the issue of Chicago’s violent crimes is a lot more complex than what pro-gun control advocates are saying. Essentially their argument boils down to “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” While they do have a point about situations like this being a lot more…

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    Issue Discussion In 1791, ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were created. 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” (Brooks, 2017). This amendment states that all citizens have the right to bear arms. It was originally created to give citizens the opportunity to fight back against an autocratic federal government. Within the past two decades, there have been…

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    The Second Amendment is one of the most widely debated amendments in the Bill of Rights, let alone the 27 Amendments ratified thus far. Argument has raged for centuries over the concept of gun control and one of the most deep seated arguments within this debate is the interpretation of the Second Amendment. The exact text of the Second Amendment reads “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…

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    Gun War Pros And Cons

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    1. To me, the Second Amendment basically gives citizens the right to create an armed militia, that is professional and not out of line, to defend one's community, and the ownership of firearms to carry out such defense, which also includes personal defense, in certain, drastic situations. Now, to the ownership of firearms, I also would like to add that it should be, within reason. By that, I mean that certain weapons should not be given to the public, due to how incredibly dangerous and deadly…

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    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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