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    2nd Amendment Arguments

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    The 2nd amendment is a very popular topic in today’s society and most have posted about the 2nd amendment. In my opinion and interpretation of the amendment it is pretty cut and dry. The founding fathers deemed it necessary to afford law abiding citizens the right to bear arms. As a citizen of this country it is my privilege, yes I said “privilege” not right to bear arms. I should be able to buy any weapon of my choosing whether it be for home defense, the defense of my family or for…

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    Gun control should not be 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…

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    Increased Gun Control

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    Increased Gun Control While the Obama Administration is attempting to put restrictions on and do away with some specific guns, criminals are finding them on the black market and purchasing them illegally. Putting restrictions on gun ownership violates the 2nd Amendment right, which is the right of the people to keep and bear arms, and the right to self defense. The key to keeping our nation safe is not having armed citizens, we need experienced and informed citizens. We need to put more focus…

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    The Second Amendment states that the government cannot take away your firearms because you have the right to own them and the government cannot take that right away from you. The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to have firearms for any appropriate purpose. You can use firearms for self-protection, recreation, competition, hunting, or collecting. Most Americans believe that the Second Amendment protects their individual rights. There are many reasons that our Founding Fathers wrote…

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    The United States’ national security has been a problem always,but especially now. Our national security has been violated several times in the last two decades and there are things to solve in order to make our country safer. In order to keep our nation safe our new president has to deal with guns,terrorists groups, and other fatal threats. I sure hope our new president focuses on these problems and solve them. Guns have been allowed in our country since it was founded. The second amendment in…

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    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…

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    Guns, Apathy and Media Power In The United States, rampage shootings at schools, colleges or any public place are more commons every day. It is such a complex problem, because is the consequence of the mix of various fails of the system and the society. Hence, there are some principal aspects that should change to achieve avoid this types of carnages: the gun control in The United States, the behavior of society in front of the criminal before of become criminal, and the “blame culture”, that…

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    Congress continues to debate the efficacy and constitutionality regulated firearms and ammo. To be totally honest, people believe 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…

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    The second amendment is very important to American society because it protects our right to possess a firearm. This rule was made very quickly since it occurred during the Revolutionary War, which meant we had nothing to protect ourselves. There are terrorist groups like Al Qaeda who threaten the lives of Americans every day. This right gives us the right to protect ourselves from the criminals in our world. The second amendment is the best because it ensures the American people the right to…

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    It is hard to talk about gun rights without first 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…

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