Everyone thinks that the constitution has our rights protected, but what many people do not realize is that the constitution is constantly being challenged by law makers, states and individuals alike. The Supreme court has heard and ruled on over 48 cases centering around the right to bear arms. We as individuals have to educate ourselves on gun safety, as well as the laws concerning our right to bear arms. Now think again to the scenario I presented you with at the beginning. Your home has just been broken into and you reach over to the nightstand to grab your pistol.
Therefore, gun control should not be enforced, because this country has a constitutional right to bear arms and gun control will not stop the violence in this great nation. This great country was born on trust and certain rights that have been given to the citizens. When the fore fathers wrote the Constitution and then the Bill of Rights, they thought that citizens should be able to protect themselves from criminals and other attacks. The men who founded this nation knew that guns would be important “to preserve liberty; it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms…” (Preface 1). He knew that the right to bear
Those that authored our Second Amendment could not have foreseen the production of Rocket Launchers and Atomic Bombs. One can only argue the true meaning of our constitutional rights by understanding what was implemented during the Constitutions
Instead, in a series of decisions dating back to the late nineteenth century, the Court ruled that the Second Amendment protected either the states' right to maintain militias or the individual's right to bear arms “in the service of military”. But in 2008, the Court reversed course, holding that the amendment does protect a basic individual right to own and use guns for lawful purposes including self-defense. Supporters of gun rights and advocates of gun control will surely continue to debate the true meaning of the Second Amendment long into the future. The text of first amendment of The United States Constitution is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and
Eric February 25 Gun Control: Legal or Illegal Should having the right to bear arms still be a constitutional right even though the rises in criminal acts have increased dramatically? This is a question that has been crossing many Americans minds as criminal acts begin to sky rocket. According to the 2nd Amendment; it states that it allows people to keep and bear arms but restricts those who are connected with a militia. This law also restricts and limits the type of gun that can be possessed as a citizen. The controversial discussion about this right has been rose recently, and has begun to be more of a concern with the recent criminal activity involving shootings around America.
Buck Maples Government April 18, 2013 Constitutional Right……or Wrong The newspaper headlines read: “26 Dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School”, “Shooter Opens Fire in Colorado Theater. 16 Dead, 58 Wounded”, “U.S. Representative Giffords Shot in Safeway Parking Lot”, Columbine, Virginia Tech…….the list could go on and on. There is no doubt that gun violence is prevalent in society today, which is why the topic of guns and gun control is being argued across the nation. There are compelling arguments for both sides of this debate, but the ultimate principal of gun ownership is written within our Bill of Rights in the form of the Second Amendment stating an individual’s right to bear arms.
Doing away with the right to bear arms in the United States Since 1791 has had the right to bear arms. The second amendment was ratified giving every American the right to possess a firearm. With it being legal to have a gun killing had become impossible to control. It empowered a lot of crime in the American states. In 1934, National Firearms Act brings about the first major gun control.
The ban expired in September 2004. This has since been replaced by a computerized background check system. Besides all this good principles and ideals there have been a lot of critics against the execution by organization. There have been four main claims from the Brady Campaign that have been a common subject of disagreement that we would like to enumerate: Brady campaign's statements 1. "Since the expiration of the federal Assault Weapons Ban two years ago, there has been a significant rise in violent crime and homicides.
Weapons would fall under is one of the leading subjects where there are many misconceptions. This is caused by people having several different viewpoints and different ideas on what on what falls under the second amendment and what should be narrowed down in the second amendment. One of the most divisive areas that gun control changes the amount of violent crimes in America. The national rifle association and the gun control activists are now in a series of court cases trying to defend their sides of the gun control debate. The media is spreading a lot of false persuasions for gun which makes this subject so diverse and so argumentum.
Gun Control The subject of gun control is very thought provoking and a very touchy issue, just mentioning the term gun control can strike a fire in many people and in many different ways. Some people look at gun control and see it as the answer to all the crime problems in America, others see it as the beginning of a tyrannical government, some look at the second amendment as just a way to project the sport of target shooting and hunting. The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence as to whether or not gun control is constitutional, prove whether or not guns create crime, and what limitations on owning a gun are constitutional and what is stepping on a person’s right to bear arms. There is no better place to start then the beginning,