Guns Keep Us Safe Vermont, one of out five states that allow their citizens to carry a firearm, without having a permit on them. Out of Alaska, Arizona, Vermont, Arkansas, and Wyoming, Vermont is the safest (Custom States). In my paper i will prove that states that allow their citizens to own and carry a firearm have lower crime rates than states who don't allow their citizens to own or carry a firearm. The five states that allow their citizens to carry a firearm without a gun permit are the following: Alaska, Arizona, Vermont, Arkansas, and Wyoming. As you all know the United States let’s all their citizens own a firearm and i bet you're asking why i chose those five specific states, well the states that i chose let their citizens own and carry a firearm without a permit. All the other 45 states only allow a their citizens to own a gun and are …show more content…
The 2nd Amendment was one of the first 10 amendments to be passed by congress. This Second Amendment was passed September 25, 1789. It took Congress 2 years to decide whether to let the citizens of the United States of America own a firearm.
What does the Second Amendment mean?. Well “the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution 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 infringed"(Legal Information Institute). In other words that means that us the citizens are allowed to own a firearm if we have the suitable permits.
How are guns regulated?. Guns have so many regulations so ill give a couple of them. First of all, if you want to buy a firearm and you have psychiatric issues you might as well not even think about buying a firearm. People with issues that may cause for them to hurt someone arent aloud have or own any type of firearm because not only do they put themselves in danger but they endanger the lives of other innocent human