been raised around guns and I have been taught about gun safety. I want for you to see that as United States Citizens, we have the right to protect ourselves and our homes from criminals. If the government continues to take away our right to keep and bear arms, we will be defenseless against those that wish to harm us. What would happen if the military lost their fire arms? They would not be able to defend our country and how much sense does that make? Do you think that our president lives in a home
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On December 15, 1791, the original 10 Amendments were adopted as the Bill of Rights. With these came the second which is a highly controversial topic in American politics. Gun control came about with decades of the amendment being adopted, mainly in the form of conceal and carry laws in rural areas. The next push for stricter gun laws was followed with the National Firearms Act of 1934 which put a tax on firearm sales and the required registration of those firearms. Then in the 50’s when urbanization
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The District of Columbia passed the 1975 Firearms Control Regulations Act. This act made it illegal to own handguns, automatic firearms, or high capacity rifles and prohibited the possession of unregistered firearms. Dick heller a special police officer in the District of Columbia carried a firearm as part of his job. He was granted access into federal buildings with the gun, but the new provision made it illegal to possess in his own home. Along with Dick Heller, five other D.C. residents tried
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Mary Petto English 101 2/05/2013 Essay The Right to Bear Arms Having the right to carry a gun is an opinion. Some Americans feel the need to be able to practice their rights and carry guns either on them or in their house for safety. To some being able to own a gun is more of a hobby but for most it is for security. With all the bad events going on in this country, we as Americans should ask ourselves; are guns more harmful or are they more helpful? Since the beginning of time
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The debate over the Second Amendment (the right to keep and bear arms) has been an ongoing issue for quite some time now and probably will continue to be a hot topic for years to come. I understand that people on both sides of this issue have very strong and varying opinions, but when it comes right down to it people kill people guns are just a tool they use. Our government has systematically over the years been trying to take our gun rights away. They have implemented waiting periods
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Constitution is the truth that self-governing individuals should bear the responsibility for defending themselves. The 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. Cramer and Joseph examined the history of pistols in early America that tells us the Framers' original intent in protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms with no apparent limitations concerning handguns. Many
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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. It was written by James Madison to provide greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. The Bill of Rights lists specific restrictions on government power. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15th, 1791 becoming part of the Constitution. The first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
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for the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms are misinformed. Mr Sager writes. “Those who make this argument are misinformed as to the original intent of the 2nd Amendment and have either been tricked by the modern gun lobby’s marketing or are actively perverting its meaning” (Segar, 2012). Although Mr. Sager makes his point with a written quote from Chief Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger about his thought on the 2nd Amendment and its meaning on protecting every Americans right to own
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horror, violence, grief or trauma, including law enforcement, medical professionals, emergency workers and soldiers, can all cause PTSD. It is a natural, human response to tragedy or suffering. (Madison). Although the right to bear arms is a constitutional right, the extension of these rights to those in society that have a mental illness, specifically focusing on veterans with PTSD, have been questioned. While some people feel that veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars all have PTSD and should not
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country. Laws that include an assault weapons ban, background checks, in an attempt to keep guns out of the hands of people who may hurt someone or themselves. The opposition has claimed that some of these laws will violate their second amendment right to bear arms and are fighting against any new gun control measures. There are good potential outcomes of gun control and outcomes that might have a negative impact on citizens. A form of gun control that was law but failed to pass again is the ban
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