Essay On Assault Weapons

Assault Weaponry and the 2nd Amendment The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States states that,”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.” I think regular citizens and legal residents should not apply to the 2nd Amendment One idea why I think some people and most weapons should not apply to the 2nd Amendment, the number of people hurt or killed by assault weapons has decreased since they restricted the availability of it. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, in 1993, the year before the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, the number of the 19 assault weapons banned by name under current law they traced back was 8.2%. The ban went into effect on 13 September 1994 and the number of weapons they traced back was
One was used in April 1999 by two students responsible for the Columbine High School Massacre. It ended with 13 dead students, a teacher, and the two gunmen. The third reason is because of mental illness. Remember the Virginia Tech Shootings in 2007. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students and faculty members before turning the gun on himself at Virginia Tech. Cho had a history of mental illness and that should’ve been caught in a background check when he purchased the 9mm handgun and a box of ammunition. He was diagnosed with selective mutism, but it was supposed to be autism. It was forbidden by federal law to disclose Cho’s diagnosis with Virginia Tech without Cho’s permission, so Westfield High School (where Cho attended), didn’t disclose it. Opponents may say assault weapons are valuable for self-defense. This is because many law-enforcement agencies’ SWAT use said weapons for close quarter tactical ops. A well trained person, armed with a military-style weapon will provide a deterrent and if necessary, an effective