The Second Amendment: Hindrance or Help to Gun Control Amanda Mathew 10062963 POLS 110B-002 Professor Kim Richard Nossal Steven Rendulic 18 March 2013 Word Count: 2408 In light of the recent tragedies in Aurora‚ Colorado and Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ which involved gun violence and resulted in deaths of many people‚ gun control has been on the forefront of political debates in the United States. Many of these debates call to the Second Amendment as either being a hindrance to the implementation
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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution: 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. OK‚ what does this mean? Does it mean that all people should have the ability to possess whatever arms they wish? Pro-gunners disagree on the limits of this bill: some people believe it should be absolute‚ and any and all arms should be legal. Some pro-gunners draw what seems to be obvious limitations
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controversial and debated; the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment was established on December 15‚ 1791 with nine other to the United States’ Constitution. It was proposed by James Madison soon after the Constitution was ratified in sought of more power to the state militias. (Brooks). This Amendment also served an important factor between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. It was a form of compromise between the two groups as to who should have more power. The Amendment states‚ “ A well regulated
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The Second 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.” This amendment has caused many debates throughout the years due to the different ways in which it could be interpreted. Most federal appeals courts have said that‚ when read as a whole‚ this amendment protects only the rights of the militia to bear arms. However‚ on a decision made on March 8‚ 2007‚ the majority focused on the
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Debate of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect
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Argumentative essay The second amendment has been the one of the most controversial topic in 2018. First the second amendment‚ what is it? Well‚ the second amendment states that people have the right to bear arms. But should we now with shootings that have happened? Sure people think that the second amendment shouldn’t get be repealed because they need the guns to protect themselves‚ owning a gun is within the canon of natural rights or if the second amendment has been there for this long why
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The second amendment states that all citizens have the right to bear arms‚ the first draft of this amendment‚ from James Madison‚ Federalist Papers No. 46. James Madison states that; “ A regular army‚ fully equal to the resources of the country‚ be formed; and let it be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say‚ that the State governments‚ with the people on their side‚ would be able to repel the danger.” .He also states ‚ “Besides the advantage
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No other amendments in the United States Constitution has caused as much controversy as the Second Amendment. The amendment states that the people of America are allowed to bare arms and maintain a well regulated militia. This has caused a lot of controversy and issues with gun control in recent years. The Second Amendment should be amended in order to have more rules‚ regulations‚ and provide a safer America for people. People in favor of guns suggest that there is a need for guns for all citizens
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The Second Amendment has been one of the most controversial topics that America faces today. 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" (LII). Under the constitution‚ you are able to own guns but there has been many restrictions and Acts that control your rights to a minimum. Gun rights reforms are how the Acts and certain limitations
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“The Second Amendment is unnecessary and should be repealed” a fair statement and one that I strongly agree with. The second amendment states that all man has the right to bear arms or own a gun. In July 4‚1776 North America got its independence from the British Empire. Next our founding fathers came together and created the Bill of Rights. During the eighteenth century America was a young and newly independent country. In the 1770s they needed to demonstrate their strength as a country. Also
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