In 1990, an article titled, "The Right to Bear Arms" was published in Parade Magazine. The article, written by former Chief Justice of the United States (1969-86), Warren E. Burger addressed issues on the second amendment. In this article, he examines the needs of society to have guns when the Bill of Rights was drafted versus modern day society, using logic and history to appeal to his audience. While not necessarily taking a standpoint against the second amendment's right given to bear arms, he criticizes the regulations on handguns, suggesting there should be more in place in order for levels of violence to decrease.…
Every Time there is a violent crime involving guns the media and public leaders blame guns and not the person accused of committing the crime FBI conducted an experiment and people were likely to be killed by a handheld object five times more than a rifle. Banning guns will affect only the law abiding citizens not criminals. Criminals don't follow the law that's why they are called criminals. If you're going to outlaw guns then might as well ban everything on market that can potentially hurt people. Gun laws in the U.S. should not be restricted because…
It has often been seen throughout history that when the United States government impedes on the rights of civilians, people tend to feel as though they are being stripped of their basic rights to life, liberty, and property. These basic rights are inalienable by law, according to the Declaration of Independence, and the government must tread lightly when making decisions in correspondence to them. In recent years laws and bills have been passed by legislation in regards to gun control with the intent of making the U.S. a safer place for all citizens who reside within its borders. However, the right to bear arms is protected by the second amendment and is highly favored by many American citizens making it a highly controversial topic. In the…
Does the government have the right to regulate guns? According to former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger it does. In his article, published in the January 14, 1990, issue of Parade, titled The Right to Bear Arms, Warren feels that changes need to be made to the second amendment of our constitution in order to save peoples lives. He opens the essay with a statistic that states that many of the United State’s major centers have up to ten times the murder rate of all of Western Europe.…
The 2nd Amendment, The right to bear arms was first passed on September 25, 1789 and then it was included to the 10 Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. The need of the second amendment was for the security of our States. James Madison introduced the second amendment as an opinion to provide more power to the militias.…
First of all, letting people make uncontrolled gun purchases creates a dangerous and chaotic environment for other people. In my opinion, people having gun with them are so many that, it is dangerous to wander in public places such as; streets and parks, because when people especially 18 or 19 year old people have guns, anything can happen anytime. If we consider the rate of young people with guns increase every other day, inevitable events occur. For example, at the premiere of "Batman" in Colorado in summer 2012, a 24 year old gunman opened fire on the people in the theater in the middle of the movie and killed 12 people there. In fact, that is when the government started to consider the gun laws, but the issue is still suspended.…
Bearing arms gives the person an easier way to wound or kill another person. This would result into deaths of many thousands, dying at gunpoint. Ordinary citizens should not be granted the right to bear arms as it provides an easier option to wound someone, result in countless number of deaths and provide weapons for criminals/terrorists which could aid them commit crimes.…
Guns are used 2.5 million times a year in self defense. Armed citizens kill more criminals than police do. They shoot and kill twice as many in a year then they do. Which is something cool to know about concealed carry. Although, the second amendment of the US constitution allows citizens to bear arms, adults should have the right to concealed carry, because criminals are less likely to attack someone that might have a gun, criminals carry concealed carry regardless of legality,and carrying a concealed weapon could help stop all of the shooting sprees.…
The second amendment, the right to bear arms, was adopted on December 15, 1791. In that day in age, guns were not as powerful as they have become, and many who created the Bill of Rights could not have predicted the future. If the constitution, or Bill of Rights, had been written with the knowledge of today’s weapons the Second Amendment would be different. Now in the 21st century there have been many cases where the Second Amendment has been brought into question. These cases have brought questions that deal with the amendment having been written for civilians, but also the worry of the advancements that have been made in weaponry since the time the Second Amendment was written.…
The freedom to bear arms has always been guaranteed in the second amendment for the longest. Many people and groups are trying to pretend that the constitution does not exist. These pope, are trying to band all weapons and reduce the rate that they sell at to reduce the crime rate. Gun control in my opinion will not stop someone from finding a weapon and purchasing it, there will always still be ways to find and use weapons even with gun control. The constitution was written and produced to be permanent for the people of the United States and not re done or messed with. People were raised by conservative parents back in the day.…
Shootings, massacres and suicides. The united States of America has extrememly high rates of each compared to every other country in the world. Why, you may ask? It's all down to the second amendment to its constiution - the right to bear arms. Firearm regulations and laws are subtly varied in each country and though most governments are iron-fisted when it comes to guns. Nevertheless, North America is exceedingly leiniet and the majority of its population is entitled to legal firearm ownership.…
Gun control in the United States has become a highly controversial topic over the years. There have been plenty of debates on the gun control laws and people have taken to being either pro gun control laws or anti gun control laws. One thing we can’t deny would be that gun control laws would keep us all safer and even save lives. Statistic show that more guns equals to more homicide cases. If more citizens have easy access to guns, they’re more likely to kill than if they didn’t have easy access to the guns. Public places like schools, restaurants, and churches are not acceptable places for people to be carrying guns; it puts the public in danger. It should be illegal.…
I think that gun control is a bad thing, and this is why there could be rioting if you take guns away. Also, I know people that make a living by buying parts for guns and put them together. I also know people that buy guns from them. So, sofar gun control can cause destruction and a way to make a living gone. If police officers still carry guns, then a robber could knock out a cop and take the gun. Also, if someone is robbing you than what can you do go for a baseball bat, or a knife, or any melee weapon or run away as fast as you can. On the plus side you can shoot a gun for fun, or to hunt. There are some people that rely on guns to put food on the table. There are also people that teach gun safety…
Guns do a lot of bad, but do a lot more good for society. Banning guns will not stop the problem, but will just make it worse. Guns are apart of our society as Americans they have been around since colonial years, and are not leaving anytime soon. “The number of guns in America has increased by more than 50 percent since 1993, and in that same period the gun homicide rate in the United States has dropped by half. (Kristof, The Times).” Guns offer protection for individuals. One day you could be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a shooting breaks out, you will pray there is someone else there with a concealed firearm to help control the situation while waiting for police to arrive. They can’t do that if guns are banned. “We need to understand that we cannot stop crimes and murders. And banning guns would be a step, or two, backwards instead of moving forward in the right direction (The Times News).” The research conducted to produce this paper was drawn from a multitude of sources all with different…
The first reason that guns should be banned for ordinary citizens is that guns are the sign of violence. Guns are made for killing and harming other human beings. In many states there are “Shoot First” laws that allow people to defend themselves in public using guns with no duty to retreat. The Shoot First law can be dangerous to other people who are present in the area and people can get injured and killed. Why should governments allow people to own and carry guns in the name of protection? When there are law and police in a country people do not…