Should The Limits Of The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms . Although the Supreme Court has ruled that this right applies to individuals, not merely to collective militias, it has also held that the government may regulate or place some limits on the manufacturer, ownership and sale of firearms. Requested by several states during the Constitutional ratification debates, the widespread desire for such an amendment reflected the lingering resentment over the widespread efforts of the British to confiscate the colonists’ firearms at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Patrick Henry had rhetorically asked, shall we be stronger, "when we are totally disarmed, and when a British Guard shall be
It is quite telling that one of the first conditions the founders made a point of spelling out in the document, was the right of the individual to bear arms. The second amendment does not stipulate the types or numbers of firearms. It can be assumed that was because at the time of the framing of the Constitution, there were not many different types of firearms in existance. But it does have some fail-safes in place to allow the government the ability to place limits on the manufacture, ownership, and sale of
It was brought about by the lawlessness and rise of gangster culture during prohibition, President Franklin D. Roosevelt,hoped this act would eliminate automatic-fire weapons like machine guns from America's streets. Other firearms such as short-barreled shotguns and rifles, along with parts of guns like silencers, were also targeted. All gun sales and gun manufacturers were levied a $200 tax on each firearm, and all buyers were required to fill out paperwork subject to Department of Treasury approval. All of these measures are acceptable under the second amendment, as it is written. Then in 1938, came the Federal Firearms Act. This law was aimed at those who were involved in the selling or shipping of firearms through interstate, or foreign commerce channels. In another words those people who bought and sold guns across state lines and overseas. It also made it illegal to sell firearms to anyone convicted of certain crimes or who lacked a permit. This act also did not run contrary to the intent of the second amendment. Because the amendment is so broadly written the federal government is able to write laws establishing boundaries not laid out in the