The Second Amendment: The Right To Bear Arms
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. Every person has a different view on the Second Amendment. Is it a legitimate right or has it already fulfilled its purpose? I believe in the right as it has been established, however it needs provisions. A rising conflict in the United States is the right to bear arms. You’re either pro-Second Amendment or anti-Second Amendment. The meaning of the Second Amendment depends on who you speak with. The advocates of gun control would state that the amendment only gave states the right to operate militias. A famous case, U.S vs. Miller, in 1939 left two interpretations
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If you are incompetent of your own actions, you should not possess a firearm. I have confidence that anyone with the average intelligence could agree on my behalf. The right to bear arms is an amendment. Our “four founding fathers” fought hard to receive and instill this right. We are the home of the brave and the land of the free; with compromise everyone can be satisfied. All things considered, as Thomas Jefferson proclaimed, “On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invent against it, conform to the probable one in which it was …show more content…
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If you are incompetent of your own actions, you should not possess a firearm. I have confidence that anyone with the average intelligence could agree on my behalf. The right to bear arms is an amendment. Our “four founding fathers” fought hard to receive and instill this right. We are the home of the brave and the land of the free; with compromise everyone can be satisfied. All things considered, as Thomas Jefferson proclaimed, “On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invent against it, conform to the probable one in which it was …show more content…
“ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT & JUVENILE JUSTICE FACT SHEET.” JJDPA Fact Book. Act 4 Juvenile Justice, n.d. Web. October 6,2012.
< http://www.act4jj.org/media/factsheets/factsheet_12.pdf>
Griffin, Jonathan. “Possession of a Firearm by the Mentally Ill.” Issues and Research. National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2012. Web. October 6, 2012.
< http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/justice/possession-of-a-firearm-by-the-mentally-ill.aspx>
“Issuance or refusal of permit; appeal from refusal; grounds for refusal; sheriff 's fee.” Enacted Legislation. North Carolina General Assembly, n.d. Web October 6, 2012.
< http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-404.html>
Kochanek, Kenneth D. Xu, Jiaquan. Murphy, Sherry L. Miniño, Arialdi M. Kung, Hsiang-Ching. “Deaths: Final Data for 2009.” Vol. 60, No. 3. National Vital Statistics Report, December 29, 2011. Web. October 6, 2012.
< http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf>
Luo, Michael. “Felons Finding It Easy to Regain Gun Rights.” U.S. The New York Times, November 13, 2011. Web. October 6, 2012.
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