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.” (Article II). Many gun control supporters claim that the amendment was written at a time when things were different, and it no longer applies to our way of life. I still believe that it should hold true. For example, the ninth amendment states “The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” What this means is that we have other rights than those stated in the Constitution, and the government cannot deny us those rights (To Preserve And Guarantee).

In a study done by Professor John R. Lott Jr. and David B. Mustard, of the University of Chicago, found that “Allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons deters violent crimes and it appears to produce no increase in accidental deaths

. If those states which did not have the Right To Carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in

Most of all the percentages that are against guns are about the killing rate. What I don’t understand is why people want to take away the guns from everybody when it’s only a select few criminals that are to blame. Maybe if lawmakers would enforce the current laws, which for guns is now at 20,000, we would see less crime (McCarthy).

A 1986 study for the U.S. Department of Justice found that 34 percent of criminals had been “scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an armed victim,” Also 40 percent of felons had not committed a crime for fear that their potential victim was armed (Wright). Sir Michael Foster, who was the judge of the Court of the Kings Bench, wrote that the Common Law recognized that “The right of self-defense… is founded in the law of nature, and is not, nor can be, superseded by any law of society.” (Dowlut).

In 1987, Florida enacted a RTC (Right to Carry) law. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, and many other law enforcement groups supported it. Anti-gun activists claimed, however, if law-abiding citizens carried guns crime would increase. Politicians predicted that Florida woul

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