h it was written. “The purpose of the Second Amendment was to guarantee the States’ ability to maintain independent militia composed of state residents available to be called upon to defend the country should it’s security have been threatened” (Polsby 195). The Founding Fathers reliance on state militias to perform this military task was rooted in their deep distrust of the standing federal army (Summers 265). Considering that the United States is now the most powerful nation in the world, the notion that its federal army needs civilian reinforcement is most definitely exaggerated. Yet another historical flaw lies in the definition of the word “arms.” In 1787, when the American Constitution was signed, this term referred to bayonets, muskets and spears, not to today’s high powered machine guns, handguns and “Saturday Night Specials” designed solely for crime and built to kill. The original purpose of the Second Amendment is simply irrelevant in today’s world. The NRA has for more than 120 years been the most visible defender of “the right to bear arms,” (Summers 15) and has upheld the notion of what is needed is not the limitations on the ownership of firearms, but a more vigorous prosecution of criminals (Buckner 15). However, statistics show that harsher punishment has little effect on crime rates. This proposed solution also does not even attempt to touch the issue of unintentional deaths by firearms, the fifth leading cause of death for children fourteen and under (Summers 1). I believe that prevention through reducing firearm availability is the key to a safer society. Guns are known kill more people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four than all other natural causes combined (summers 1). According to the Ishiyama, if guns were not so readily available, and further restrictions were made on their ownership, many of these fatalities could be avoided (Ishiyama 17). Strangely, the NRA fails to recognize any link between the increasing bloodshed in Ame

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