A strong reason, backed by other moral and safety issues, for the United States" apprehension to lean towards banning guns resides in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which grants the people the right to carry firearms. ... The controversial argument on gun control contains many controversial answers. ... First off, the Second Amendment of the Constitution grants the right for the people to bear arms; however, by many, the stipulations of the Second Amendment are unclear. ... As observed by most whom support a total ban on guns, the Second Amendment of the Constitution only gives ...

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Moreover, Whitlock talks about how guns can cause violence. He also discussed the second amendment as rationalization and how the society entertain violence by allowing people to kill each other. It's ironically because Whitlock compare gun violence to football, many worship football, a game where men battle each over a little piece of ball. ... [second amendment].Lucente used to the second amendment to back up his arguments, he believe that the right to bear arm is protected by the second amendment of the US constitution. ... The Second Amendment of our nation constitution is very contro...

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There are many good reasons to have gun control in the United States but also there are a lot of good reasons why not to have gun control. ... One of the main arguments of gun control is the meaning of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution which 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" (Gun Cite) . ... However, opponents of gun control feel that there are many arguments of the Second Amendment such as the time that it was written. ... The Second Amendment also has...

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Richard Gallo, vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers was quoted as saying, "I can't tell you how many lives will be saved by applying the same background check system but I do know that murders, armed robbers and even terrorists exploit the gun show loophole." ... The design of the Constitution in regards to the Second Amendment, is more accurately depicted in the Militia Clause Section 8, Article I, and the Militia Act of 1792 which requires the state to "enroll" meaning, register militiamen for military duty and maintain inventories as opposed to the NRA&#x...

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Over 200 years ago, the founding fathers of the United States drafted the Constitution. ... The bill of rights is the set of amendments to the Constitution intended to secure these objectives for the individual citizens of the United States. ... U.S. (1876) that the right to arms "is not a right granted by the Constitution. ... Verdugo-Urquidez (1990), the court observed, "The Second Amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear Arms- *** The Court reviewed the meaning of the term "the people" as used by the framers of the Constitution. ... The most obvious problem is that the...

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Gun Control in the United States We've all seen the tragic story on the news too many times. ... (Kleck 348) This is an exact quote from the second amendment of the United States Constitution. ... The second amendment is actually hurting us now. ... In 1996 there were 1,354 murders with semi-automatic weapons. ... We've all seen the tragic story on the news too many times. ...

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It is said by many young Americans that the government is constantly scheming against its people. ... The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution states, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." ... A prime reason for allowing amendments to the U.S. constitution is so the laws can agree with modern society. ... In these rough, rusty urban environments small business owners feel that there is no other option then to carry a gun. ... It would jeopardize too many lives, our hope for a better tomorrow, or even just for tomorrow...

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This is a great example of how much nationwide regulation of firearms needs to change. ... There is a famous quote, which states: "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." ... The Second Amendment is outdated and should be revised to suit today's modern world, which sadly, reflects a much more violent American society than in the eighteenth century, when the Constitution was first signed by the Founding Fathers. ... Many say its for self protection however, there are many other forms of protection available that are not fatal. ... Though there is the right to bear firearms, ther...

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There are many controversial issues regarding gun control. ... No matter how different the Second Amendment is interpreted, Gardiner brings up another point: "The right to keep and bear arms cannot be interpreted into non-existence" (114). ... Any way the amendment is interpreted, there is always a solid and straightforward meaning. ... There were also underground bars. ... Enforcement of the Volsted Act was very hard to do since there were many people making their own alcohol. ...

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Not too many. ... How many times have you read about someone walking into a public place and opening fire? ... If we look at the 2nd amendment we would see that it has more than one meaning. ... Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". ... How many violent crimes involving guns are committed each year? ...

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It is this page in our Constitution that Bellesiles feels needs to be revisited, and asked why. ... It seemed there were not many firearms being listed through these records, so he began to search even deeper. Through militia records, and gun census", and wills, which rarely ended up in the shooting kind; anything that could hold any truth to contradict our governments constitution. ... As for the few who were privileged enough to handle such firearms, well, they had not a clue how to even care for these pieces of steel, let alone shoot them. ... "It is unprecedented for such a celebrated w...

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