"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." These words form the entire text of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Gun control has been debated since the Bill of Rights was written. We were given the right to bear arms, but citizens abuse this right and that is why we should have a stricter gun control law. In the last twenty years, gun control has been hotly debated with one group advocating stricter control of weapons and the other side claiming a constitutional right to bear arms. The Constitution of the United States was created for free speech, freedom of religion, right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Second Amendment is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. If we allow gun control to get out of hand, and the Second Amendment is violated, it could lead to the destruction of other Amendments.
The National Rifle Association and other members of the gun lobby cite the Second Amendment as proof of their Constitutional right to own guns. However, they rarely recite the entire amendment. Instead, they simply quote the last half of the sentence as if it were the complete text: "The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be fringed," and leaves out the part about the security of a free State. This omission changes the entire meaning of the amendment.
In Helen Cothran's book Gun Control she uses overwhelming of evidence proving that private gun ownership leads to higher rates of gun violence, that gun control will reduce lethal crimes, and that gun control will reduce school violence.
She uses statics and expert testimony to tell how private gun ownership leads to higher rates of gun violence. "The organization maintains that guns should be regulated like any other dangerous consumer product"(Cothran 17). "There is a gun crisis in the United States.
