In the United States Constitution the II amendment states that "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." ... United States citizens have the right to use their guns for protection and for recreation. Our State Constitution also states that we have a right to bear arms. ... It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. ... It is the United States people's rights to keep and be...

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This is the second amendment out of the constitution. It states that we the people of The United States of America have the right to own a firearm. ... In conclusion, it is the right of every United States citizen to own a firearm. It is not under the power of The United States Government to abolish this right without the consent of the people. ... How would our Founding Fathers feel if they knew we were changing the constitution? ...

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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. This amendment states that the people have the right to own a gun to protect themselves. The government has no right to disobey the constitution and take away peoples freedom. ... There is no use whatsoever for semi-automatic weapon use in the United States unless for military use. ...

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Should handguns be banned in the United States? ... The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution 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." ... Their pro-gun rallies have been held all over the continental United States in attempts to get more to join. ... Local militias have not been uncommon in the mid-western United States. ... A firm believer in the United States and what it stands for will probably be pro-gun. ...

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In the Second Amendment it 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" (Constitution). ... By abolishing more guns it may be pushing the United States to become a more dangerous Country (Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association). ... The FBI estimates that there are more than 200 million guns in private hands in the United States; it is completely unrealistic to take all of them back. ... United States' citizens should not give up their rights if criminals would just ...

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." - James Earl Jones The Second Amendment of the American Constitution states that every U.S. citizen has the right to own a gun: "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" (Constitution, 160). ... The United States ranked number twenty-four in the world in terms of its murder rate. From 1973 to 2009 gun related crimes decreased sixty-five percent, although the United States is a far more violent country than any other nation, gun related crimes are decreasing. ...

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" These are the words expressed in the US constitution from 1787. ... " Allan Gotlieb, a former Canadian ambassador for the United States, says that it is a good idea to have gun clubs. ... We are a small country where crime is not committed to the same high violent and extreme level as in the United States. ... Weapons are so prevalent in the United States now that they are being abused. ... I do not think that in a large country like the United States it should be prohibited to own weapons, because the crime rate and the homicide numbers are so high. ...

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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." The reason for this Amendment as intended by the founding fathers was to insure that the citizens of the newly formed union could protect themselves from government tyranny, and guarantee the states a right to a militia. ... A prime reason for allowing amendments to the U.S. constitution is so the laws can agree with modern society. ... The need for gun control legislation was never really a major matter in the United States until the e...

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The Second Amendment states, "The right to bear arms." ... So, is there a need to change the constitution? ... Ninety-nine percent of all privately owned hand guns in the United States aren't used for criminal purposes, they are used for protection and security. ... "America at Odds: Third Edition") The United States has the highest murder rate in the developed world, (Sidlow, Edward and Henschen, Beth. ... What if the United States was rid of guns all together? ...

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Our forefathers who constructed the Constitution of the United States, included in the Second Amendment, did not intend for all citizens to use and bear arms unless it was to defend for the state or the country. ... For nearly over three decades, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) has shaped the legal ramification of national gun policy in the United States. ... The ownership and trade of all semiautomatic weapons in the United States are legal, but they have been banned for nearly a decade after Congress and President Bill Clinton signed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban in 1994 (Hoffman). ...

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When the founding fathers were organizing the framework of the United States Constitution in the late eighteenth century, the amount of power the national government would possess was an issue that came with much debate. ... John Jay, a former Federalist, opposed this idea while framing the Constitution, saying a country "Should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." As one can tell, the parties rarely ever agreed with one another, so the Constitution was created through numerous compromises between the opposing sides. ... By adopting Federalist ideals and...

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Burger, a former chief justice of The United States, does not solely defend either opinion, but instead presents factual information to allow the reader to decide on their own. ... He compares the fact that the constitution gives no mention to the registration of vehicles or other personal property, but these tasks must still be performed. This strongly supports his belief that even though the constitution states we have the "right to bear arms", other laws may be added alter or enhance it. Burger states, "The constitution does not mention automobiles or motorboats, but the right to keep an...

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The anti-gun control group has always looked to the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution as a basis of its belief in the public's right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment states that "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" (Qtd. in GunCite 3). ... The militia clause of The Constitution was meant to guarantee the right of the people against fear of government infringement. ...

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The main barrier between eliminating guns in the United States is the second amendment. ... The second Amendment, the biggest barrier to pass in gun control, states "The right of the people o keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and this without any equal, frication as to their condition or degree"(constitution). ... With Thomas Jefferson's words at hand a look at the world might help our search for an answer; a study showed that the United States has a lower overall murder rate much less than many European country's total murder rates, and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Mexico h...

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Many years ago, the founding fathers of the United States decided that in the new world's best interest, they should create a series of solid, consistent, national laws; the Bill of Rights. ... Needless to say, if one were to review the constitution, and the government was to ban guns, it would be unconstitutional. ... John McCain, a United States Senator, along with many other well-known political figures all argue against any type of gun control; other officials that are against limiting bullet numbers include, Bob Barr, a Liberal and Chuck Baldwin. ... She states that it is not the peo...

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The United States and Gun Control Guns have been a controversial topic since the founding of the United States. ... Anti-firearm groups have been around since the Constitution was written. ... The United States government is trying to have an impact on violence. ... It all began when the United States became an independent state. ... And while government officials believe that certain laws are needed to further develop the United States, the free citizens of the country are losing their freedom. ...

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The second amendment of the United States Bill of Rights says, "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." ... It could be argued that the second amendment is obsolete now, where as when the constitution was written this amendment made more since. ... The possibility of an attack on the United States is real, and the possibility of someone breaking into your house, killing or robbing you is real too. ...

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Every year in the United States 100,000 people are shot and out of those 100,000 people, 31,668 die. ... In the US Constitution, it clearly states that the second amendment was to serve individual protection yet people use firearms to wound each other. ...

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The Constitution of The United States of America grants citizens the right to carry guns, but I firmly believe that a college campus or any learning environment is not a place to exercise this right. ...

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Lott said, that "If states that did not permit concealed handgun in 1992 had permitted them in 1977, 1,570 murders, 4,177 rapes, 60,000 aggravated assaults would have been permitted and 12,000 robberies." ... Constitution 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." Obviously, as many people know, this amendment allows Americans the right to own a gun, as it states "to keep" arms. ... In December 11, 2012, in the United States Supreme Court case Moore v Madigan...

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The Gun Control Debate edited by Lee Nisbet states that "A burglar will more often steal a home defense weapon than be repelled by it. ... In no other country does the Constitution set forth a "right to keep and bear Arms." ... With few guns in private hands, crime-related shootings abroad generally are much less common than in the United States. The gun ownership policy in Switzerland is probably the closest to the United States. ... But as in the United States, a disproportionate number of shooting are linked to drug dealers. ...

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In 1990, handguns were used to murder twenty-two people in Great Britain, sixty-eight in Canada, eighty-seven in Japan and 11, 719 in the United States. ... At that point, 27 states had laws requiring similar background checks and 23 states did not. ... Presently, only seventeen states have CAP laws. ... According to the latest national data released in 2002, In a single year, 3,012 children and teens were killed by gunfire in the United States,. ... The Second Amendment is outdated and should be revised to suit today's modern world, which sadly, reflects a much more violent American soc...

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Constitution guarantees the right of all people "to keep and bear arms." It further states that this right "shall not be infringed." ... When writing the second amendment to the Constitution, our Founders wanted to guarantee that the citizens rights to bear arms would not be taken away from them in any way, shape, or form. ... Not only does the United States government continue to restrict and regulate civilian gun ownership, it continues to instill in its people false ideologies that guns are dangerous in the hands of common citizens. ...

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According to the second amendment of the United States constitution, it states that, "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". This gave citizens in the United States the right to own a gun, hence making everybody a victim, who means anybody and everybody is in danger of getting shot at anytime. ... It is almost certain that every year shootings are going to occur in different cities or states. ... But, according to an article found on Huffington post, titled, "Gabrielle Gi...

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(United States Constitution, 1791) The anti-gun lobby stands firm that this does not give gun rights to the individual. ... This can also be seen in states such as Florida where 100,000 concealed weapons permits were issued and only 17 had to be revoked (Opposing Viewpoints p.14). ...

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