During the establishment of the United States of America, our fore fathers drafted a set of amendments in the Constitution order to bestow colonists with certain unalienable rights. This assemblage of amendments was known as the Bill of Rights. During the brief history of the United States, these rights have been a saving grace to the country many times. One of the most important amendments in the freedom of our country is the Second Amendment.
The Right to Bear Arms has been a key ingredient in keeping the United States free and very successful politically. 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." This right gives the citizens of the United States a certain security that other countries do not have. With a majority of the population bearing arms, there is a much smaller chance of governmental tyranny. Americans have the security of knowing that when they wake the next morning, their freedom will still be intact.
There have been many questions brought up over the actual meaning of the constitution. These questions have been asked, many of which try to find something wrong with bearing arms for nonmilitary use. One reason the Second Amendment was drafted was to avoid having a standing armies in times of peace, because standing military would put the citizens" liberty in jeopardy. The Second Amendment does mention a well regulated militia, but it also states that the people's right "to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." This document does not say in exact context, but implies that citizens do have rights to bear nonmilitary weapons, not just military.
The Second Amendment is one of the most important amendments that keep Americans" liberty intact. The right to keep and bear arms keeps the interests of the people in mind, which also includes the interests of the country as a whole.
