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Establishing The Constitution
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The Constitution of the United States established a
union of sovereign states. It was first ratified in 1787,
and later modified to include the first ten amendments, also
known as the “Bill of Rights.” These amendments were added
as a way to insure American citizens of their rights. One
of the earliest amendments passed is also one of the most
controversial now. The 2nd Amendment to the
Constitution, “the right to 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” is the
topic of much controversy. Many people believe the
amendment has outlived its usefulness. Others believe it is
interpreted incorrectly by much of the nation. Also, many
people feel that the regulations placed by the government to
control gun violence in America have been unsuccessful and
irrelevant. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution is
outdated and should be modified again to pertain better to
modern times.
First, when added to the United States Constitution in 1791,
one major point of the 2nd Amendment was meant to allow free
citizens the right to keep and bear arms. In those
days, “arms” referred to a hunting rifle for means of
protection and necessity. Much of the land at that time was
farmland, and the farmers had a right to protect their land,
because there was not an establishment devoted to protection
like a police department. Also, many times in those days,
you only ate what you could harvest, catch, and trade for.
For this reason, a hunting rifle was necessary in order to
catch food and access fur to be used for trading. If people
still only possessed hunting rifles and guns of that
category, there would be little controversy over this
amendment. However, many households these days contain at
least one handgun. There is a common phrase that “guns
dont kill people, people kill people.” But, if these
people were not in the possession of a gun, then they would
have to find a different, more difficult way to kill another
person. Although handguns do occasionally provide
protection from intruder, there is little need for one in
the household. In the old days people needed a firearm to
protect their land and family. Nowadays, we have laws and a
police force that take care of protection for you.
Therefore, the 2nd Amendment has outlasted is usefulness and
is out of date.
The other side of the argument, supported by many including
the likes of the National Rifle Association and other
organizations, is that the amendment says in plain English
that every citizen has the right to bear arms. What these
people