Gun Control
The right for of all Americans to bear arms is a right that the Founding Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Whether or not gun control laws work, the fact of the matter is that these kinds of laws directly violate the constitution. The consequences of such laws that take away guns that could potentially be counterproductive; they exacerbate the problem instead of fixing it. There should not be laws that take away gun ownership because Americans have the right to own guns, gun can as a deterrent effect toward crimes, and because there are other ways to prevent the mass shootings.
The right to bear arms is a Constitutional right that should be upheld, without limitations. The passage of laws to limit gun ownership is just a quick fix to a larger problem. The idea to limiting gun ownership is that it will help reduce catastrophes, like school shootings and innocent bystanders being injured or killed in drive-by shootings. However, limiting gun ownership will not change or modify the mentality of the people that commit these crimes, because when guns are taken away people will just find a new weapon. People and politicians may argue that the second amendment does not target every single Americans when it “protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms (2nd amendment),” but only targets militia or national guards, rather than individuals. However, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms even if the individual is unconnected with service in a militia. Interpretation of the Second Amendment by scholars, courts and legislators, after its ratification through the late 19th century also supports the Supreme Court’s ruling. Also the majority opinion held that the amendment's reference to “the militia” serves to clarify the reference “the people”, because "the militia” in colonial America consisted of a subset of “the people.” Therefore, the 2nd
The right to bear arms is a Constitutional right that should be upheld, without limitations. The passage of laws to limit gun ownership is just a quick fix to a larger problem. The idea to limiting gun ownership is that it will help reduce catastrophes, like school shootings and innocent bystanders being injured or killed in drive-by shootings. However, limiting gun ownership will not change or modify the mentality of the people that commit these crimes, because when guns are taken away people will just find a new weapon. People and politicians may argue that the second amendment does not target every single Americans when it “protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms (2nd amendment),” but only targets militia or national guards, rather than individuals. However, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms even if the individual is unconnected with service in a militia. Interpretation of the Second Amendment by scholars, courts and legislators, after its ratification through the late 19th century also supports the Supreme Court’s ruling. Also the majority opinion held that the amendment's reference to “the militia” serves to clarify the reference “the people”, because "the militia” in colonial America consisted of a subset of “the people.” Therefore, the 2nd