When it was written the weapons we have today didn’t exist. The guns of the time were flintlock and it won’t be until 1860’s when the repeater rifle was invented, but today we have people who own military style weapons that can shoot hundreds of bullets at a time. The problem is that the 2nd amendment is about keeping an armed militia and not about people having guns to wage war on their fellow citizens. So, now there is a debate on the use of guns and the type of guns. I think we have to decide how far we want the second amendment to go. If a person wants to hunt or hobby shooting that is fine, but the question comes about a person owning military style weapons. They aren’t going to hunt an animal with a weapon like that, but people. We have to think of the common good of the people so we don’t have to worry about attending an event like the one in Las Vegas.
When it was written the weapons we have today didn’t exist. The guns of the time were flintlock and it won’t be until 1860’s when the repeater rifle was invented, but today we have people who own military style weapons that can shoot hundreds of bullets at a time. The problem is that the 2nd amendment is about keeping an armed militia and not about people having guns to wage war on their fellow citizens. So, now there is a debate on the use of guns and the type of guns. I think we have to decide how far we want the second amendment to go. If a person wants to hunt or hobby shooting that is fine, but the question comes about a person owning military style weapons. They aren’t going to hunt an animal with a weapon like that, but people. We have to think of the common good of the people so we don’t have to worry about attending an event like the one in Las Vegas.
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment is one of the few controversial Amendments. It is the right to bear arms and it is one of the most debated and misunderstood. The Fourteenth Amendment is another one which deals with the definition of citizenship.
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Bear arms (meaning own and carry firearms, legally).
The second Amendment.
The right to bear arms; meaning you are free to keep/own a gun.
The Eleventh Amendment deals with each state's sovereign immunity. This has been widely debated as to whether or not it strengthens equality.
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The duration of In Search of the Second Amendment is 1.85 hours.
The Second Amendment