Essay On The Second Amendment

If one is truly an American, they know that there are a certain set of "unalienable rights" protected by what is referred to as "the Constitution". The Constitution was written at the time of America's newfound independence, and it has served as a guide for American government and citizens to rely on since. Within the Constitution lie additions to the groundworks of the government designed to establish a set of special rights guaranteed to all citizens of the United States, called amendments. For example, the first amendment gives all citizens the right to the freedom of speech. The right to privacy. The right to a trial. One amendment, in particular, has become a hot topic of discussion now, over two hundred years later. There are three important components that must be understood in order to grasp the concept of the Second Amendment: what it says, what it was intended to mean, and how times have changed in regards to it. That being said, it must first be known what the Second Amendment states:
"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep

Adults are scared to send their children to school, concerts, and movies; it seems as though there is no guarantee of safety anywhere. Furthermore, guns are seen by this point of view as simply unnecessary to society. There is seemingly no reason as to why one should own an automatic assault weapon. In fact, seventy percent of Americans believe that there should be a nationwide ban on military-style weapons (America). According to Chivers and company in "With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack with the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops", "(since 2007) at least 173 people have been killed in mass shootings in the United States involving AR-15s”. Knowing this, it is hard to justify a need for individuals to carry weapons of this