Right To Keep And Bear Arms Pros And Cons

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One of the largest debates facing the United States deals with the right to own firearms. In 2008, a D.C. special police officer Dick Anthony Heller attempted to register a handgun to keep at home for his safety. The District of Columbia also known as Washington D.C. had laws that prohibited a citizen from owning a handgun and denied Heller's registration even though he is a licensed police officer. In the Second Amendment it states that the people have the “right to keep and bear arms” (Oyez, District of Columbia v Heller). Enforcing this law which prevented Heller from being able to register a handgun for his own personal safety at home violated the second amendment which was a basic right of the people. Heller took this matter to court in

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