Gun control has been a hot topic for very long time. People on the anti-gun control side believe that gun ownership is a Constitutional right backed by the Second Amendment. The anti-gun believe that you should be able to posses and own any firearm. They also believe that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. Pro-gun control believe that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe that gun laws help keep guns of the street and deter crime.
The Second Amendment reads,' 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' (Caplan p32). 'Underlying this amendment are two goals of an individual and collective defense from violence and aggression, which have been recognized by Congress' ( Caplan P.32). The second amendment should help secure right of the people to have a gun in their home.
Robert Brady
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Beyond the First Amendment' The government should not be permitted to declare who would or would not be able to bear arms on the basis of vague religious tests or any other nebulous standard or artifice' ( Caplan p.39).
The first infringement on the Second Amendment came on November 30, 1993 when President Clinton signed Brady Bill I. The law required that there be a five day waiting period on all hand gun purchases. The Brady Bill also banned semi-automatic rifles and other military type weapons. ( Moore 1994 p.434) The five day waiting period is suppose to stop felons from buying guns. But, Waiting periods do not stop felons from getting guns. Since 1968 it has been illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. ( Moore 1994 p 440) Most of the criminals do not get their guns from stores, most get...