Gun control has been an ongoing argument in our country for many years, but what is the argument all about. The Second Amendment states: “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.” This amendment could be interpreted differently depending on who the one interpreting it is. The (NRA) National Rifle Association, a group that is against any type of gun control restrictions, interprets this amendment by saying all guns should be allowed to be owned and no state should have the right to restrict that. I can understand why the NRA might want to unrestrict guns for sports such as hunting, but then why do they care about personal guns? When people own personal guns, crime occurs. Hunting accidents do happen also, but I can understand why that would be a reason for someone to own a gun.
It seems pretty obvious that the authors of this amendment wanted this to be used to defend our country at a time when there was not a large enough army to defend our nation. At no point does it suggest that the average man off the street with no military or firearm training should be permitted to own a gun! Nevertheless, many right-wing members of today's United States have interpreted this amendment to mean that every citizen has the right to "keep and bear arms." But uneducated people in our society can still be fooled into believing this absurd idea that everyone can have a gun.
The clear reason for anyone to own a personal hand gun would be for self defense. Even for that it can sometimes have a negative ending. Lets say a man breaks into your house and you point a gun to his head and tell him not to come any closer. This man continues hesitantly moves forward and suddenly you pull the trigger and he dies. This man could have been a poor and mentally ill, and was just looking for some food and never had ever meant to harm you. The result of you shooting this man, causes you guilt and anxiety for the rest of your life. Was it worth it? Did you do the right thing? This whole type of situation could have been avoided if handguns had been banned in the first place.
Why does the NRA feel the need to allow dangerous handguns to be in the United States? Is it worth it to you to own a handgun for your defense? When people are dying everyday from other people owning handguns. People who are not educated and competent enough to own a handgun; how do we know who these people are? We don’t and that is the problem.
We can learn from this that it is important to accurately try to understand an amendment and the importance for the authors of these amendments to make sure that the civilians understand the complexity of the writings.
3 comments:
I agree that owning a gun may become dangerous. I also agree that the wording is confusing and can be interpreted differently.
I agree with you that the idea of everyone being allowed to own a gun is and has been an on going issue in our society. This law is misunderstood constantly.
I really don't understand why anyone needs guns these days. Most people who own guns for hunting do it as a sport. Barely anyone actually hunts for food for their little log cabin family anymore. When selling a gun, you are putting lives at risk, but not only for humans, but for the animals! Why do we do this? Like I said, people do this for fun! It's ridiculous and an outrage. How would you like it if some moose started walking through your backyard and shot you through your kitchen window, huh?!
I think that guns should be outlawed for everything, but I'm sure all those people who actually do hunt to put food on the table wouldn't agree with me.
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