Second Amendment Pros And Cons

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For other purposes, such as responding to sudden invasions or other emergencies, the government could rely on a militia that consisted of ordinary civilians who supplied their own weapons and received some part-time, unpaid military training.” This explanation brings me to my next point of what the Second Amendment protects citizens from. As described in the quote, armed citizens constitute a militia that defends our nation from foreign forces and other emergencies in our country. If the government continues to regulate the type of firearms the people of America possess it would be put Americans at a disadvantage because invaders would have a significant advantage over the American people which essentially defeats one of the main purposes of

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