Keep And Bear Arms Argumentative Analysis

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution 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.” The forefather’s intention in giving this right to the citizens of the United States was to protect and ensure that one was capable to defend himself from the government and be free of the military and keep the government in check if it were to try to control its people. The right to keep and bear arms was given because at the time the British government had outlawed the possession of arms by citizens so that the British military could control the citizens and the forefathers knew that to keep the government in check and prevent total control by the military the citizens must have the right to keep bear arms.
Many Colorado and other U.S. citizen’s feel their constitutional right was infringed on when the State of Colorado outlawed the possession, sale or transfer of a large capacity magazine in 2013. This law was enacted specifically to individuals possessing (owners of such magazines prior to July 1, 2013 were grandfathered in and allowed to keep and possess magazines with 15+ rounds), selling or transferring any magazine that could hold over 15 rounds of ammunition

citizens. For example, we enjoy the right to marry whom we choose, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have to apply for a marriage license and pay a small fee for such or that in some states cousins can marry, but only after they prove sterilization to prevent inbreeding. Some believe that the U.S. Constitution is a living document, that must change as the world and society evolves, including freedoms and restrictions that differ from those that were set out in 1776. Limiting large capacity magazines does not infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, it simply narrows the scope of what a citizen can