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 Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and it was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. Our founder fathers were familiar with English Law that dated back to twelfth century, which restricted where and when arms could be borne. Adopted in 1328, declared that no man great or small will be permitted to come before the king with any force or arms. In 1968 the English Bill of Rights allowed people that are protesting may bear arms for defense. In the begging of the second …show more content…
Today citizens are divided in regards to guns and gun ownership. There are many issues about gun control and who has the right to own guns. There is a saying that guns do not kill people, but stupid people kill with guns. A waiting period was put in place to try and stop guns from falling into the wrong hands or to be purchased when someone is in the heat of the moment to commit a violent crime. The Brady Bill, formally known as the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, was passed by the Congress in November of 1993 as an attempt to restrict access to guns. The restrictions in the bills were not actually …show more content…
Gun control has bands so felons and mentally ill people cannot obtain fire arms. They do not fall under the Second Amendment. Gun control has a safe-storage regulation were gun owners were responsible for any injuries that happened because their gun was not secure. Gun control is put in place for the safety of society. If there was no gun control than anyone could have guns and that means there could be more violent acts against society. Gun control conventionally understood as direct legislative regulation of the use, possession, sale, and manufacture of firearms is a big regulatory part of the Second Amendment (Blocher & Miller