Argumentative Essay: Gun Control In The United States

Our forefathers wrote out the Constitution for the United States of America 229 years ago to set the foundation of our developing country, however the Constitution has been deemed as living and able to be interpreted. Many factors come into play in court cases, like whether or not our forefathers knew what would become of America and the technological advancements that would take place. One such debatable topic is gun control. The rights we get from the second amendment today may not exactly be what our forefathers intended for it to be.The term gun control itself seems to be a violation of the second amendment, which gives citizens the right to bear arms. The use of guns has become a largely talked about issue in recent years because of tragic

The First Amendment, used countless times in movies and novels, portrays a good example of an amendment that clearly protects Americans’ basic fundamental rights. However, the Second Amendment comes across a little less straightforward stating, “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” (Stock). Because of the unsurity of the Second Amendment, it remains a frequently debated topic amongst Americans who argue on whether or not guns are safe to possess. Lawmakers do not necessarily follow through on all aspects of the amendment. First off, the alteration indicates that “the right of people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” as stated directly in the Second Amendment. Infringe meaning, “to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another” (“Infringe”). However, when the government itself creates the laws, it has the ability to alter and change anything they feel necessary without doing something that “violates the law” (“Infringe”). After a law is passed, the government would not be defying the law. As for the second part of the statement, invading “the rights of another,” the phrase has a lot of objectivity and can be molded to fit different views (“Infringe”). The malleability of the Second Amendment forms the problems and many issues that