Argumentative Essay On The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "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." Throughout history, there have been numerous attempts to repeal the second amendment, or limit the purchase of firearms, and what such firearms are used for. The second amendment is a constitutional right that shall never be taken away from the United States Constitution. Gun control laws should be left just the way they are, because they ensure enough civil security, and enough security from people without the qualifications of firearm purchase to not possess such equipment.

The second amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, as

Ex presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and president- elect Donald Trump argued briefly about the amendment. Both had different stances on gun laws at different periods of time. According to Clinton in a 1999 speech to the National Education Association after the Columbine massacre. "It does not make sense for us at this point in our history to turn our backs on the reality that there are too many guns and too many children have access to those guns -- and we have to act to prevent that," She then changed to a judicial standpoint in a 2008 debate when she ran agents current president Barack Obama. Clinton stated, "What I support is sensible regulation that is consistent with the constitutional right to own and bear arm. I think a total ban, with no exceptions under any circumstances, might be found by the court not to be (constitutional). But I don't know the facts," "Where Does Hillary Clinton Stand on Guns?" CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. However, Donald Trump took a pro-gun standpoint throughout his 2015-2016 presidential campaign, however before the campaign he was almost at an opposite standpoint. Back in 2000, Trump, in his book "The America We Deserve," said he supported the 1994 federal assault weapons ban. (The law expired in 2004 and was not renewed by Congress.) "I generally oppose gun control," he wrote then, "but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a

According to the most recent data from the FBI, roughly 2.1 million break-ins were reported in 2015. When you do the math, the total number of burglaries comes to roughly 5,800 per day. That's approximately 1 burglary every 15 seconds. Over 68% of those home invasions are violent. With only 765,000 sworn in law enforcement officers in America there isn’t enough police officers to go around according to a Dallas Police Sgt.’s speech in October. He went on to state that taking peoples guns will only make matters worse. American police officers have an average response time of 10 minutes after receiving a call. The sergeant goes on to explain that Americans can’t rely on police officers taking minutes when seconds count. He also explains that guns aren’t for everybody and if people don’t support firearm ownership, all they have to do is to not buy