The second amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right people to keep and bear Arms, shall be infringed.” The 2nd amendment has been in contribution over 200 years. The 2nd amendment was ratified in 1791. James Madison introduced this amendment. This amendment was created by the founding fathers to protect individual rights to own a gun and limit the government’s power. Another reason for this amendment being added was during the time of the Revolutionary War, the British did not allow their Subjects to arm themselves against the King .The intention that the framers were getting to was that people have the right to bear arms to protect themselves and their state. Court cases involving with this amendment have caused changes with this amendment as well. …show more content…
The 2nd amendment, “the right to bear arms”, has been in the news most recently and many believe that since people are dying of guns that guns kill people and now many people think that the 2nd amendment should be banned. The right to bear arms wasn’t just so people could carry a weapon at any time it was made so people had protection, not only for themselves but for their state ( such as a national guard ). Now people are debating that only that the state militia should have guns, but others say that guns provide protection and defense for