Why Do We Have The Right To Bear Arms Essay

On December 15th, 1791, the Second Amendment was adopted, allowing people the right to bear arms. The vast amount of mass shootings that have occurred recently lead to a debate on the Second Amendment which is at the top of the media frenzy. When the Second Amendment was created, the society was much different then it is now. The current society has modern guns capable of dishing out six hundred plus bullets a minute. Back then in 1791 when the Amendment was first created, all people could make were muskets firing single shots at a time before reloading which took its time. The world has changed since 1791 due to technological advancement in technology. The already dangerous firearms have had an exponential growth in danger since the Second Amendment was first created.The founding fathers, who created the Second Amendment, couldn't have imagined the magnitude of the Second Amendment. If the founding fathers could see the future and see the weapons the world has today, they would have modified the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment states that “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.”(“Legal Information Institute”) giving everyone the right to bear arms. We need to do more about governing the Second Amendment,

As of right now, only 19 states, and Washington, DC have background checks beyond the federal law. This means the rest of the states only have what the federal law has in place “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.”(“Legal Information Institute”), which is a huge loophole for someone attempting to avoid a background check. Under federal law, private party sellers are not required to perform background checks on buyers. Josh Howwitz states