Over time, the use of the gun has been extremely significant in the progression of the world. For United States history, it has been used for centuries in fighting war and achieving justice. Back during the American Revolution, weapons were used to achieve independence and were crucial in establishing the US’ individual right to live freely
(PBS). As the industrial age came about and Samuel Colt’s ideas for the gun were developed, mass production made the gun popular throughout the nation and made us a nation of modern technology. World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and many others demonstrated the significance of guns, yet also showed its destructive capabilities
(HistoryNET). However, in the modern age, the issue over gun politics
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Although under the Second
Amendment to the Constitution it is interpreted by gun rights activists that it is deserved the right to keep and bear arms, overall, US citizens should not be allowed the right to use weapons and be in possession of guns, as it creates a dangerous society for the US and develops a fearful environment within the nation.
Limitations towards the use of guns have been prevalent for a long time in US history. In the 1930s, guns and firearms were being used by gangsters and were deemed threatening to US society. Therefore, the National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934, imposing “a tax on the making and transfer of firearms defined by the Act, as well as a special (occupational) tax on persons and entities engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in NFA firearms” (ATF). Soon enough, help towards claiming this idea came in US v. Miller, with the idea that the Second Amendment did not actually guarantee the right to keep and possess a sawed-off shotgun (Cornell). The idea expressed in the court was that since the use of the gun did not directly relate to