Guns don’t kill people, people do!
11,127
This figure provides the number of gun related deaths in American every year.
Gun control in America has been a controversial issue for a number of years. It is a growing problem that has resulted in murders, gun fights and recent school shootings. The vast majority of citizens believes that if gun control was strictly enforced it would help reduce the threat of crime. However, many innocent people feel they have the right to own a gun for protection, or even for the thrill of hunting. This essay is going to analyse the quote, “Guns don’t kill people, people do”, which the National Rifle Association (NRA) use as their slogan. It will provide accurate information on the United States Constitution, the NRA and the Second Amendment. Furthermore, this essay will also discuss the tragic effects gun crime had on Columbine High School.
The entire United States is governed by a set of laws called the Constitution. It sets the nation’s fundamental laws; it establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights of the American people. It also lists the aims of the government and the methods of achieving them.
After the states won independence in the Revolutionary War (1775 – 1783), they faced the problems of one central government. Although the states were very different from one another, they knew that in order to grow and prosper, they needed each other. Delegates from each state met to produce a plan for unity, which was initially submitted to the Second Continental Congress on July 12, 1776.
These men had a big task ahead of them. “How is the legislature going to be structured?” Some wanted representation to be based on population (Virginia Plan). Others wanted equal representation (New Jersey Plan). Rodger Sherman proposed a legislature with two parts. States would have equal representation in the senate, although the population of states would determine their representation in the government, such as the president, senators and office members.
After a lot of debate, this “Great Compromise” was agreed upon. On September 17, 1787, the constitution of the United States was finally accepted by the delegates.
The second amendment of the USA’s constitution states, “A well maintained militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” With this statement, the founders of America guaranteed the American individual the right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment has proved vital to the growth and success of the nation, although many Americans question the importance and legitimacy of the Second Amendment, claiming that it is outdated. Throughout the years there has been an ongoing debate over the Second Amendment and how it should be interpreted. The issue that is being debated is whether the American government has the right to regulate guns or modernize the
Amendment. With this being the case, you must also think about what circumstances the Second Amendment was first written in. 1787, the year the constitution is created and signed by 39 Philadelphia Convention delegates. During this particular year the Americans were on a quest for independence, fighting off British interferences and dealing with their fluctuating economy. America was juggling problems like a clown on a unicycle. But there was a solution the Constitution. Therefore stopping trouble in the newly untied states but creating one of the most debated topics in the US’s long, diverse history. The Second Amendment. This document proposed that bearing arms as safety was perfectly fine as long as a maintained militia was enforced. Moreover, the people of 1787 used guns in many aspects of live such as hunting for food or trade; fighting for land or power and protection. This was normal for a 1787 American man but nowadays hunting is not required for food, we no not fight for land and protection due well they needed protection and so do we. This may be the reason many Americans believe in the second amendment. But there is another side to the argument the collective side.
