The Constitutional Debate over the Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms
Living and growing-up in the South, I’m accustomed to NRA logos on the back of vehicles. I know for a fact that at least two of my relatives are card carrying members of the National Rifle Association. Honestly, I think that’s great that they would get involved in the process. I believe the freedom to own a gun is enabled by individual state laws and not by the Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment to the 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."
The problem is that people are not familiar with the Second Amendment. The first part of the amendment establishes the context of the law. My belief is that the Second Amendment allows for the each State in the Union to maintain an armed force, and the force is made up of people within the "militia" that are allowed to own and store “arms”. It simply doesn’t grant individuals unbridled gun ownership.
Let’s not misinterpret the Constitution by reading only half an amendment. If you support gun-ownership then the focus should be with your state legislature and not against our Constitution.
Mar.18.2008.
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