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The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment was created to insure the security of a free state. It gives the right to people to keep and bear arms. Our founding fathers have felt oppressed by the way things were ruled back in Great Britain. There was minimal freedom in their past, which was something that people wanted to change for our future. They decided that if citizens had their own weapons and arms, the militia would be a lot more powerful.

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The second amendment basically gives people the right to own weapons, just like the government .

U.S. v. Miller (1939) The court said that the Second Amendment protects a persons right to bear arms only if the weapon is one that could be used as a part of a citizen militia. The dissenting opinion is the fact that an interpretation on what that weapon might be changes from person to person. Parker v. District of Columbia (March 2007) The D.C. Circuit of Appeals overturned Washington D.C.’s handgun ban because it violates the Second Amendment. The case has been appealed to the Supreme Court to help address the meaning of the Second Amendment and hopefully clarify things.

There is controversy to a handgun ban in Chicago in which the Supreme Court stated that the Second Amendment protects an individuals right to bear arms. This article holds the question of whether this right should protect people against state and local laws. Chicago doestn agree because the city feels the Second Amendment is different from any other right in the Bill of Rights because it can possibly cause death or serious injury.

If a government decides to take over and take away the freedom of its people, civilians will have protection against any unfair treatment. In this scenario, the Second Amendment is being used to protect our guaranteed rights and to keep the security of a free state. The government can only do so much to protect its citizens. If any chaos were to break out those who violate the second amendment and use the weapons for disruption will be pressed with charges. This is one of the many fears of citizens- the fact that people will use their freedom for evil, not good. This shows an example of the Amendment being not being used the correct way. If a war were to start and a militia is needed, the Second Amendments guarantees the right for citizens to take care of themselves and own the arms needed in order to prevail.

****http://firebolt.com/constitution/amendments.html ****http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/03/high-court-likely-to-apply-2nd-amendment-rights-on-firearms-to-states-cities/1 ****http://civilliberty.about.com/od/guncontrol/p/2nd_amendment.htm