"If the second amendment does not mean what it says, what about the
first?", this was the question asked by author, and National Rifle Association
member, Bill Clede. In his article "Gun Control, Press Control", he warns
journalists about the hidden dangers associated with gun control.
When dealing with the interpretation of the Constitution, there are two
views one can take. The Constitution can be viewed as a "living document" or in
its "original " understanding. The original understanding, people are guided by
what the Framers of the Constitution had in mind when they drafted it. The
Constitution can also be viewed as a living document, in which the
interpretation should be surveyed in light of today's social and politics
environments. Bill Clede ideas in his article seem to be guild by the idea of
the Constitution being a living document.
At the time the Second Amendment was written, it had a major impact on
this country because State and National governments were unable, or lacked the
power to protect the people. This Amendment gave the power to the people to
bear arms for protection. As Clede points out in his article, it was not the
intent or purpose of this Amendment to bestow unlimited rights upon the people.
The question to ask today is, are the people responsible enough to have the
unlimited rights that they seem to have under this Amendment. Clede states,
"that does not mean that the government can constitutionally prohibit all
weapons, but it probably means that the government can reasonably regulate and
limit their use." I agree with Clede's point. The language of the
Constitution is very vague. The second amendment states, " 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." Never did the
Constitution define or give examples of what a well regulated militia is or
types of weapons deemed reasonable for protection. It then should be left to
Congress, or more importantly the Supreme Court to interrupt this vague language.
I think the government could reasonable regulate guns, without compromising the
second amendment, but like Clede I believe Congress should concentrate more on
who is using the guns and not guns themselves.
Patrick Henry felt that we should preserve our public liberties, and if
need be by force. As Patrick Henry stated, "The great objective is that every
man be armed." Thomas Jefferson and John Adams also held the same views as
Patrick Henry, that every man should have the right to bear arms for private
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When the Romans Invaded Briton each Celtic tribe was treated differently. The Celtic Iceni tribe kept out of the violent conflict, and because of this they were awarded ‘client kingdom’ status by the Romans. Being a client kingdom meant that the Iceni tribe maintained a considerable amount of independence. They were allowed to keep their rulers, and they were allowed to mint coin. They were bound by treaty to Rome, who in return would back them up, often against rival tribes. Yet the Romans took the view that they had the authority, to at any time intervene in the internal affairs of their client kingdoms. On the other hand the main city of the Trinovantes tribe, which was located just south of the Iceni tribe, was declared by Emperor Claudius as the capital of his British province. The Trinovantes people lost their freedom as well as having most of the...
Viktor Frankl’s life in the concentration camp was full of misery. He had to work long hours, sometimes with no help. He describes one such event, when he had to build a tunnel under a road to allow for a water pipe. He worked like a slave until he was told to stop. As he wrote further, he shared his knowledge in psychiatry. In once instance, he wrote, “The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute” (Frankl P.6). He experience this very scenario in the death camps as he saw countless being murdered everyday. He says that everyone thought that things
The U.S. should not have gun control laws. The Second Amendment to the Constitution 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.” This amendment has been around since 1791, and there has been gun control almost as long as it's been around. The National Rifle Association is an advocate of the Second Amendment and an opponent of those who propose restrictions on guns. Even Presidents Reagan and Bush are members, and Nixon, Eisenhower, and Kennedy were also members. Why do people feel the need to own a handgun? One reason is heritage. For as long as this country has been around, there have been gun owners, to defend themselves and to hunt for food. Buying, owning, or carrying a handgun doesn't hurt anyone. Until a person commits a crime, he/she is free to choose what he/she wants to do. Even if guns were completely banned from the U.S.A., people would still find a way to get them. Criminals would get guns. They would have their way, and there would be nothing we could do about it. We would have no way to defend ourselves. What is gun control to you? To me, it is the unconstitutional regulation and banning of guns to try to keep the crime rates in this country down. Does it work? Some gun laws are okay and they may work to some extent, but not to the extent that was intended. As for most of these gun laws such as the Brady Law, it serves no purpose. It is only there to make our lawmaking bodies and those of us who are too naive to see the truth feel better. Do you really think that the Brady Law keeps handguns out of the hands of criminals?
history with a right to bear arms. Finally one can see the conflict of views
As World War II occurred, the Jewish population suffered a tremendous loss and was treated with injustice and cruelty by the Nazi’s seen through examples in the book, Man’s Search for Meaning. Victor Frankl records his experiences and observations during his time as prisoner at Auschwitz during the war. Before imprisonment, he spent his leisure time as an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna, Austria and was able to implement his analytical thought processes to life in the concentration camp. As a psychological analyst, Frankl portrays through the everyday life of the imprisoned of how they discover their own sense of meaning in life and what they aspire to live for, while being mistreated, wrongly punished, and served with little to no food from day to day. He emphasizes three psychological phases that are characterized by shock, apathy, and the inability to retain to normal life after their release from camp. These themes recur throughout the entirety of the book, which the inmates experience when they are first imprisoned, as they adapt as prisoners, and when they are freed from imprisonment. He also emphasizes the need for hope, to provide for a purpose to keep fighting for their lives, even if they were stripped naked and treated lower than the human race. Moreover, the Capos and the SS guards, who were apart of the secret society of Hitler, tormented many of the unjustly convicted. Although many suffered through violent deaths from gas chambers, frostbites, starvation, etc., many more suffered internally from losing faith in oneself to keep on living.
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Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control, however, is nothing new. In 1924, Presidential Candidate, Robert La Follete said, “our choice is not merely to support or oppose gun control but to decide who can own which guns under what conditions.” Clearly this debate still goes on today and is the very reason for the formation of gun control laws.
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One topic constantly blares on the news when the TV is turned on: gun control. Gun control is the regulation of selling, owning, and using guns. Although our right to bear firearms is protected by our Second Amendment, gun control has come under fire recently due to mass shootings at places such as Sandy Hook Elementary and Umpqua Community College. People argue that guns should be illegal since they are easy to obtain, which leads to countless shootings and deaths, while others argue that guns should be legal since the Second Amendment gives the right for protection. The best way to deal with this dilemma would be a median of both sides; make guns legal, but have very tight restrictions to obtain them. Strict gun control laws will lead to
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