Encouraging Gun Ownership
Introduction
I. What is the foundation of modern technology? It's the history of the gun.
Thesis Statement: I will persuade you in that, (1) federal gun control laws are unconstitutional, and (2) I will prove the 2nd Amendment is both a "State" and "Individual Right."
Body
I.The foundation of our country is based in English Bill of Rights and the American Revolution.
A. What is the difference between the Declaration of Independence, the U. S. Constitution and
the "Bill of Rights?"
1. The Declaration of Independence gives the reasons, as to why America wanted seperation.
2. The Constitution gives the federal government certain powers.
3. The "Bill of Rights" limited the power of the federal government.
B. The views of gun control advocates.
1. Gun control saves lives.
2. When America was founded guns only shot one bullet at a time.
3. Gun control will keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
4. Children should not have guns.
5. Gun control will reduce the hazards to law enforcement.
6. If citizens carry guns, there will be daily shoot-outs in the streets.
7. We don't want to ban deer rifles, just assault rifles.
8. Why do you need an assault rifle?
9. The entertainment industry is not at fault, it's the gun's fault!
10. The 2nd is a collective right and not an "Individual Right."
C. My rebuttal to gun control advocates.
1. Vehicle control saves more lives than gun control.
2. The musket was an assault rifle, like the AK-47 is today.
3. If you don't want criminals to have guns, keep them behind bars.
4. As a child I had guns, and I came out ok.
5. Law enforcement is often the problem, remember Rodney King.
6. Crime has gone down in States with right to carry laws.
7. The Violence Policy Center wants to vilify the deer rifle.
8. Who knows what the future holds? Do you remember Hilter? The economic fall-out of 1929?
9. The gun's fault? Could it be society has been socially conditioned, into violence behavior?
10. The 2nd is both a "State" and "Individual Right." (historical)
II. I defy my opponents to show in the "Bill of Rights" where it bars any particular type of firearm.
A. I lawfully purchased the AK-47, with in the frame-work of the Constitution. The federal
government allowed it to be imported. The State of Texas allowed it to be sold, thus making its
ownership Constitutional. (legal)
B. My views are better than my opponents views, because the 2nd Amendment in the "Bill of Rights"
is intended to limit the power of the federal government, and not that of the States.
Jackie Robinson changed baseball in America in the 1940s by breaking the segregation barrier that was bestowed on baseball. Robinson played in the Negro League for the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1945 Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers negotiated a contract with Robinson that would bring Robinson into the major leagues in 1947. Baseball was segregated because of racial intolerance, economic factors, and other complex reasons. The major leagues would rent out their stadiums to the Negro League teams when their own team would be on the road. For example, if the Brooklyn Dodgers were on the road they would rent out their stadium to the Kansas City Monarchs. Major League team owners also knew if they integrated the Majors the Negro League would lose their best players and the Negro League would be lost. Also, the Majors would lose significant revenue.
...mend. II). The Founding Fathers deemed the rights of the individual to be of utmost importance and wrote enumerated specific protections of them in the Bill of Rights.
2. Was the Chicago ordinance, as defined in this case, unconstitutional in its contents because it failed to provide support for the First Amendment?
After the War of 1812, cheaper British manufactured goods poured into American markets. In order to protect American “infant industries” from British competition, Congress passed a protective tariff in 1816. Proponents of the tariff reasoned that, without some protection, American would always be in the position of supplying raw materials (such as cotton) in ret...
Jackie Robinson became the first African American player to play in the Major League for baseball. Baseball was segregated for over 50 years and that nigh,t on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Robinson broke the barrier for colored athletes. (Jackie Bio)
The opposing argument serves as a perfect gateway to the topic of relationship between Federal and State government. In the United States, the Supremacy Clause serves...
B. No individual should sacrifice their moral principles in return for unjust circumstances implemented amongst federal government.
Over the past five years Americans have seen many horrific tragedies related to gun violence. Each of these terrible events has been accompanied with scrutinizing media coverage, and subsequently, a push on government level for increased gun control. On the surface these movements to take away guns from Americans may seem justified because of these events. In reality the federal government is encroaching upon our Second Amendment, the right to bear arms.
The United State of America, established by the Founding Father who lead the American Revolution, accomplished many hardship in order to construct what America is today. As history established America’s future, the suffering the United State encountered through history illustrate America’s ability to identify mistakes and make changes to prevent the predictable. The 2nd Amendment was written by the Founding Father who had their rights to bear arms revoked when they believe rising up to their government was appropriate. The Twentieth Century, American’s are divided on the 2nd Amendment rights, “The right to bear arms.” To understand why the Founding Father written this Amendment, investigating the histories and current measures may help the American people gain a better understanding of gun’s rights in today’s America.
America is the most well armed nation in the world, with American citizens owning about 270 million of the world’s 875 million firearms (Marshall). Indeed, this is more than a quarter of the world’s registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which 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.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague, it is up for interpretation, and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial topic in American politics.
Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. Being accepted into professional sports also helped African-Americans become more easily accepted into other aspects of life. Jackie's impact in the world for the black population is enormous.
The issue of gun control has always been a hot topic among the American public. Most everyone, if asked, will tell you that gun control is an issue needed to be dealt with because of the event that took place at Columbine High School back on April 20th, 1999. The American public has been wrestling with gun control long before then. If we take a look back at August 1st, 1966 at the University of Texas, a man armed with a hunting rifle committed one of the most violent mass murders in history. Gun control refers to the Government placing restrictions on the American public to buy, own and sell firearms. If we read the constitution, our second amendment right is the right to bear arms. This has been the ongoing controversy of this issue. We the people say our constitutional right to buy and own firearms is being seized from us. The government is using our society’s violent incidents as cover to place restrictions and bans on firearms. This essay’s purpose is to provide proof that buying and owning firearms is our legal constitutional right and that our government is trying to attack the wrong angle when trying to fight crime involving guns in the United States.
- "Second Amendment." LII / Legal Information Institute. Legal Information Institute, 2016. Web. 22 Apr.
United States. Committee on the Judiciary . Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Washington: GPO, 1982. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most controversial issues in modern American politics. The public debate over guns in the United States is often seen as having two side. Some people passionately assert that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns while others assert that the Second Amendment does no more than protect the right of states to maintain militias. There are many people who insist that the Constitution is a "living document" and that circumstances have changed in regard to an individual’s right to bear arms that the Second Amendment upholds. The Constitution is not a document of total clarity and the Second Amendment is perhaps one of the worst drafted of all its amendments and has left many Americans divided over the true intent.