Kennesaw Case

The city of Kennesaw is a quite area full of history that is located in Atlanta’s greater metropolitan area. The city is mostly known for its railroad history during the Civil War era, the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and the controversial gun ordinance of 1982. With an area this rich in history, it is interesting to see why it is that the gun ordinance was placed into affect as well as see why it is still in existence. The gun ordinance of 1982 is considered controversial because it states that all heads of households within the city of Kennesaw must maintain a firearm within their homes. As stated in Article II Sec.34-21,

(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the

On the other side, there will always be individuals that will abuse the law and could harbor multiple firearms because they know that it is their right. In part (b) there are exemptions that are offered for those individuals who may not be capable of owning any form of firearm. Since the ordinance was created to ensure the safety and security of the general public, it makes sense that anyone convicted of a felony or someone who suffers form a disability would be excluded from ownership due to the law. This section of the ordinance also proves controversial because it makes it difficult for any form of law enforcement to be able to impose on the inhabitants. It makes it easy for any individual to find loopholes in order to get out of forcibly owning a firearm. As Robert Aaron pointed out in his article “People See What They Want to See In Kennesaw’s Famous Gun Ordinance,” there is no penalty stated for not owning a firearm. This would only increase the difficulty for the law enforcement to

The Second Amendment states that it is every citizens right to own a firearm if they so choose. However, the Amendment states that a regulated Militia is allowed to bear arms and leaves out details concerning any civilian. It has since been ruled by the Supreme Court that an individuals rights are protected by amendment even though they are not part of a militia and that the weapon is allowed to be used for protection if needed. Both the Second Amendment and the Kennesaw Ordinance allow for any person to own a gun if they want to because it is their right. Considering there really isn’t a penalty for the Kennesaw Ordnance, both also allow for any person to not own a gun if that’s what they