The Right To Bear Arms

Your life is at stake here, would you prefer to have a gun in your hand or the police on the phone? Which is more promising? I believe that law-abiding citizens should be allowed to bear arms for the sake of their life. People should be allowed to own guns because it is a tool of protection from outlaws, tyranny of government, and it decreases the rate of crimes committed. Some may say that owning a gun is a crime itself, and that it will lead to the deaths of innocent bystanders. I disagree with this proposal, “a gun will always remain stationary and inanimate until an agitated mind pulls the trigger” (Nicolette). My opinion is based on statistical evidence recorded in our history and the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.

A gun, in many minds of citizens, is a weapon; however when used as a defensive term a gun is a tool. Our founding fathers had created the Bill of Rights with the mindset of having a law that allowed citizens to protect themselves from their government, as well as becoming more independent from it. During the Holocaust, the very first thing Hitler’s Nazi did was to deny the right to own firearms. This event led to one of the most catastrophic genocides in history. If the right to bear arms were not taken away then this would not have happened. The people could have put up a resistance and survived. Another example of government tyranny is during the 1920s in Russia, “when only the Bolsheviks and the rulers of the Communist party possessed weapons, those who were targeted were unable to defend themselves from the regime of terror” (Heidi). History is full of examples like this, all which could have been avoided if people were granted the ability to bear arms. Our Founding Fathers have foreseen th...

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... The statistics clearly show that the variable of this problem is the heart of its wielder, whether he or she has the intent to do justice or villainy. It cannot be denied that allowing guns overall has more positive results than negative. Let us remember our nation’s blood, sweat, and tears that led to the liberation from the tyrant that one held the rule over us, Great Britain. “Through the struggles and triumphs of the American Revolution, citizens yearning to the father themselves but also the world around them have matured from moral child needing to be saved from themselves and their ‘dangerous toys’ into moral parent that possesses the capacity to be responsible for protecting and preserving their rights” (Nicolette). In conclusion we should not let our Nation’s sacrifices be in vain, and should carry on their dream of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.