Gun Control and the Bill of Rights

George Mason, a co-author of the Bill of Rights, said “To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them” If this is true, why would anyone try to ban firearms in the U.S? Guns have been a part of American history since we declared independence from Britain in 1776. Many people believe that removing weapons from the hands of citizens is the only way to stop criminals from shooting down people at malls and kids at schools, but this is not the case. Outlawing guns is not the answer for effectively reducing gun crime.

According to Wikipedia, a firearm is a portable gun, being a barreled weapon that launches one or more projectiles often driven by the action of an explosive force. The first firearms were invented in China during the 13th century, called “fire lances”. They were used by peasants to defend cities because they were very cheap to make. Eventually, weapons that could be fired more than once were created. During the American Revolution, we used barrel loading muskets to fight off the British. Now, current technology lets us fire many bullets in rapid succession, know as an automatic weapon.

Many countries before us have tried to control guns and put strict laws and regulations or even banning them altogether. Soviet Russia banned weapons in 1929 and from 1929 to 1953 approximately 20 million unarmed protesters were gathered up and killed. The same thing happened in Turkey in 1915, Germany during the holocaust, China during the reign of Mao Zedong, and many other countries in the 20th century. Even in modern Germany, a nation with very strict laws about gun control, cannot stop from sociopaths from deciding one day to go out and kill a bunch of people. In 2009, A high schooler caused 24 casual...

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... some people forget that the Second Amendment was also made to protect us from the government if it became a tyrannical giant like it was with Great Britain we fought so hard to separate ourselves from. With the army at its fingertips, we wouldn’t stand a chance. Gun control isn’t about guns, it’s about control, and if we feel that the government has turned in “Big Brother” we should be able to overthrow the people controlling us.

One of the biggest problem with firearms is the large illegal arms dealing throughout the country. The problem with trying to stop criminals is that it is next to impossible. The Second Amendment only applies to law abiding, mentally stable citizens, and rightfully so. Laws that we put in place to try to stop the wrong people from getting those weapons does nothing but The United States also is the largest export of guns in the world