FREE ESSAY ON REPEAL THE SECOND AMENDMENT?

REPEAL THE SECOND AMENDMENT?

Repeal of the Second Amendment
Is repealing the Second Amendment written in the United States Constitution the correct
action to take to control violence and unnecessary death due to guns? This is a great
idea in a perfect world where everyone on every continent will turn in all there
firearms. Our world is not perfect and never will be. America arms itself with the most
sophisticated weaponry in the world. The government knows that any nation on any
continent, with visions of taking over America's vast and endless resources as their own,
could become an enemy of the United States. The United States was founded to protect
itself from enemies trying to take away their newly found prosperity that they had worked
hard to earn. By forming a democracy as it's governing body, the people of the United
States stay protected from enemies by means of each and every citizen having the consent
to bear arms. A democracy was formed here in the United States by some enlightened
individuals, and from this democracy came a doctrine known as The Constitution of the
United States of America. To insure the Americans had a means of protecting their
freedom, the authors of The Constitution of the United States of America put in a law
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" (Bill 1). There
are many opponents to the Second Amendment within the Constitution. These opponents argue
that people should not be allowed to own guns because with gun ownership comes senseless
deaths and violent crime. They also claim that the Second Amendment is misconstrued, and
that the authors meant that only the state could arm the people with guns to stand
against an enemy. Some gun control activists even go on to proclaim that a democracy
could still be retained without individuals of America having the ability to own guns. To
repeal the Second Amendment written in The Constitution of the United States of America
would not reduce the number of senseless deaths and democracy founded "years ago" would
come to an end.
* Is repealing the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution the correct action
to take to control violence and unnecessary death due to guns? This is a great idea in a
perfect world where everyone on every continent will turn in all there firearms. Our
world is not perfect and never will be. America is one of the most sovereign and
wealthiest countries in the world, due to our democracy, which is based on the United
States Constitution. Without the citizens of America having the right to bear arms,
stated in the United States Constitution, our country would not be a democracy and the
people of America would not reap the benefits of such a wealthy economy.
* It is a tragedy that the United States of America has the problem with guns that it has
with all the laws in place to protect the people against these deadly weapons. Something
should and must be done to protect the people of the United States against this atrocity.
There are laws in place but these laws do not seem to decreasing the death rate due to
guns. What could the answer to America's problem be? Some people, like napoleon at
operationusa, think we should repeal the Second Amendment. This action would require all
Americans to turn in their guns. This, most people should believe, is a very extreme
measure that could put an end to the freedoms Americans have always known, and possibly
eradicate our democratic form of government.
There have been arguments entertained throughout America's history about what the
forefathers meant when they introduced the Second Amendment into the United States
Constitution. You can see how a few people might misconstrue what the writers were trying
to say in the Second Amendment, but it has been proven through the judicial system that
the authors meant for the people of the United States to have the ability to own a gun.
When President Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore tried to pass a Crime Bill that would
take away some gun ownership rights, U.S. Supreme Court District Judge Sam Cummings
stated, "A textual analysis of the Second Amendment supports an individual right to bear
arms" (Constitution 3). One argument, conjured by anti Second Amendment activist, is that
the authors of the United States Constitution meant that the state had the right to bear
arms and not each and every individual citizen of the state. These elite persons would
then be armed by the state and organized as a militia, present day National Guard (Repeal
1). When the writers of the Constitution wanted to differentiate the meanings between the
state and the people, they clearly distinguish the two by using people to mean the
individuals of the state and the word state to mean the state or heads of state. An
example of the authors using both the words people and state is in the Tenth Amendment
(Constitution 1). "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the
people" (Bill 2). The idea that the writers of the Constitution only meant for the state
to be able to arm the people is easily disputed. These great men of history had brilliant
vision of how to maintain this democracy. 
Gun control activists make several valid points about accidental deaths to children due
to the carelessness of gun owners; the statistics are staggering. However, without the
Second Amendment, the people of the United States could be compromising their freedoms.
The people of the United States could be compromising their control over their religion,
freedom of speech, and other freedoms promised in the Constitution. Without the right for
all non-felons of America to arm themselves, there could be a non-democratic America. If
this were to happen, there would be a small number of people allowed to arm themselves
with guns and these people would rule America. When these people die, their heirs will
then rule over the people of America. This trend would continue forever. Even if it were
just the military and the police who carried guns, there are many ways a high ranking,
influential officer could use the armed men to take over an unarmed democratic society
and turn it into Communist nation like China. China is a country where guns are not
allowed in the hands of the citizens. A dictator who cares nothing about the people of
his nation rules China. This dictator lives the life of a king while watching the
majority of the people live as peasants. A country where the people have no defense
against such a ruler could fall under the repression of an unfavorable form of government
where the masses end up living the life of poverty and oppression. 
With all of the school shootings occurring in the last school year, it is easy to
overreact to our gun control issues. I am not a gun owner and I feel that I too might
look to an extreme measure, like repealing the Second Amendment, if my child was involved
in a shooting. However, the Second Amendment, written in The Constitution of the United
States of America, is a clear and sound document sending a firm message to all who read
it that we as "Americans do have the right to bear arms" (Bill 1). It is also perfectly
clear that the purpose behind the Second Amendment is to protect the individuals from the
state if the state tried to rule over the people in an unfair and justifiable way. To
even observe the notion of tying the hands of the American people by taking away their
authority to own a gun is absurd. There would not be a United States of America if our
forefathers who founded this nation did not take up arms against a tyrant ruling over
them from England. The feeling the freedom fighters of America must have felt being able
to defend themselves against such a powerful ruler, and winning their freedom and their
children's freedom by fighting their oppressor, is unimaginable. The American government
is ruled by having different branches of government keeping the other in check. There is
a balance between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches so that there are no
ruling classes, but an equal balance of power among several. The people of the United
States should not only defend the Second Amendment, they should be thankful for and
cherish it, because without the Second Amendment, America would not be the freest,
richest, and most sought after place to live in the world.