Understanding the Second Amendment and Gun Control

Running Head: ENGLISH 1
Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments
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ENGLISH 2
Introduction
Arguments take place because of different viewpoints of a certain aspect or a position.
Different words may have multiple meanings and combinations that can further lead to
confusions. Sometimes the words are too technical or complicated to understand or get used
incorrectly. The gun control issue in the US is a much-debated one and hinges on how the
Second Amendment is interpreted. With the shooting incidents hounding the American
landscape, the control legislation at local, state and national levels are indeed at controversial
levels. The “right of the people to keep and bear arms” is meant for militias and the Second
Amendment was written at different times for different scenario. Today, gun-related violence is
rising because of the Second Amendment, that needs to be interpreted carefully and understood
well.
Every year, hundreds and thousands of Americans die because of gun violence. Despite
more stringent gun regulations in place, there is no respite from those firearms’ violence. It is
because of the Second Amendment rights that limit such policies. America has seen a variety of
gun regulations as different settlers and colonies moved in. Weapons and firearms need
regulation and control for public health and safety. The Second Amendment established a
constitutional framework for the gun laws in the US and was written in 18th-century
(Shusterman, 2018). The most important goal of the Second Amendment was to avoid the
beginning of a professional army in the United States. The 18th-century logic claimed that no
society could be truly free with a professional army and it was the responsibility of the society to
defend itself.
The writers of the Second Amendment wanted every citizen to be in the militia but
prohibited blacks and Indians from participating in the militia as stated by Shusterman (2018).