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Problems With Gun Control - Papers

Problems With Gun Control

"If the second amendment does not mean what it says, what about the
first?", this was the question asked by author, and National Rifle Association
member, Bill Clede. In his article "Gun Control, Press Control", he warns
journalists about the hidden dangers associated with gun control.
When dealing with the interpretation of the Constitution, there is two
views one can take. The Constitution can be viewed as a "living document" or in
its "original " understanding. The original understanding, people are guided by
what the Framers of the Constitution had in mind when they drafted it. The
Constitution can also be viewed as a living document, in which the
interpretation should be surveyed ...

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to bestow unlimited rights upon the people.
The question to ask today is, are the people responsible enough to have the
unlimited rights that they seem to have under this Amendment. Clede states,
"that does not mean that the government can constitutionally prohibit all
weapons, but it probably means that the government can reasonably regulate and
limit their use." I agree with Clede's point. The language of the
Constitution is very vague. The second amendment 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." Never did the
Constitution define or give examples of what a well regulated militia is or
types of weapons deemed reasonable for protection. It then should be left to
Congress, or more importantly the Supreme Court to interrupt this vague language.
I think the government could reasonable regulate guns, without compromising the
second amendment, but like Clede I ...

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Added: 11/14/2006 03:47:56 AM
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