In Chapter 12, LaFollette (2007)
discusses gun control. Do citizens have a right to bear arms? Answer the
question in your reflection blog. State your opinion and follow up your
position with supporting documentation. Next, present the opposing side to your
stance. Use external sources to enhance your claims.
I believe the citizens have the
right to bear arms. I feel this is a fundamental right granted to us by the
Founding Fathers of this country. I believe that felons coming out of prison as
long as they were not convicted of a violent crime should have the right to own
firearms. The second amendment guarantees
the right to bear arms under the pretenses of a militia. I understand this was
written during colonial times but the militia was made up of citizens.
Now others believe that the right
to bear arms by citizens is not a guaranteed right. The opponents argue that
the reason the second amendment was created was for fear the United States
wouldn’t work and that other states would invade their state and take over. I find
this argument has very little merit and that the idea that other states even in
colonial times invading each other highly unlikely after the Revolution
involved all states against Great Britain. They also argue more guns is the
reason behind the increased suicides, murders, and other mass type shootings. This can be disproved based upon the United Kingdom’s
violent crime rate and the strict gun law that is has. The UK has Eight times the higher violent
crime rate compared to the US.
References
Cornell University Law School
(2014) retrieved from http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/second_amendment
Lstverse retieved from http://listverse.com/2013/04/21/10-arguments-for-gun-control/
Real Science retrieved from https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/uk-violent-crime-rate-eight-times-higher-than-the-us/
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