Entry 3: Amendment 2

"Gun rights advocates rally in Washington, Virginia"
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/19/second.amendment.rally.html

Constitutional Connection:

Bill of Rights, Second Amendment, US Constitution
" 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."


Although the second amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms many citizens do not really understand the moral of the second amendment. We are given the right to have and own gun machinery, but in most parts of the nation there are some key qualifications that a citizen must go through. Overall Americans must have a license to the gun in order to follow the second amendmnets expectations. The conflict in this case is the government may think some Americans aren't responsible or worthy enough to have gun rights.

This article clearly demonstrates the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights. This amendment permits Americans the right to bear arms. This right has been very controversal through its existence since it is not entirely apparent to most Americans. The ability to have and own guns is a privelage that is given by the Constitution in order to protect the states from any circumstances. This article demonstrates the people of Washington being unhappy with the fact that their right to have guns is not fully functional. People are mad and convinced that most of their freedoms are not active in the present day. The amendment was part of the constitution to ensure the expression of liberty in American and to all its citizens.

Since I am at an early age in life I do not truly understand the feeling of basic liberty and expression. I realize that some people in American can use some specific amendments, such as the 2nd, to their advantage. If the constitution allows citizens to right to have and own guns, then why is it now illegal to own a gun. It is understandable that there should be some boundaries and qualifications towards the possesion of guns, but why continue to use this amendment, maybe fic it so that it is clearer to citizens. The significance of the second amendment should be special to every citizen in the US and people should have the right to have and own guns, all I'm saying is there should be a certain type of citizen that should have the ability to bear arms.