do u agree with the 2ND amendment?

Question

it's the right to bare arms. (weapons)

the reason why i'm asking is because i'm 50/50 abou it. i do, yet so much crime has been happening because we carry weapons and also war.

Answer 1

I agree and support it.

Answer 2

Point is that ALL of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, are premised on the phrase "The Congress Shall Make No Law". These are the inalienable rights.
If Congress has the right to ignore the Constitution and limit the 2nd Amendment, then none of the others are safe.

If the American people want gun control they need to amend the Constitution, the same as if they wanted to outlaw Religion or the Press.

Answer 3

John B.....you're talking out your butt....

"In the most important ruling on gun control in 70 years, a federal appeals court Friday for the first time used the Second Amendment to strike down a gun law.

In a 2-1 decision, the court overturned the District of Columbia’s long-standing handgun ban, rejecting the city’s argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.

The majority held that the activities protected by the Second Amendment “are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual’s enjoyment of the right contingent” on enrollment in a militia."

Answer 4

Yes i do agree with the second amendment. You never know when you could get attacked and if you dont have a weapon what will you do. (ex: rapist) But you need to have a license for it. You cant justbe carrying around a gun for fun..Its a serious matter. They should probably change up the amendment so it basically means this: it's the right to bare arms but only if you have a license for it and use it for attackers..other than that you could go to jail.Then i would feel safe in this world

Answer 5

Yes. Without the second amendment, who is going to stop an tyrannical or imperial (such as our current) government from banning the rest of the rights guaranteed by the constitution? Most dictators & despots will agree that an unarmed, dumbed down populace is easier to control than one that is armed and educated. The entire basis is that every citizen has a right - and a duty - to be able to defend their country from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. You cannot do this if the second amendment is abolished as weapon ownership will be illegal - thereby making weapon owners (not just guns) enemies of the state if they refuse to "obey".

Remember - make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.

Answer 6

Second amendment has nothing to do with crime and war. Criminals will get guns anyway they can. War is waged by governments so again not part of 2nd. See nothing wrong with people only handguns,hunting rifles and the like but I see no need for people to own fully auto assault weapons. If someone breaks into your home I see no problem with defending your family. Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Answer 7

Everybody here has it wrong. At least according to the supreme court and numerouse federal appeals courts. The second amendment gives no individuals the right to do anything, especially to keep and bear arms. The amendment was rewritten more than a half dozen times during the contitutional congress in order to get the wording right to illustrate the purpose that the founding fathers wrote it for. This is clearly evident if you'd make the effort to read through the federalist papers written during that time. It is clearly stated in the first phrase of the single sentence amendment: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," means that the purpose of this amendment was to give the states the right to form a militia or as we call it since 1919, a national guard. It further gives the right to the state to arm those people comprising the militia, or national guard by completing the amendment with, "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

This is why federal and state gun control laws are never declared unconstitutional and why the NRA looses time and time again in constitutional challenges to those laws. Simply because there is nothing in the constitution preventing the government, federal or state, from enacting gun control laws even prohibiting many types of firearms.

Folks if you really think that you have the right to bear any arms that you chose, try this little experiment. Just walk onto a California school yard openly carrying a loaded AR15. You will then be able to argue your second amendment right all the way to the supreme court from your jail cell. You'll lose of course, but maybe you'll finally understand what the courts have said that the second amendment means.

And by the way cookies, I've read that appeals court decision have you? The jusrists found that the "compelled disclosure of privileged material to the Executive during execution of the search warrant" violated the Speech or Debate Clause. They made no mention of the second amendment in their ruling. And do you think that is the last appeal?

Answer 8

The second amendment is as important today as it was when our country was founded. The "Militia" as spoken of in the amendment is EVERYONE, not the national guard ( which did not exist at the time ). But for the die hard liberals who insist it must be a collective right, try this on for size: A well regulated Media, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to produce and disseminate news copy shall not be infringed.
Or how about this one: A well regulated Clergy, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read Bibles/Korans shall not be infringed.
I'm betting you don't care the the taste of them particular apples.

Answer 9

YES IS AGREE WITH THE SECOND AMMENDMENT.
Every citizen should have the right to bear arms and defend themselves. That DOES NOT MEAN, every citizen has the right to have a gun!! IT IS NOT THE SAME THING.

1. Every private citizen who owns a gun/s SHOULD BE CERTIFIED in handling said weapon/s. (for their own safety)
2. No private citizen WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD should be allowed to PURCHASE OR OWN a gun/s.
3. No private citizen should be allowed to own an automatic or semi-automatic weapon--EVER. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AUTOMATIC WEAPONS IS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AND THE MILITARY. (No private citizen needs that much firepower to 'protect' themselves, and no criminal should have that much power at their disposal for the effecting of crimes). AND NOBODY NEEDS AUTOMATIC WEAPONS TO HUNT GAME EITHER!!---That argument is just garbage.
A gun is not a trophy, it is a device made for the purpose of killing, and should be treated like nothing less, under ANY circumstance. It should be held with equal parts of resect and responsibility for what it is, and what it is capable of. Likewise, those who would own guns should be scrutinized with the utmost vigilance for the welfare of ALL society as a whole. Just because you have a constitutional 'right' to own a gun, does not mean you have maintained a 'civil' right to own one if you have proven to be an irresponsible citizen.

Answer 10

The second amendment is the most important part of the Bill of Rights. Which by the way is written for the people not the government. So if anyone trots out the old it's a states right to a militia crap they need to do some more research.

Answer 11

Of Course. What would an unarmed person do when the criminal enters their home to rob or rape ? ANSWER: SUBMIT There is no other choice. The armed individual has a weapon, has a fighting chance. The police will come and help write up a report after the bad guy has left and you have a chance to call them.