Could you please explain the second amendment?
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The right to bear arms openly–adopted with reference to state militias–is guaranteed by the Second Amendment. \n\n[edit] Text\nThe Second Amendment, as passed by the House and Senate and later ratified by the States, reads:\n\n    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.     \n\nThe hand-written copy of the Bill of Rights which hangs in the National Archives had slightly different capitalization and punctuation inserted by William Lambert, the scribe who prepared it. This copy reads:\n\n    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.     \n\nBoth versions are commonly used by "official" Government publications.\n\n\nPlease note that it says, a well regulated militia, not vigilantes. In American society we have rights PROVIDED they do not infringe on the rights of others. I support the second amendment, but urge prudence in unregulated arms floating around my community. We have freedom of speech, but we may not yell FIRE in a crowded theater. There are no absolutes. In a well ordered society people make concessions for the greater good.
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I suggest you read the constitution.\n\nA 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.
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You can not impose democracy by gun, simple as that. Democracy comes from within.
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Here are the 2 viewpoints as I see them...\n\nAdvantage - Fewer weapons will eventually lead to fewer deaths by the weapon.  Far too many people die every year due to accidental shootings.  The rules for who is able to get a firearm are far too easy in most states, but until there is a change in the 2nd Ammendment, citizens will have the right to own them.\n\nDisadvantage - Gun Control laws are often in direct violation of the 2nd Ammendment.  Secondly, stericter enforcement of Gun Control laws will only hurt the average citizen.  Criminals will be able to get guns because they are criminals and have no problem with breaking the law so it ould be the law-abbiding citizens that are left unable to protect themselves from those criminals that have t he firearms.
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Bill of Rights \nAmendment II\n\nA well regulated militia, \nbeing necessary to the security of a free state, \nthe right of the people to keep and bear arms, \nshall not be infringed. \n\n\nTry This\n\nUS Constitution\nArticle 4\nSection 4. \n\nThe United States shall guarantee \nto every State in this Union \na Republican Form of Government, \nand shall protect each of them against Invasion; \nand on Application of the Legislature, \nor of the Executive \n(when the Legislature cannot be convened) \nagainst domestic Violence\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor abqdan (Above)\n\nIf YOU Read Carefully You'll See The Part That Says\n\n " the right of the PEOPLE to keep and bear arms \nshall not be infringed "\n\nA MILITARY And A MILITIA \nAre Two Completely DIFFERENT Things\n\nThe 2nd Amendment Was Introduced To The Bill Of Rights\nTo Assure The CITIZENS \nThat They Will Not Be OPPRESSED \nBy Their Own Tyranical Governments Military\n\nLightbulb Go Off Yet Einstein ?\nNO ??\n\nJust In Case \nWE THE PEOPLE\nMust DEFEND OURSELVES \nFrom Our Own GOVERNMENT \nOr OVERTHROW Our Own GOVERNMENT ....\n(necessary to the security of a free state)\n\n\n\nIn Other Words\n\nIf The GUARANTEE To Every State in this Union (Art 4)\n( shall protect each of them against Invasion )\nIs A Guarantee Unfulfilled By The United States\nWE THE PEOPLE Have The RIGHT \nAnd The OBLIGATION\nTo DEFEND Our Nation\nFrom ALL ENEMIES\nForeign And Domestic\n\nWITH OUR GUNS (Amendment 2 )\n\n\n\nGet It ??
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You have to go through a local background check and pay something like a two hundred dollar tax to the feds (which is a violation of the second amendment). \n\nYou may get a better answer at packing.org or at http://batf.gov
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In the US, we don't consider guns bad.  We are one country that has many freedom to own a weapon.
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Amendment I\n\nCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.\n\nAmendment II\n\nA 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.\n\nAmendment III\n\nNo soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.\n\nAmendment IV\n\nThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.\n\nAmendment V\n\nNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.\n\nAmendment VI\n\nIn all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.\n\nAmendment VII\n\nIn suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.\n\nAmendment VIII\n\nExcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.\n\nAmendment IX\n\nThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.\n\nAmendment X\n\nThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
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For the people that don't know what that is:\n\nhttp://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/\n The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.\n\nIt really is sad to see those soldiers fighting for freedom when freedom is being taken away.
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It has to do with the Second Amendment giving ONLY the states and NOT the Federal Government the right to regulate a militia and to the extension of gun ownership.  \n\nAmendment II \n\nA 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.
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2nd ammendment (keep and bear arms) This is the most important because it is the last resort to enforce the others. If citizens cannot protect themselves from a tyrannical govt, then the gov't can take away whatever they want. There has to be bite behind the bark
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The 2nd amendment which pertains to the right to bear arms is one of the most misunderstood rights of the Bill of Rights.  Most people don’t understand that the 2nd amendment was instituted to create a ready and armed militia; not to hunt squirrels or for protection of their property or protection from one another.
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Women can vote...that's the only one that mattered ;) haha\n\n\nThe Constitution has a total of 27 amendments. Here you go--you asked ;)\n\nFirst Amendment\n\nThe First Amendment addresses the rights of freedom of speech and the press; the right of peaceful assembly; and the right of petition. It also addresses freedom of religion, both in terms of prohibiting the establishment of religion and protecting the right to free exercise of religion.\n[edit]\n\nSecond Amendment\n\n    main article: Second Amendment\n\nThe Second Amendment states, in its entirety, "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." Compared to other amendments, there is little case law about the Second Amendment.\n[edit]\n\nThird Amendment\n\nThe Third Amendment prohibits the government from using private homes as quarters for soldiers without the consent of the owners. Much as the Second Amendment, there is largely no case law. There has been no Supreme Court case law, and only one odd case, Engblom v. Carey, which has even addressed the Third Amendment.[2]\n[edit]\n\nFourth Amendment\n\nThe Fourth Amendment guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed. A general right to privacy has been inferred from this amendment and others by the Supreme Court (See Griswold v. Connecticut), including a right to medical abortion.\n[edit]\n\nFifth through Eighth Amendments\n\nThe next four amendments deal with the system of justice. The fifth forbids trial for a major crime except after indictment by a grand jury; prohibits repeated trials for the same offense after an acquittal (except in certain very limited circumstances); forbids punishment without due process of law; and provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself (this is also known as "Taking the fifth" or "Pleading the fifth"). This is regarded as the "rights of the accused" amendment. The sixth guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses. It requires trial by a jury (of peers), guarantees the right to legal counsel for the accused, and guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused. The seventh assures trial by jury in civil cases involving anything valued at more than 20 United States dollars at the time, which is currently worth $300 presently, when accounting for inflation. The eighth forbids excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. In 1966 the Supreme Court ruled that the fifth and sixth amendments were to be read to all persons placed under arrest, and as a result these two amendments have become known as the Miranda warning or Miranda rights.\n[edit]\n\nNinth and Tenth Amendments\n\nThe last two of the first ten amendments contain very broad statements of constitutional authority.\n\nThe Ninth Amendment declares that the listing of individual rights in the Bill of Rights is not meant to be comprehensive; that the people have other unenumerated rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. The right of privacy has been interpreted as one of these unenumerated rights by many people. The right of the people to keep and bear arms (the protection of which right the Second Amendment prohibits infringement) is also often interpreted as another of these unenumerated rights by many people. [3] Other, pre-existing, non-enumerated rights, besides just these two, continue to exist because of the Ninth Amendment. There is little case law.\n\nThe Tenth Amendment provides that powers the Constitution does not delegate to the United States and does not prohibit the states from having are "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The phrase "or to the people", somewhat puzzling as to its applicabil
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The second option is exactly what we have now. Felons and people who have or have had any mental illness cannot own or buy guns. And background checks are currently mandatory for any firearm purchase.
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Buna Ziua Andrei!   Love your country!  I am former gunstore owner and at present am safety instructor.  Most states in the USA have some requirement to take familiarization and/or safety course before receiving license to be able to purchase a gun... although there are some more remote states where this is less necessary.  As was posted earlier, the US has written Constitution with Amendments which guarantee the Rights of any citizen to protect themselves from those who wish to do them harm.  I presently work in a city called Lexington, Massachusetts and here there is a great history from when the American revolution started when citizens took their guns and beat down the overbearing British monarchy... hence the legacy of guns in the hands of freedom-loving-people was born here.   The US has a culture of people who truly believe that freedom lies within the peoples' ability to guarantee that the government will never be more powerful than it's citizens.  It may be mostly symbolic, but the guns make it a real part of US custom.  Hope this helps!
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The Constitution of the United States of America, states that the people have the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.  It is a right added to be a stop gap measure for the people to protect themselves from a corrupt government intrusion.  Due to the fact that at the time the King of England forced the colony folks to house the British soldiers, and were not able to stop them from unreasonable searches or siezures.  Our founding fathers determined that this was a violation of man's basic freedoms.  Not to be usurped by wicked men.  The right to be free from harm or intrusion was based on the unalienable rights granted to mankind by God.  This was codified in the Constitution for our protection and for our benefit.  It is up to us who live by it, to make sure it stays in force!  When we choose to allow it to be usurped we have effctively let the documnent become nothing but words on paper that are useless.
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There is no sense involved with this issue at all. I'm 19 and a member of the Army National Guard so I know where you're coming from. I would like to own and cary a handgun. Uncle sam says I cant because i'm not mature enough yet. But its OK for me to cary one to my death in war. There plain and simply is no sense at all regarding this issue. Its just the bureaucrats jacking everything up like always. writing nonsense laws for there own agendas or somone's agenda who has something that bureaucrats want and its usually money. To them it makes "CENTS,"\nrather than sense. Sense to them is money, not whats realy good for the american people. I'm sory but there is no answer for your question but that its nonsense. It is sad but true.