does the second amenment give the right to let individuals to possess firearms?
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Amendment II (the Second Amendment) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, declares the necessity for "a well regulated militia", and prohibits infringement of "the right of the people to keep and bear arms".
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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\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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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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Yes. The person for whom it is issued can't own a firearm for a certain period among other restrictions.
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Good question...I modified a bit to current times.  BTW - I realize this is for homework, but I thought it fun anyway.\n\nAmendment 1: Congress shall pass no law prohibiiting a reasonable establishment of religion, restricting a public voice offering opinion except in the case of sedition, preventing the gathering of people to voice said opinion or any other provided reasonable safety be held, nor restricting the press to publish opinion apart from matters that severely address the safety of the nation as a whole, or the call upon the government to address the grievences of the people.\n\nAmendment 2\nArms shall be held in the case of a standing militia recognized by the government of the United States.\n\nAmendment 3\nQuartering of troops shall not be forced unless law has been passed and the owner has been notified.\n\nAmendment 4\nSearches of persons and properties shall be conducted only when the person or owner of said property is well notiifed and informed.  Seizures of properties shall have reasonable consent from the court and written notice given to the owner or location of said property defining to what property is to be seized.
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I believe it is my responsibility to protect myself and my family, i have always believed this and cannot understand why anyone would want to ban weapons from private citizens. The wisest question i have seen posted in some time, hopefully you will continue to provide all the people on here the ability to make use of their braincells, Granted, there are some who will miss your point but i can see that it has nothing to do with gun control and should be treated as a legitimate question to encourage debate and provide people the info to protect themselves and their families.
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As a Brit  I apologise for stepping in here, but would just like to say that the only two members of my American family who possess guns are police officers.  The remainder refuse to own guns on the grounds that too many 'accidents' occur in households where weapons are kept. They have a point - I lived in New York for a while and the number of accidental (fatal) shootings by children of children, in the home, amazed me - as did the arbitrary and senseless shooting of people on the streets.  So I guess the family has a point. \n\nIncidentally, regarding the comment above that the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution gives Americans the constitutional right to own guns, doesn't the relevant sentence say  "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."   Surely, all that means is that in the absence of a standing army (the newly formed United States not yet having a regular army when the Constitution was drafted), the people were allowed to bear arms, as members of a disciplined militia, in order to protect their new nation in case of an attack by outside forces?  Now that the USA has both a National Guard  _and_  an enormous Regular Army, isn't that Amendment now redundant and a couple of centuries out of date?     \n\nI'm only asking... but it's a question that's worth calm, reasoned discussion, surely?
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Absolutely.  Every Law Abiding Red blooded citizen of the United states has the right to own any weapon they are able to gain access to.  Yes. I do mean that if a group of americans wants to get together and build a fighter jet and arm it with missles, they have every right to do so.  One of the main reasons for maintaining a malitia is in order to limit the governments power to control the people.
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I'm a liberal.\n\nThat said, I think one of the fundamental rights we Americans have is the 2nd amendment.  Though guns are generally associated with so many problems in our society, our right to own them is still important for a few reasons.  First and foremost, it is a freedom.  That itself is reason enought to make it an essential part of our identity.  Too many people are quick to jump to the defense of other rights that our founding fathers thought necessary for us to have, only to back out of this defense when guns are brought up.  We can't cherry pick our amendments to suit our situations because as soon as we give one up, the rest will follow all too quickly.  Every American should cherish every right granted in the constitution as if it were his or her lifeblood.\n\nAnother reason the right to own a firearm is so important is because an armed population can fend off tyranny much better than an unarmed one.  However unlikely it is, Americans can rest assured that if someone had the balls to overthrow the government, that would only be the first step in gaining absolute power here.  I realize that this is a weak argument because it's a hypothetical situation, but as evidence, look to any tyrannical government in history and check to see whether the people were armed [e.g., Iraq, Nazi Germany, Sudan, etc.].  On the flip side of the coin, look at the Swiss Army.  The reason nobody (including their own leadership) messes with them during most wars is because up until the mid 90's every man over the age of 18 was issued a semi-automatic assault rifle and made a member of the standing militia.  When the Swiss are involved in a war, it's because they want to be.
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It is a right of the People, not the State.  Several states also back this up in their own constitutions.  The reasons for the 2nd Ammendment were laid out in both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers after the Revolutionary War.  Founders such as George Mason, Adams, Hamilton, and Washington all stated this was a protection for the People against external threats and internal tyranny.\n\nLike the rest of the Bill of Rights, it is part of a list of "thou shall nots" for the government.  The Bill of Rights places restrictions on the Federal Government, and by default on the State Governments and guarantees the rights stated to the People.  The Bill of Rights also states the US Constitution cannot list every protected right and those rights not listed are still retained by the States and the People.
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Yes, they have every right to condemn such a law. What a person wants to wear is up to a person's personal choices, as long as it levels to decency. That country is violating rights to religious freedom. No one has any right to interfere into other people's faith's.
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There are already with permits to carry in most States. You also have a waiting period before you can finalize the purchase of a new handgun. You must also register the weapon too.
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as in we have a right to live in peace, without fear of being killed, harmed , toutured or imprisonet aginast our will, ot have our civil liberties violated .ect... who guanrantees it?\nwe do\nmy role in your right\nnoly to defend it if need be, otherwise you are free to puruse your life as you see fit
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I received my concealed carry permit in the state of Arizona, and we discussed when taking another life is "justifiable"  here are some of the things we discussed.  If you approach any of the scenes mentioned, with your weapon drawn, and it elimiates the threat, ie the perpetrator leaves, then you are NOT JUSTIFIED to shoot.  However, if you approach, and the act continues, you are justified (in the state of arizona) to shoot to kill.\n\nCommission of Rape\nKidnapping\nArson to an occupied structure\nAnytime someone is within 21ft of you and closing, has a deadly weapon where if your weapon is not used, you may die\n\nAlong with a few others, however that last one is a biggie...if someone is charging you with a knife, you have a gun drawn, and they raise up to stab you, you are legal to kill.  Now lets say you come up on someone who is raping a woman, you draw your gun, and say hey stop what youre doing...they guys stands up and runs away.  Your weapon has eliminated the threat, and therefore, you are NOT justified to shoot to kill.\n\nAnother one is that you are walking down the street, you see 4 guys taking turns beating another guy.  Hes on the ground, defenseless, and clearly not putting up a fight.  They have bats or knives or some sort of weapon.  If you dont approach the situation, that person may die.  So you say, hey guys, dont you think hes had enough?  Leave him alone.  They turn around to you, and begin to approach you with bats/knives etc in hand, you draw your weapon.  If they begin to commence and attack, and are within 21ft of you, you shoot to kill the biggest one first I was told.  His buddies if they are smart, probably will not go after you.\n\nAlso what I found interesting is that it is illegal to shoot to mame, IE shoot to just hurt someone, shoot them in the leg etc...if you are going to fire on someone, you must shoot to kill.  If you are interested further, check out local gun laws, and get a concealed carry permit, they will review everything with you as to when you can or cannot fire on someone.
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For those of you who need a refresher:\n"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,\nthe right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."  \n Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution \n\nOverturned: transitive verb to reverse a previous decision, ruling, or law by using legal or legislative procedures\n\nI don't think the second amendment will every be overturned through any sort of constitutional ammendment ratified by the states.  I do think it will continue to be infringed in the near future by all levels of government wishing to keep people from possessing such deadly items (only the government should have those, remember?).\n\nBest Regards,\nArmus
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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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Yes. Most of us have done something in our lives that we are not proud of. Sometimes in was over 20 years ago when we were younger and not very wise in our ways. Even those who are offenders pay taxes, therfore we are people under the constitution with inalienable rights (see constitution).  \nPerhaps a regulation on the type or how many firearms would be more appropriate for non-violent offenders.