The 2nd Amendment

“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.”

Even though amendments have been changed before, none have been changed that are in the Bill of Rights. The above in the 2nd Amendment, which is basically the right to bear arms. Keeping this right is mainly a conservative view, and liberals wish to restrict this amendment.

I believe that the American people have, should have, and should always have the right to bear arms. The main argument to this amendment is that guns kill people, and help in starting violence and crime. I say look at the facts. Most people who buy guns buy them for two reasons: 1. To hunt, 2. To protect. The majority of people who use guns for crimes usually do not go to the gun shop to buy their weapons of choice, they buy their weapons illegally off the street. To take guns away from the people who buy them for the right reasons is just insane. The criminals will still get their guns, and the fact that the rest of us cannot get a gun legally, just means we are totally defenseless.

Presidential Candidates Responses*:

McCain**:

John McCain believes that the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is a fundamental, individual Constitutional right that we have a sacred duty to protect. We have a responsibility to ensure that criminals who violate the law are prosecuted to the fullest, rather than restricting the rights of law abiding citizens. Gun control is a proven failure in fighting crime. Law abiding citizens should not be asked to give up their rights because of criminals - criminals who ignore gun control laws anyway.

Huckabee***:

The Second Amendment is primarily about tyranny and self-defense, not hunting. The Founding Fathers wanted us to be able to defend ourselves from our own government, if need be, and from all threats to our lives and property.S econd Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. I oppose gun control based on geography. I consistently opposed banning assault weapons and opposed the Brady Bill. As Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from frivolous law suits. I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license.

Romney****:

It is my hope that the Supreme Court will reaffirm the individual right to keep and bear arms as enshrined in the Bill of Rights and protect law abiding gun owners everywhere. To further guard this fundamental liberty, as President, I will take care to appoint judges who will not legislate from the bench but will instead strictly interpret the Constitution.

Obama and Clinton*****:

* The candidates are the top runners of the Republicans and Democrats at the time of this posting. McCain, Huckabee, Romney for Republicans. Obama and Clinton for Democrats.

**McCain’s information was quite easy to find at his website www.johnmccain.com under his Issues page. Click here for full issue information.

***Huckabee’s information was also quite east to find at his website www.mikehuckabee.com under his Issues page. Click here for full issue information.

****Romney’s was much harder to find at his website www.mittromney.com. I had to use his search feature just to find this one quote, located here. If any more information is know please tell me and I will post it.

*****Bot Obama and Clinton did not have this issue anywhere on their websites, www.barackobama.com and www.hillaryclinton.com. None had a search feature. If any information is known, please tell me so I can post.