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The Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
In 2006, 30,896 people died from the use of a firearm. Each day 276 people were shot and 85 people died, all from a gun. Just a few days ago an 88 year old man walked into a museum in our nation’s capital with a gun bought legally and fired at people. A heroic guard was able to stop him and at the same time got shot. That security officer later died from the firearm injury. There are people who advocated for gun rights so someone like this man could carry a gun. Certainly, nobody is blaming gun rights activists for the events that occurred at the Holocaust Museum last week, but at some point a society has to wonder if letting people own and carry guns is such a good idea.
Gun rights activists have an argument that the U.S. Constitution protects their rights to gun ownership. The problem is their argument is flawed. The 2nd Amendment states: “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.” The 2nd Amendment has to do with law enforcement, not personal gun ownership. In the 1780s citizen militia were the police force, but now local, state, and federal governments have state sponsored guards. Citizen militias are no longer needed to secure a free state, and therefore the right to bear arms no longer exists as the amendment proposes.
Gun control activists advocate for sensible gun laws to protect society. The irony behind gun politics is that gun rights activists argue the 2nd Amendment protects their gun rights, while the intent of the 2nd Amendment is to protect society. Now, gun control activists want to protect society by making, enforcing, and protecting laws that limit gun rights, due to the notion that guns are dangerous and kill people. As a side comment, I find it amusing that the 2nd Amendment uses the words “free state” because every time I see a NRA bumper sticker there is usually a confederate flag bumper sticker next to it, but that is beside the point. As long as conservative congressmen can get campaign money out of the NRA, there will be an opposition to sensible gun control safety laws.
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