Another Stab To The U.S Constitution - “Revisiting the Constitution: Do We Really Need the Second Amendment?” by Melynda Price 

The  Second Amendment (Amendment II) states: to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the right belongs to individuals, while also ruling that the right is not unlimited and does not prohibit all regulation of either firearms or similar devices. State and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government from infringing this right per the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

The Second Amendment give individuals the rights of self-defense, resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.

    

“This nation was constructed and reconstructed in the aftermath of violent and bloody conflicts. Still, the Framers believed that not only the Constitution, but also the peaceful way the document was created, would penetrate the Americans' minds and change they engaged. The Constitution would be the only weapon needed unless there was an external enemy.”

  “ In writing the Second Amendment, the Framers didn't envision the kind of gun toting that is permitted across this country today.”

I choose both quotes, because what the author is stating is that when the constitution along with the second amendment  was written, it was considered a time of change. The implementation of these laws was seen as a way to bring peace, unity and equality between all races. It’s intentions were  to be a  guide for a new and brighter beginning, it was a guideline to follow, to prosper as citizens of America as the past was to be left behind along with all the painful memories and hurt. However, once again man has taken it upon himself manipulated the second amendment to his own needs.  

 The world has changed, times have changed and there is so much evolvement and influence by the government on today’s society that has made such amendment a danger to society due to lack of proper control.

    Freedom to bear arms, or to give individuals opportunities to purchases guns and ammunitions as if they are on a battle field shouldn’t be allowed.  Implementation of a stricter process of obtaining and owning firearms should be considered. Firearms are easily  obtainable and often gets into the hands of innocent children and mentally unstable individuals. I believe federal law should increase the age limit (which in most states is 18) where an individual can purchase a licensed firearm. Someone who is eighteen or twenty-one years of age in my option still  possesses childlike qualities and may not be mature enough to handle a weapon effectively and safely. They may often make irrational decisions, and therefore shouldn't be allowed to purchase or have a firearm in their possession .

There should also be back ground checks on everyone who purchases  or attempts to purchase a firearm ensuring that they don't have a history of mental illness or have any criminal  offenses or records in the past or present. These checks should be done state wide since most time people with criminal records tend to move from state to state, either trying to start a new clean life or just trying to evade being caught where they are known in a familiar environment. 

Federal officers should also impose laws for gun shops and shooting range owners making sure that the best measures are used when selling or practicing the use of firearms. Those owners should definitely be held accountable for misuse of weapons that are placed in known criminals hands.  

    Gun control is indeed important, as too many innocent lives have been taken away due to guns that are readily available and placed in the hands of criminals and mentally unstable individuals. Innocent children being shot at schools - a place that is considered as safe and naturing.  Sacred places of worships are entered by gunman, while members of the congregation are praying for peace - they end up losing their lives in the process. Parents end up mourning the loss of a baby who gets shot by a stray bullet while playing in his/her crib in the comfort of their own home.  A teenager who constantly being bullied at school not having someone to talk too decides to end his/her life with his/her father’s firearm which was left unsecured, or worse, takes the same firearm to school and shoots the person or persons involved in bullying. There are countless other examples, examples which should cause us to stop and think whether we should really allow any and everyone to have personal weapons like guns.