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The Second Amend Act and Gun Control Movements Introduction The right to own and bear arms is possibly among the most polarizing issues in the United States. The bipartisan nature of US political landscape means that the national is always divided into two almost equally strong fragments when discussing an issue of national importance. It has therefore been difficult to reach any amicable conclusion regarding the case of gun laws. A significant majority of the political left believes that the legal right of citizens to own guns contributes to increased crime rates. On the other hand, an overwhelming number of the political right proposes that availability of guns reduces crime through enabling law-abiding citizens to stop criminal activities. In reality, the latter pro-gun propositions raise a more valid argument as a close deliberation of the topic through this research paper will indicate. History of the Gun Laws Controversy. The Constitution of the United States enshrines the right of citizens to bear arms. The second amendment states that “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." Owning a rifle has therefore been an inalienable legal right of any adult American citizen of sound mind and permissible criminal records since the inception of the constitution. However, various forms of gun-control, measures began right after independence. For example, some countries put laws that only allowed possession of different types of guns. Sometimes these laws were deemed racial and classist since they allowed possession of expensive weapons that could not be afforded by
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