The second amendment of the United States constitution 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.” (GunCite) The purpose of the second amendment was to guarantee and preserve the idea that all men and later, women, had the right to own and bear arms on the American soil they lived on. The Founding Fathers won our …showed first 75 words of 1710 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1710 total…of the people owning the guns to make sure they are used in a safe and appropriate manner. Who knows when the next time America needs it’s free men to rise up and bear arms against a foreign threat on our soil. It could be ten years down the road, or it could be tomorrow. Either way every responsible person should have the right to own a way to protect themselves by bearing arms.