2nd Amendment Legislation There are many pros and cons that arise because of the right given to us by the 2nd amendment. In my opinion, the pros outweigh the cons and that people should be able to carry concealed weapons, as long as they have their concealed handguns license. Specifically, the 2nd amendment reads “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 important thing that should be noted
part of education is thinking critically about offensive ideas.”(Hentoff p 99) On both sides of this debate there are valid points and even stronger feelings. The pro banning side will say the book has offensive language, the con banning side responds 1st Amendment rights. Then the pro side retorts children’s racial sensitivity, the con side argues knowing stops
There were multiple avenues surrounding the arguments on whether or not this practice violated the United States constitution. The first had to do with Eighth Amendment involving cruel and unusual punishment. In Madrid v. Gomez a suit filed by prisoners of Pelican Bay state prison stated that; violations including excessive force, inadequate physical and mental health and, and inhumane conditions in
Equal Rights Amendment: Should You Be For or Against It? Gender inequality is so severe in the past that a proposal to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States constitution has to be made. It was introduced in Congress in 1923 but was only approved by 35 States 50 years later. But because 38 States has to approve the amendment to make it a law, it remains a hot controversial issue to this day. Why are some states opposed to Equal Rights Amendment when the population is a mix of male and
The Importance of the Pledge of Allegiance Many different opinions are brought up in the decision of whether or not to make the “Pledge of Allegiance” mandatory. In schools all over the country the first thing in the morning kids stand up, face the flag, and put their hand on their heart while they recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This has been a tradition in American schools since 1892 (US History). Some say it violates our freedom of speech or is a violation of church and state, while some say
the Second Amendment need amending? Does the second amendment need to be amended? The answer is yes. While the controversy of gun control is hard to fix it is not impossible. Why do away with the second amendment if we the people can just amend it again. We are a democracy and we thrive on interpreting and amending things that need changed and compromising so why not do the same to the second amendment. Three key points that will help you understand this view on the second amendment are the statics
parties, split over its effectiveness. This has caused Americans to publish studies and lobby their governments to pass bills that will increase or decrease the government’s hand in controlling firearms. While many people use emotion to back up their pro-control argument say it will save lives, others use statistics about shootings, violent crime involving guns, and self-defense to defend their claim. More gun control in the United States would not be effective because: it would create a larger black
In order and to discuss the pros and cons of both written and unwritten constitutions, we must first define the terminology used. While the ‘written’ and ‘unwritten’ constitutions seem easily distinguishable based on their descriptions, it is important to note that often times an unwritten constitution simply means that the laws of the state are not compiled into one original document. An unwritten constitution is generally the result of historical development. It was never made by a representative
day are killed by guns in America? Since December 15, 1791 the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. In the past decade gun control has been a huge issue the USA, with many people supporting the right to own fire arms but another big group wanting to make the ownership of fire arms illegal. The dispute has many pros and cons, but if we take a long look to the pros of making fire arms illegal we will realize how big it will affect today´s
help readers figure out what side they are on. Feere’s article starts off by mentioning several children are born in the United States illegally. Then he goes into how people (legal scholars and jurists) are questioning should the fourteenth amendment be changed. He brings up how frequently