Senate Bill 656

At the time of the Bill of Rights’ ratification, the United States had only just broken free of the Articles of Confederacy, a document intended to create a loose union with the individual states holding all the power. In order to garner more support for the Constitution, the 2nd Amendment was added in to protect the states’ rights to their own armed forces—a right which is of little importance in the 21st century. Because of the strength of these arguments, pro-gun control advocates point to the historical context in which the 2nd Amendment was written in order to justify stricter laws.

The article titled "Federal Judges Trample 'Militia' Aspect of 2nd Amendment" by Michael Shannon focuses on how the court system is unconstitutionally disturbing the second amendment, and the history behind the amendment. He thoroughly defines the second amendment and describes it. He talks about how it is getting violated. I think the violation of it for a manner of protection of the National Government. We can see the violation in most of the states, so it can not be an issue of the states.

Missouri House Bill 1468, removes the need for an individual to have a permit for a conceal-and-carry firearm. This bill was sponsored by Eric Burlison, a Republican, who is the current representative for District 133 in the Missouri House of Representatives. Before this bill, any resident of Missouri who is at least 19 years old, or any military member who is at least 18 years old, must apply for a permit that costs $100 as well as complete an eight-hour long firearms safety course (Bliss). Even with the addition of this bill, it is still forbidden to carry a firearm in the following places: schools, governmental buildings, private property that restricts firearms, and many other places. It also is illegal for domestic violence offenders

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States of America is very similar to the current Bill C-51 and they can be compared, as firstly it fails to define “terrorist activity”, secondly it targets immigrants and lastly, the INA has been amended various times. Under the INA, people who are considered to be a part of illegal and aggressive acts are prohibited to enter the United States of America. " The ground for inadmissibility include but are not limited to:(1) the [individual] has “engaged in terrorist activity”; (2) an immigration officer has “reasonable grounds to believe” the [individual] engaged in or is likely to engage in terrorist activity; (3) the [individual] has incited terrorist activity under circumstances indicating an intent to cause death or serious bodily harm; (4) the [individual] is a representative of a Tier I terrorist organization;

The Senate Bill 149 (SB 149) signed by Greg Abbot is about relating to alternative methods for satisfying certain public high school graduation requirements, including the use of individual graduation committees. This bill gives students a better chance at graduating, although it may or not be continued results of this bill will have to be processed first. I chose this bill because I believed that it would be well known also, because it is important to school life which has taken a big turn in recent years. Education has taken a decline in funding so I think this law may benefit the sudden drop in funding or perhaps is something the government hopes to be used as an olive branch due to withdrawal of funding.

Another point is the constitutional right of a self regulated militia, which must be protected no matter what. Access to a state militia is a specific right protected by the United States Constitution, within the second amendment. The Bill of Rights states, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state”, which implies that throughout the sovereign states, a self enforced military is a liberty available to all who desire to take advantage of their rights. Those who aim to protect their fellow citizens should have the ability to do so: “They claim that the amendment protects the general public, who were viewed as part of the general militia, as distinguished from the “select militia” controlled by the state.”(Gun

In “Missouri: The Shoot-Me State,” The Editorial Board of The New York Times condemns the Missouri Legislature’s enactment of a law that essentially allows concealed weapons to be carried in public. I agree with this condemnation, as firearms should not be carried around in public like it is some everyday tool. It goes without saying, but guns are capable of taking lives. I do not understand how it is logically and morally sound to allow individuals to have such dangerous weapons at their immediate disposal. The editorial even cites that “the law will let citizens carry concealed weapons in public without a state gun permit, criminal background check or firearms training.” This law is especially egregious as it allows criminals to have more

The U.S. House of Representative Bill 610 is sponsored by Representative Steve King and the House committee is Education and the Workforce. This bill was put into place for “distributing Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in schools” (Smith.) The significance behind putting this bill into place is to provide a “better” way of education an to get rid of the “waste” we “currently” have in our eduational system. The U.S. House of Representatives should not pass Bill 610 because it detroys many basic American rights set in the Constitution, cuts all “special” classes and other educational funding, and cuts free/reduced lunches

To begin, Missouri is one of the worst states for gun control laws. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence gave Missouri an F for gun violence, and out of all the states“Missouri ranked 39th out of 50 – having enacted few gun violence prevention laws.” (“Missouri State Law Summary.”) The thing is, that Missouri HAS disallowed the permit to purchase, the registration, and the licensing to owners of all guns. The problem is, is that even though you are not allowed to carry a rifle or shotgun around, you can carry a handgun around, which is what has

Biblical guidelines: The Bible supports learning and education in scriptures such as Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 8:15, Proverbs 9:9. The Biblical principle of covenant /federalism can be applied to the biblical guidelines because it requires help from a sphere sovereignty to make the reality of the bill be implemented. It takes involvement

The U.S constitution is in place to protect citizens rights from the government. It plays as a check in balance in powers amongst the most powerful. But why is that even with the constitution in place to protect us, we find certain discrepancies which result in Supreme Court cases or Landmark cases. One of the most disputable amendments in our constituting governmental platform is, to much surprise, the 2nd amendment. In my opinion, its due to its broadness in explanation. According to constitutioncenter, the 2nd amendment Passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791, and its states as followed, “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.” As you can see, its brief in what its prerogative is, but not specific on situational based questions. We as humans want to know the “what ifs” in any situation especially when something isn’t addressed. This results in cases that end up in the Supreme court. One of the most notable cases regarding the 2nd amendment, was District of Columbia v. Heller (2008).

Throughout the years there has been an ongoing debate over the Second Amendment and how it should be interpreted. The issue that is being debated is whether our government has the right to regulate guns. The answer of who has which rights lies within how one interprets the Second Amendment. With this being the case, one must also think about what circumstances the Framers were under when this Amendment was written. There are two major sides to this debate, one being the collective side, which feels that the right was given for collective purposes only. This side is in favor of having stricter gun control laws, as they feel that by having stricter laws the number of crimes that are being

The second amendment has been a point of contention for years in America. It has been subject to much scrutiny and interpretation. Cases during the 1800s saw the Supreme Court rule that the Second Amendment does not affect individual states regulating firearms. For example, in United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542, 553 (1875), the Court decided that the Second Amendment “has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the national government,” in Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252, 265 (1886), the Court ruled again that the Second Amendment “is a limitation only upon the power of Congress and the National government, and not upon that of the States.” Most of the rights in the Bill of Rights have been incorporated into the rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and cannot be infringed upon by state governments, the Second Amendment has never been incorporated (Acosta).

The ownership of a firearm should not be illegal when most gun owners are law-abiding citizens who use guns in a responsible manner. Our country’s founding fathers ratified the second amendment as a part of our Constitution in order to protect citizen’s right to bear arms and to be prepared for foreign invasion. However, currently the views on gun ownership are beginning to differ even more in urban and rural communities across America because of how each society is individually affected by the use of firearms. Many Americans who rely on concealed weapons are women and even families while some Americans are not yet permitted to keep a firearm like school staff and store owners. Also many sheriffs across the United States oppose gun

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.This is the second amendment of our country from the Bill of Rights and is one that needs to be more strictly enforced! There was approximately 33,636 deaths in the US in the year 2015 due to guns, and that is just in our country! That number could have a chance most likely reduce if the country would enforce the second amendment of the Bill of Rights that allows the country to have the freedom of having a weapon. There are actually three main reasons why the US should more strictly enforce gun laws which are the amount of deaths by guns, the things people with guns could do, and hanging the state law of into a national one.