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bear arms, to freedom of speech.
The Court reasoned that although
both rights were pre-existing
rights that were recognized and
codified in the Constitution,
they are both subject to
regulation.
While the Court recognized
that citizens have a right to
carry weapons “in case of
confrontation,” the Court also
stated that “the right was not
a right to keep and carry any
weapon whatsoever in any
manner whatsoever and
for whatever purpose.”
The Supreme Court
essentially upheld
gun control laws and
“prohibitions on the
possession of firearms by
felons and the mentally
ill, [and] laws forbidding
the carrying of firearms
in certain places such as
schools and government
buildings, or laws
imposing conditions and
qualifications on the
commercial sale of arms.”
Gun control is the
set of laws or policies
that regulate the
manufacture, sale,
transfer, possession,
modification, or use of
firearms by civilians.
Common sense gun
control is akin to
regulating driving.
A car has long been
considered a dangerous
instrument. We regulate
who may operate a car,
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how cars are manufactured, and how they are
operated. Clearly a gun is a dangerous weapon.
Regulating the manufacturing, ownership,
and operation of a gun is common
sense. While regulations may not
eliminate all crime, regulations would
limit the accessibility of weapons
to those clearly identifiable
individuals who pose a threat to
society.
If government is
entrusted to
maintain the
public
welfare
and
ensure
the
safety of its
citizens, why
then is the
U.S. Congress
loath to enact
national
legislation to
address the
issue of gun
control, when the
Supreme Court
gave them a green
light and an apparent
blueprint 11 years ago?
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