Part one of term paper
The topic of gun control is one that many people feel strongly about, on both the pro side and the con side. It is not difficult to understand why so many citizens of this country are pulling for these laws. Violent crimes in the United States have been an increasingly serious problem over the last few decades. Guns have been a major fact ...

Part two of term paper
... weapons. And others feel that security checks need to be done on prospective gun buyers or that customary waiting periods should be enforced. The problem with all of these recommendations is that they infringe on the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The 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. (Hofstadter, 1970) This brings us to the question: what ...