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Right To Bear Arms - Term Paper

Those groups opposed to the private ownership of firearms should base their arguments on their own personal beliefs rather than a Constitutional interpretation defense. As supported by its historical background and analysis of Constitutional context and meaning, "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" clearly grants individuals the right to private arms ownership. Therefore, it's time to accept that citizens have the constitutional right to bear arms and to stop trying to take away this right. Bibliography

Cornell, Saul. A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Federal Court Cases Regarding the Second Amendment." Available:

http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=52

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http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/04/10/06/greenslade.htm

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http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html#debate

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http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm#2d

Right to Bear Arms - a Constitutionally Protected Right

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Bibliography

Cornell, Saul. A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Federal Court Cases Regarding the Second Amendment." Available:

http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=52

Greenslade, Robert. "The Flawed Second Amendment." Nitwit Press 6 Oct. 2004. Available:
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/04/10/06/greenslade.htm
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html#debate
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution." Wikipedia. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Collective_and_individual_rights
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms." Report of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the United States Senate Ninety-Seventh Congress. Second Session Feb.1982. http://www.constitution.org/mil/rkba1982.htm
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm#2d
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