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= The 2nd Amendment =

"A well regulated Militia,being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms ,shall not be infringed".The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the right belongs to private individuals,while also ruling that the right is not unlimited and does not prohibit all regulation of either fire arms or similar devices State and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government from infringing this right per the incorporation of the Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights.Since its ratification, Americans have been arguing over the amendment's meaning and interpretation. One side interprets the amendment to mean it provides for collective rights, while the opposing view is that it provides individual rights.

Description
The right for people to keep and bear arms shall not be restricted. To us the 2nd amendment is very important because we want to be able to have the right to bear arms and to be able to have our own guns and feel safe in our homes.In United States v Cruiksnank (1876), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, "The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence" and limited the applicability of the Second Amendment to the federal government.In United States v Miller(1939), the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government and the states could limit any weapon types not having a “reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia”

Historical Applications
 The people of the United states wanted to keep the second amendment, they thought that we should be able to have that right, that we deserve it. But on the other hand some people did't like the second amendment they believed that it wasn't safe for the people to have guns on them, they were afraid of what some people would do.

Today's Application
Those who take the collective side think the amendment gives each state the right to maintain and train formal militia units that can provide protection against an oppressive federal government. They argue the "well regulated militia" clause clearly means the right to bear arms should only be given to these organized groups. They believe this allows for only those in the official militia to carry guns legally, and say the federal government cannot abolish state militias.Those with the opposite viewpoint believe the amendment gives every citizen the right to own guns, free of federal regulations, to protect themselves in the face of danger. The individualists believe the amendment's militia clause was never meant to restrict each citizen's rights to bear arms.