AMENDMENT 2

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Constitutional Connection: Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms
“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.”

Explanation of Connection:

Washington D.C. tried to pass a ban on guns in D.C. But the Supreme Court shot down their ban, saying it is unconstitutional. There are many symbols in the cartoon. The judges are the Supreme Court. The man lying on the ground is the ban itself. The piece of paper is the United States Constitution.

This cartoon demonstrates Amendment 2 of the United States Constitution. This amendment gives every citizen the right to carry a gun. But because of the gun violence local governments are trying to ban these guns. Every time the local governments try to ban guns, the Supreme Court stops them or shoots down the ban.

I think this amendment needs to be repealed. Not just anybody should have a gun. It is very easy to obtain a gun; all they need is a permit. This amendment was written a long time ago, in a time of war. They needed everyone to have a gun. But now we have an army and a navy. So there is no need for every person to have a gun outside their homes.