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A 6 page research paper that examines both side of the gun control debate in the US. The writer outlines arguments on both sides, discusses how both sides substantiate their arguments, and what issues may be addressed in the near future. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." For decades, opponent and proponents of stricter bun control have battled about how the Second Amendment should be interpreted. Opponents of
gun control, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) assert that the amendment protects the rights of every individual Americans to own a firearm. The NRA typically takes a stance
that prohibits any gun control legislation, such as gun registration. Advocates of gun control, such as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, argue that the Second Amendment was never
meant to be interpreted as pertaining to individual rights, but rather to states various militia regiments, which today would be roughly equivalent to the national guard (Byrd 175). Looking at
the issues, as espoused by these two extreme camps, reveals the volatile nature of this debate. At the 2001 UN conference entitled "Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light
Weapons," various international representatives legislated for the implementation of mechanisms at the national level that would facilitate eliminating the "wide availability of guns" (Feder 45). Opponents to gun control, which
generally are politically conservative, counter this argument by pointing out that the vast majority of human suffering originates from the "muzzles of state authority" not from individuals (Feder 45). Undersecretary
of State John R. Bolton, who led the US delegation to the 2001 conference, asserted that, given a choice between following the will of the international community or the Bill
of Rights, the Bush administration would unequivocally back the US Constitution and the individual right to bear arms (Feder 45). In response to Boltons comments, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California)
cited the case of the US v Miller in 1939 as evidence that the stance of the Supreme Court was with those backing the interpretation that the Second Amendment supports
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