http://www.cagle.com/news/GunBanBan/3.asp
Constitutional Connection
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the right to keep and conceal weapons. It was adopted on December 15, 1791. The Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individuals right to possess a firearm unconnected with the U.S army or any other governmental program that allows them to carry weapons.
Analysis of the Connection
The founding fathers made the second amendment so that anyone can have the rights to carry firearms, even if they aren’t an authoritative figure. They came to the conclusion that carrying firearms helps protect an individual under the law. The legal action is called self defense. The right to have arms in English history is believed to have been regarded as a long established natural right.
Political Cartoon on Gun Rights
In this political cartoon, a news reporter interviews a random pedestrian and asks him for his opinion about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the hand gun bill. The pedestrian responds by saying that he feels as if there is a higher risk of him becoming a victim to gun violence. Hen the reporter asks what he intends to do in order to not become a victim of gun violence, he replies, “Well, I’m certainly going to stop breaking into people’s houses….”
I agree with the statement in the cartoon that says that passing the handgun bill will result in higher risks of people falling victim to gun violence. This statement, in my opinion, is true because more people will now start to carry guns because they know it’s allowed and it may make them feel safer. Now that the crime rate in Chicago is so high, there might be frequent reports of suspects getting harmed by guns due to self-defense.
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