security of a free State, the right of the people

to keep and bear arms , shall not be infringed.

Amendment II, Bill of Rights

Constitution of the U.S.

The Second Amendment has been a major issue in American politics since

1876. In question is the intent of this Amendment. Was it meant to insure that

people in general have arms for personal service, or was it intended to insure

arms for military service? The nation's powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle

Association, holds that it means the right to keep and bear arms -any arms.

This privileged right is given to those 60-65 million people who choose to own

guns. The NRA also believes that human character defects cannot be changed by a

simple regulation of guns. They argue that problems with firearm ownership

cannot be, in any way, associated with criminal violence. The lobbyist give

credibility to this statement by adding that criminal violence continues to

increase in cities like New York and Washington DC, even though gun control

such as HCI. These types of interest groups are actively working to counteract

a gun the same day of purchase, eliminating the need for a waiting period. The

of the bill said the ban was ineffective and violated the constitutional right

regulation. The attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981 ultimately

prominent, high profile groups, the NRA and Handgun Control, Inc.

which was passed in February 1994, was strongly lobbied for by interest groups

in the Constitution giving Congress power to "regulate commerce...among the

feet of a school. What's at issue here is how much authority Congress can

The NRA, HCI, and other interest groups endorse political candidates to

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