The Second Amendment guarantees our right to firearm ownership the same as our individual right to choose any religion, have due process, and the right of the people peaceably to assemble. I believe firearm ownership is essential whether you're a hunter in Bozeman, Montana, a farmer in Indiana, or a family on the south side of Chicago. The United States Supreme Court has already declared that the second amendment is a fundamental individual right that applies to everyone. Throughout the country gun laws are stretch from strict to unbelievably loose.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago has allowed me to see where the true problems lie in gun violence and gun control. As i travel throughout the country from time to time i see how different life can be with just a few adjustments. I ask myself, how does a state with the strictest gun laws have such a high gun related homicide rate.
Why does states like Arizona not have the same numbers when their laws are looser and open carry of a firearm is allowed there.
This past weekend i had the opportunity to go to a gun range. Just seeing the everyday average person enjoying themselves really puts things in a much better perspective. I think its time to cut the politics and people need to claim back what is rightfully theirs. You cant always count on someone to come to your rescue, when seconds count the police are only minutes away....
Chris B. (Phoenix, Arizona)
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