30 Days Gun Nation

Choose a gun quote from this or another website:

"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only I agree with this quote because only citizens who are
prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of prepared should be armed, and who are mentally able to
freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to be armed, those who want preservation of freedom should
consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." ~ John F. Kennedy have the right to be armed as well.

Why did the Founding Fathers include the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
❏ In case of invasion by a foreign power
❏ In case of invasion of your home
❏ Personal protection outside of your home
❏ Tyranny here
Question: Did the Founding Fathers give you the right to keep and bear arms, or recognize your right to keep and bear
arms?
I believe that the founding fathers let us remember and recognize that we have the right to keep and bear arm when we
fill the need to.

Did you know?

National Gun Control Laws in the United States did not begin until 1934. For Further look at history go HERE.
Background Research on Supreme Court cases involving guns:
Case Name Person Facts of the case Question (issue) Conclusion/Decision including Holding: Impact or significance
Date involved in the (summary) vote count (answer/ruling) of the case in clarifying the
decided case Constitution
District of The district of Why couldn’t he just follow The conclusion that include the The Second Amendment
Columbia v. Columbia Code made it the code because he only vote count which was 5-4 guarantees an individual's right to
Heller illegal to carry an wanted the functional handgun Decision. The conclusion was possess a firearm unconnected
(2008) unregistered firearm for self denfense reasons? that the Second Amendment with service in a militia, and to
and prohibited the does not create an unlimited use that arm for traditionally
Dick Heller registration of handguns right to possess guns for lawful purposes, such as
even though chief of self-defense purposes. Which in self-defense within the home.
police can issue a one fact, the definition of the second
year license for amendment is to protect the
handguns. Dick rights to keep and bear arms for
Anthony was a special certain military purposes that
police officer who was doesn’t include self-defense.
authorized to carry a
handgun while on duty.
He applied for a one
year license for
handgun that he wished
to keep at home but the
authorization was
denied he then
proceeded to sue the
district of Columbia. He
was againsr the code
that was created but he
complained that they
violated his second
amendment right to
keep a working firearm
in his home without a
license yet the district
 court dismissed the
complaint. Later one
the District of
Columbia’s requirement
that firearms should be
kepy in the home be
nonfunctional violated
that right.

McDonald v. Many suits were filed Does the Second Amendment The court vote was 5-4. The The Second Amendment right to
Chicago against Chicago, and apply to the states as well? majority opinion was made by keep and bear arms for self
(2010) Oak Park in Illinois Samuel A. Alito, JR. The defense in one's home is fully
challenging their guns conclusion was that there’s applicable to the states through
bans affter the nothing in the second the Fourteenth Amendment.
Otis McDonald
Sumpreme Court issued Amendment’s text, history, or
it’s opinion in the underlying rationale that
District of Columbia v. characterizes as a “fundamental
Heller. The court right” warranting incorporation
reasoned that the law through the Fourtheenth
was enacted under the Amendment.
authority of the federal
government, and the
second amendment was
applicable.

Get total of 15 items you either agree or disagree with---can be all on one side or the other. If not in class, watch here.
Things I agree with in this film Things I disagree in this film

- I agree that the gun arming is causing more violence - I think people who bear guns should be tested mentally
- I agree many people die from guns every year before owning one
- I agree criminals loves armed guns - I disagree that only government and police system can
- Guns are killing machines own guns
- I do believe guns should be harder to own - I disagree that the second amendment should be apply to
- I believe that firearms should be handled safely everyone
- I do agree firearms can be used for protection but it depends - Firearm shouldn’t be used for fun
on who owns it - Firearms shouldn’t be given easily with even a license
 - I agree firearm has injury many people and kill people as well - A person should only be able to own one firearm gun not
- Guns has caused many truama to people which they have to many
live with - I think it’s not correct for people to have a collection of
firearm guns

How do you feel about CCW’s (licenses to Carry a Concealed Weapon) that allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons in
public?

I feel that is wrong because it maybe be used in the wrong way if a person with a bad mental state has one. That’s why I believe
people should be tested every few months to be allowed to own a gun while having a license as well to own one because it shouldn’t
be so easy for someone to conceal one.
NEW STUDY: OVER 14.5 MILLION CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMITS, LAST YEAR SAW THE LARGEST INCREASE EVER IN THE
NUMBER OF PERMITS
This website has a map of state CCW laws. Would you ever get a CCW when you turn 21? Why or why not?

I would get a CCW when I turn 21 for just protectin but I would gladly take a test that lets them know that I am mentally stable to
conceal a gun.

In summary, my opinion on guns is:

My opinion on guns is that it causes harm when it’s in the wrong hands so if an armed gun are in the correct hands I have no problem
with that. Whatsoever I do also believe that people should make more of an effort or sellers who sell guns should make it harder for
customers to get their hands on armed weapons or guns because it can easily land on a bad person or criminal in a small amount of
time. I believe that people should get tested mentally to see if they are mentaly stable to own a gun to know that they won’t harm
someone because they believe guns are just a silly thing to play with when in reality it’s a serious thing to have.

Do you feel strongly enough about your opinion that it will affect the candidates you choose to vote for? Why or why not?
I do feel strongly enough about my opinion that I believe the candidate I choose to vote for will see my perspective of things, and
understand my point of view.
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