Research Paper on:
American Constitution, the Second Amendment, and the National Rifle Association

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cause of crimes involving firearms, say opponents of tougher gun control laws; rather, what should be addressed is the motivation that ultimately drives people to commit the crime in the  first place. Bibliography lists 5 sources. TLCarmsB.rtf THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS by (c) November 2001 -- for more  information on using this paper properly! Tamper with an Americans constitutional rights, and you tamper with the very foundation upon which this  country was built. That is the cry heard from Charleton Heston, recently elected president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the entire fellowship of gun-toting members. Guns  are not the cause of crimes involving firearms, say opponents of tougher gun control laws; rather, what should be addressed is the motivation that ultimately drives people to commit the  crime in the first place. Anti-gun control activists say "social issues are the source of many group conflicts" (Stein 31), which speaks directly to unrelated attempts to limit the  use and private ownership of handguns. "...A historical examination of the right to bear arms, from English antecedents to the drafting of the Second Amendment, bears proof that the  right to bear arms has consistently been, and should still be, construed as an individual right" (Associated Press 6A). Gun owners are  appalled by the idea that the government is trying to come between them and their Second Amendment rights. They propose that it is not their fault that a portion  of society is so irresponsible as to use firearms in violent assaults, stating that there is no such connection with the average Americans ability to properly handle and discharge a