The Pros And Cons Of The Second Amendment

There is a lot of controversy regarding the 2nd Amendment. People believe that the 2nd Amendment is “the right to bear arms”, which gives them the right to carry whatever type of fun they wish and is vague on the reasons as to why. This is not the case. Many Americans are unaware of the entire Amendment. The only thing that remains clear is that it is extremely outdated. In order to keep the 2nd Amendment, while keeping our rights secure, reform must occur. Or maybe the best idea, is to get rid of the Amendment completely, like the Australian government did.
Unfortunately, if I were to go up and ask anyone what the 2nd Amendment was, most likely, they would only be able to give me half. That half being, “the right to bear arms”. The rest of the Amendment is unknown to most, which gives us a false understanding about what the Amendment really means. The full amendment in the Constitution states “[a] well-regulated Militia being …show more content…
“Arms” can mean anywhere from a handheld gun, rifle, machine gun, grenade launcher, and flamethrower, to name a few. When the Constitution was made, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, and machine guns did not exist. Fortunately, the Supreme Court has decided, that only certain types of firearms are to be owned. This then means, that people’s rights are infringed upon, because they cannot own any firearm they wish.
Now that there is a bit of clarification, mainly that the 2nd Amendment is extremely outdated. Reform of the 2nd Amendment can now be focused on. Honestly, I am not sure that we could be able to keep the 2nd Amendment while not infringing on our rights. As I said before, our rights are already being infringed upon, as is. What is clear, is the need for some major modifications to the 2nd Amendment to suit society’s/America’s needs. President Dan Gross, from one of the TED talks, stated “93% of all Americans and 82% of gun owners agree on need for smart gun