The Right to Bear Arms

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This paper examines the second amendment of the United States Bill of Rights, namely the right to bear arms. It explores Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress's development of the American Constitution. The paper describes the current debate if the right to bear arms is being misused or misinterpreted.

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"When the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence in 1776 they broke away from one of the most powerful nations in the world at the time, with the signing and ratification of the Bill of Right and the Constitution they brought forward a series of legal documents that were envisioned to provide for any instance and grievance they had felt under Great Britain. Moreover, the idea of removing themselves from any contact with Great Britain was to secure a free future from the tyranny of the Crown."

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