Gun Control

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This paper studies why the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution should be abolished from an economic perspective. The paper begins with an overview of the function and history of the second amendment, which protects individuals' right to bear arms. The paper calls for a ban on the amendment, due to its inapplicability to modern society. The paper argues that in its original form -- to protect state militias' right to bear arms -- the amendment dues not apply to individuals' purchasing hand guns today. Then the paper asks whether the amendment is economically sound. The paper discusses the economic cost of gun control legislation and dealing with rising cost of gun-related violence in American cities.
Introduction
Analysis of the Impact of the Second Amendment

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"Hundreds and thousands of dollars have been spent in recent years arguing for or against the right of individuals to bear firearms. Gun control and related legislations is often a hot topic among private citizens and government officials alike. The impact gun control legislation and gun use has on the economy waxes and wanes with changes in society and changes in laws related to gun legislation. No other piece of legislation is more critical to the issue of the right to bear firearms than the second amendment. One could also argue however that no other piece of legislation is more time consuming, wasteful and unnecessary than the second amendment, which by and large should be abolished. The second amendment does not have any practical application in today's society. This paper will discuss these ideas and more below."

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