Amendent 2 - " Right to Bear Arms"

                                  " Amendment 2 , Right to Bear Arms "
            Council Committee Quickly Approves Daley Gun Restrictions


  The Second Amendment states that we ( American citizens) have the right to bear arms. Which means that we are able to carry and posse guns.

      Chicago's Mayor Daley has passed a policy saying that you need a permit to posse a hand gun. In order to get that permit you have to go through a series of test. Such as firearm training in a classroom and at a firing range. Each citizen that wants to have a hand gun in there house must register each gun every month and have a " Firearm Owner" ID card.
     
  By creating this policy Mayor Daley thinks that this will limit the gun crimes , and keep guns out of the hands of the " gang bangers , and drug dealers". This is suppose to help keep Chicago's streets safe. Another qualification you have to meet to own and keep a hand gun in your home is you can not have convicted a violent crime or two or more DUI's ( Driving while Under the Influence). The council has agreed on this policy. They are saying that these are " reasonable " requirements.

    This policy does go against the Constitution. The constitution gives everyone a right to bear arms. Even if you have DUI's on your record or if you have ever committed a violent crime. I don't know why the supreme court hasn't ruled against this policy. In my opinion I think that the policy goes against citizens Constitutional rights. I think that the policy is unfair. If someone had 3 DUI's on there record they wouldn't be able to posse a hand gun. What if they were in danger, they wouldn't "qualify" for a hand gun. I just feel like you shouldn't judge someone solely on there pass. Some of the qualifications are unfair. I think that even if you make a gun policy and the " gang bangers and drug dealers" don't qualify for the permit to have a hand , won't really change anything. The forget that the the " gang bangers and drug dealers" got those guns illegally in the first place. Why do they think a policy will stop them now? I also believe that it will still be crimes committed and killings will still occur. You don't have to shoot somebody for them to die. You can still beat them up. I think that the gun policy was a good idea but it still has it's flaws and things won't magically get all the way better.