residents George Bush and Ronald Reagan are NRAmembers. The Gun Owners of America is another group that is against gun control. The GunOwners of America preserves and defends the rights of gun owners through legislation. Theypublish books, articles, and videos on gun issues and how those issues affect people. They alsoconduct seminars for the press and Congress about issues on the Second Amendment, and gunissues. The GOA opposes bans on semiautomatic weapons, armor piercing ammunition, andhandguns. The Second Amendment states that, "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to thesecurity of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Thefunctions of the militia as stated in Article 1, Section 8, clause 15 of the Constitution are toexecute the Laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions. If we allow thegovernment to regulate and ban the only effective method of defense the people have, then on thatday this country will no longer be one ruled by the people and for the people, but instead one thathas surrendered all its power to the government. With the apparent failure of gun laws one couldagree that more is not the answer. Banning guns will not solve the crime problem it will onlychange the method. If guns are not available then another weapon will be used or an older gun.Simple laws will not stop a person who is determined to cause someone harm. This is why peopleshould be allowed to own and carry guns. This allows them to protect themselves from thosekinds of people. Proper education in school and other places to teach how to use a gun and torespect guns as a dangerous weapon is what is needed to reduce gun violence in the future. If weallow the government to ban guns the American people will be defenseless and powerless to stopthe government from taking over or to stop an outside invasion if either were to occur. Thiscountry was born because the citizens were armed and could...
