Major Paper 2: Analyze Should Everyone Be Legally Armed?

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Should everyone be Legally Armed?
The issue of owning guns in the US is among the most contentious issues today. The country has been involved in one of history’s fiercest fights over whether people should be allowed to own guns or not. On one hand, some people believe that arming themselves is their right and that the constitution protects and advocates for it. This lot often refers to the Second Amendment which states “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” However, the other lot believes that there should be laws to help control and limit the number of people owning guns. To this lot, the country would be better off if some people did not have it easy when accessing guns. The US has had some of the worst mass shooting experiences with the latest being the Las Vegas shooting where more than 40 lives were lost. Almost every year, the country experiences such an event where a person simply decides to shoot his fellow brothers and sisters. Immediately such events are broadcasted, the country plunges into further debates over whether there should be tougher gun controls with one side seeking to have more people armed. At first, the back and forth on the issue led to the enactment of some laws but currently, talks have stagnated and the rhetoric seems to have shifted with each side seeking to delegitimize the other. The talk, currently, is as diverse and as divided as it can ever be and neither side is willing to listen or even consider the thoughts of the other. In the articles presented below, the diversity will indeed be outlined with some of the arguments from both ends highlighted. This article will simply seek to show how serious the issue is while also highlighting how complex the conversation has become.
Donovan, J. (2016). Why we will always need to own guns. The Federalist. Retrieved October 30, 2017 from http://thefederalist.com/2016/06/24/why-we-will-always-need-to-own-guns/
Everyone has their opinion on this matter and to some people like Donovan, people should indeed own guns. Donovan is one of the pro-gun individuals who believe the country will be safer if more people decide to own guns. First of all, Donovan introduces a new narrative which seeks to explore how masculinity and weapons are aligned. To him, the people who seem to believe that individuals own guns to simply help themselves “feel like men” are wrong. He continues to state that, “in truth, it is opposite: we are men, and therefore we own weapons.” Donovan explicitly says that he not only advocates for people to own guns but also says that he is an owner of what people often refer to ‘weapons of war.’ He is a firm believer in the rhetoric that man should take the first initiative while seeking to defend himself. A man, “understands his role as a defender of himself and those around him, and takes measures to ensure that role is fulfilled.” Donovan’s article is a good read and can easily be used to sway some pro-gun control supporters. He is not only direct but also explicit in his push for people to own guns.
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