Pro Second Amendment Committee Essay Contest Winner

The 2nd Amendment
by: Sage G.

2nd Place Middle School
7th grade

The 2nd Amendment says, “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Some people think that the 2nd Amendment does not apply today, but it does. The 2nd Amendment is very important for our freedoms, and our future.

The government is constantly trying to break the law of the 2nd Amendment. Some people in our government believe the 2nd Amendment means something else. Imagine if our founding fathers never made the 2nd Amendment If citizens did not own firearms we would have lost the Revolutionary war. We would have lost the war because nobody would have been able to protect themselves or their property.

A perfect example of people not being able to protect themselves came from the Jews in the 1930’s. Before World War 2 the Jews gave their guns over to their cruel government in an order to create peace, but this allowed Hitler to terrorize the Jews. We must try to keep our rights safe and not give up our guns to tyranny. The 2nd Amendment is not only about self-security, it is also about freedom. If the government takes away the right of the 2nd Amendment we would not be able to protect ourselves.

Many people think that guns cause crime, but if guns cause crime then why isn’t there more crime in Switzerland? The crime rate in Switzerland is very low because every person over the age of 16 owns a gun and is highly trained in using it. The only thing that causes crime is human nature. To stop crime all humans would have to be dead. I think if the government was to take away the guns from the people America would fall apart.

The 2nd Amendment affects everybody in America in how it keeps us safe and able to provide. Nobody knows what is going to happen to America but we can help to shape the future. To help shape the future we can teach the next generation to understand our laws and our rights. As you can see the 2nd Amendment is very important to our history and our freedoms.