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Gun Rights Argumentative Essay
Science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said ""An armed society is a polite society." While, Heinlein may have been a science fiction author,
modern American society has always had a fascination and love of guns. Gun rights activists frequently use the Second Amendment in their
defense of gun rights which states "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." However, in the wake of an increase in violent gun crimes many areas have sought to ban certain types of guns.
This dispute was at the center of the Supreme Court Case, District of Columbia v. Heller which ignited a fire storm over whether the District of
Columbia had the right to ban...show more content...
Levy was a Constitutional lawyer, who despite not being interested in guns was greatly concerned over what he viewed as D.C. intrusion on
gun rights (Liptak 2). The six plaintiffs were greatly diverse in age, race, income, and occupations (Liptak 1). In 2003, the plaintiffs filed an
injunction in the District Court of the District of Columbia to remove the provisions under the Firearms Control Regulations act. Judge
Ricardo M. Urbina dismissed the case (Duignan, 1). The dismissal deter the Levy or the plaintiffs the groups filed an appeal in the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeal process was successful but declared that only one plaintiff, Dick Heller had the right to sue as he
was the only plaintiff who legal standing to challenge the law (Barnes, 2). Heller, a security guard lived in D.C. prior to the Firearms Control
Regulations Act and lived in the Kentucky Courts area of D.C. Heller stated about his home after the ban "I saw Kentucky Courts transformed
from a child–friendly welfare complex to a drug haven." (Jaffe, 8) Heller had been personally harmed when his request for a handgun permit
was denied by D.C. (Barnes, 2). Little did Heller know this denial would set off a firestorm in the battle over gun
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Gun Rights Argumentative Essay

  • 1. Gun Rights Argumentative Essay Science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said ""An armed society is a polite society." While, Heinlein may have been a science fiction author, modern American society has always had a fascination and love of guns. Gun rights activists frequently use the Second Amendment in their defense of gun rights which states "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." However, in the wake of an increase in violent gun crimes many areas have sought to ban certain types of guns. This dispute was at the center of the Supreme Court Case, District of Columbia v. Heller which ignited a fire storm over whether the District of Columbia had the right to ban...show more content... Levy was a Constitutional lawyer, who despite not being interested in guns was greatly concerned over what he viewed as D.C. intrusion on gun rights (Liptak 2). The six plaintiffs were greatly diverse in age, race, income, and occupations (Liptak 1). In 2003, the plaintiffs filed an injunction in the District Court of the District of Columbia to remove the provisions under the Firearms Control Regulations act. Judge Ricardo M. Urbina dismissed the case (Duignan, 1). The dismissal deter the Levy or the plaintiffs the groups filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeal process was successful but declared that only one plaintiff, Dick Heller had the right to sue as he was the only plaintiff who legal standing to challenge the law (Barnes, 2). Heller, a security guard lived in D.C. prior to the Firearms Control Regulations Act and lived in the Kentucky Courts area of D.C. Heller stated about his home after the ban "I saw Kentucky Courts transformed from a child–friendly welfare complex to a drug haven." (Jaffe, 8) Heller had been personally harmed when his request for a handgun permit was denied by D.C. (Barnes, 2). Little did Heller know this denial would set off a firestorm in the battle over gun Get more content on HelpWriting.net