Resolved: The United States Supreme Court should not apply the Second Amendment to American citizens

Hello ghsdebater09 First, do you if and when the case's (dc v heller) results will be released, I can't find anything about it. Now on to the debate. Fist, the 2nd Amendment is, "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." "This is basically saying that the people of a well-regulated militia shall not have this right infringed upon. It does not say that those individual citizens have the right to carry and own arms" I do not agree with this. If you read it a couple times, you notice a comma then it says the right of the people to … This could mean that it is saying a Militia is the right of the free state, and people have the right to have and use guns. "The amendment being adapted in 1791 shows that the time frame was completely different from that of today, in which we have peace officers protecting Americans." If we have peace officers today, then where are they when hundreds of people get murdered, houses get robbed, and people are raped. Where are they when that happens? The police can't be there at the right time all the time, so people would need a safe help incase something did happen. "Citizens today have several ways of keeping themselves safe from others." Please explain this. I would like to know the several ways people could be safe without guns. "According to dictionary.com, "arms" means to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use" Yes that is true, BUT THERE ARE OTHER DEFINITIONS THAT CONTRODICT YOUR BELIEF. It seems that you picked out the best definition for your argument. The whole definition from dictionary.com is- 1.Usually, arms. weapons, esp. firearms. 2.arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. –verb (used without object) 3.to enter into a state of hostility or of readiness for war. –verb (used with object) 4.to equip with weapons: to arm the troops. 5.to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired. 6.to cover protectively. 7.to provide with whatever will add strength, force, or security; support; fortify: He was armed with statistics and facts. 8.to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments. 9.to prepare for action; make fit; ready. —Idioms 10.bear arms, a.to carry weapons. b.to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross. 11.take up arms, to prepare for war; go to war: to take up arms against the enemy. 12.under arms, ready for battle; trained and equipped: The number of men under arms is no longer the decisive factor in warfare. 13.up in arms, ready to take action; indignant; outraged: There is no need to get up in arms over such a trifle. (http://dictionary.reference.com...) Then when you add bear, it means you are entitled to the use of guns. "Nowhere in those two definitions does it define guns and/or weapons" Take a look at number 10- 10.bear arms, a.to carry weapons. b.to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross. Now with your title you say that the 2nd amendment should not be applied to us. The Bill of Rights was meant for the citizens of this great country, and it can and will never be touched. To say that is far left of democracy and possibly communist.