MSRs (Modern Sporting Rifles) should be protected by a constitutional amendment.

"Before a standing army can rule, The people must be disarmed, As they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, Because the whole body of the people are armed and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, On any pretense, Raised in the United States. A military force at the command of Congress can execute no laws, But such as the people perceived to be Just and constitutional; for they will possess the power. " Noah Webster. Today I stand in form Affirmation of the following resolution: MSR (Modern Sporting Rifles) shall be protected by a constitutional amendment. Definitions; MSR (Modern Sporting Rifle): A MSR is a rifle such as that of an AR-15. It does not include bolt-action/lever-action rifles, Shotguns, And pistols. Protected: According to Merriam-Webster, Protect means, To foster or to shield from infringement or restriction. My value for this round will be that of Utilitarianism. In this debate, Both the AFF and the NEG must prove that their side saves the most amount of lives. Whichever side does so the best will win the debate. My roadmap for the first round will be my first constructive 2 speeches/contentions. Contention 1: Basic information Before I get started here, Let's go over some basic information about the gun of the topic, The AR-15. As you may have heard in the news, The AR is an Assault Weapon, Weapon of war, Etc. Well, Those are 100% false. The term AR-15 stand for, Armalite Rifle Model 15. The AR is a semi-automatic rifle that looks like the military"s M16 or M4. Though the 2 do look similar, They are entirely different. The fact that the M16 and the M4 are fully-automatic (one pull of the trigger = pew, Pew, Pew") and the AR is semi-automatic (one pull of the trigger = pew). That is what makes them different from the two military weapons, What makes them different from the bolt-action/lever-action rifles we use for hunting? Well besides the obvious looks of the two. ARs are able to fire without the person manually chambering a round, Hence bolt-action/lever-action rifles. Which one do you think has a larger round? Is it the bolt/lever-actions or the ARs? If you thought ARs, You"re wrong. Most standard hunting rifles round calibers are larger or greater than that of an AR. Yes, There are rifles that have smaller calibers than ARs. Contention 2: Death statistics 30, 000 gun related death per year. . 0000925% of the US population dies from "Gun violence" each year. Of that 30, 000, 65% are suicide which can"t be prevented with gun restriction, 15% is justified law enforcement in the line of duty, 17% criminal activity and mentally ill persons, And 3% is an accidental discharge of a firearm. Out of the 17%, Out of the 5, 100 people who are killed by firearms by people who are criminals or the mentally ill, 480 homicides (9. 4%) were in Chicago, 344 homicides (6. 7%) were in Baltimore, 333 homicides (6. 5%) were in Detroit, 119 (2. 3%) were in Washington D. C. (a 54% increase over the prior years). 25% of all gun crime happens in 4 cities. These 4 cities have some of the most strict gun laws. But that still leaves 3, 825 for the rest of the nation. About an average of 75 per state. But that's just an average. Some states have higher levels than others California had 1, 169 while Alabama had 1. Who has the most strict gun laws? California! Are those 5, 100 deaths horrific? Well let"s look at other death stats, Shall we? 40, 000+ die from overdoes, 36, 000 die each year from the flu, 34, 000 die in traffic accidents. All of these exceed the gun death even with suicide included. But wait, There's more. 200, 000 people die each year (and growing) from preventable medical errors, 710, 000 die each year from heart disease. If we were to even cut down 10% of the death related to heart disease, We would be saving twice the number of lives annually. I leave the rest of my text to my ever honorable judge/audience