The 2nd Amendment should be defended and enforced.

The resolution before us is "The Second Amendment should be defended and enforced" Definitions from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html Defend (ed)-"to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism" Enforce (d)-"to carry out effectively" The Second Amendment-"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." Here are my main two contentions 1) it is our authority. 2) It maintains and protects our freedom. Contention 1-It is our authority. The 2nd amendment is part of the Bill of Rights which, according to the University of Missouri-Kansas City, was ratified by the required number of states specified in the Constitution. It part of the fabric of this country. Now, let us look at this with the definition of defend. Defend does not mean defend some of it. It means all of it. In order to defend the WHOLE second amendment, you must look at the last phrase of the amendment. It says "shall not be infringed." This means that no law may be passed coming anywhere close to this right. Just to make it clear, let us look at the definition of "infringed." It means "to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another." The second part is already known, so let’s look at the first part. “To encroach upon” is clearly showing that you cannot come anywhere close to this right. So, we must defend it and enforce it because it is our law. Contention 2- It maintains and protects our freedom. The first contention was the law argument. This is the common sense argument. Let’s look at why the second amendment was written. George Washington said, “Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurrences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.” It was written to help us retain our liberty or freedom. Another man, George Mason, the co-author of the second amendment said, “I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” He is trying to show how emphatically saying how important our right is. Following this will be several more quotes from Founding Fathers. "A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves …"-Richard Henry Lee "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."- Richard Henry Lee "The best we can help for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."- Alexander Hamilton Here are some quotes as to what would cause freedom not to be maintained. "The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."- Thomas Jefferson "What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms."- Thomas Jefferson These quotes illustrate how important the second amendment is to maintaining freedom. So, those who want to maintain freedom and liberty in America. Vote Pro. Sources 1)Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 2)www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html 3)University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School 4)All the aforementioned Founding Fathers.