Here's My Theory...

The Second Amendment has proved to be an extremely controversial political issue in our society today.  There are polarized sides to the interpretation of the Second Amendment.  In one hand, most democrats feel that the Second Amendment his giving our military the right to bear arms while most republicans feel that the Second Amendment is protecting an individuals right to bear arms.  Those that want to protect our right to own handguns, feel that if this right were stripped then we would not have a strong means of self defense.  On the other side, people feel that if individuals were not allowed to possess and own handguns within their own homes then the violence in our streets would decrease.  

In my opinion, taking away the right for an individual to own a gun is not going to decrease violence.  The individuals who are obeying the law and using their guns properly should not be penalized for those who misuse guns.  I think that using guns for sporting, hunting, and self defense reasons is  perfectly fine.  This is not to say that I do not think guns should be regulated.  I do agree that when an individual goes to purchase a firearm that they should have to register the gun.  If we want to decrease violence and death rates, we need to examine the reasons behind the shootings instead of trying to keep restricting gun rights.  

It seems to me that the opposing sides of this argument are forgetting to do one thing...they are forgetting to look at what they have in common.  Individuals are at completely different ends of the spectrum when it comes to gun control and if each side were to try to step in a little, they would see that they may actually have more in common then they previously thought.  First, everyone wants to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.  In my opinion, we can come to a compromise with this issue.  I think that it is possible, as shown in the D.C. v. Heller case, to give individuals the right to own guns, while also making it difficult for criminals to get their hands on guns by having strict gun regulation laws.  The D.C. v Heller case has been an extremely important case in the history of the interpretation of the Second Amendment and I think that it provides a perfect example of how it is possible to grant individuals gun rights while also pleasing those against gun control rights by having strict laws regarding who can own these guns.  The D.C. v Heller case is definitely going to be starting base for many gun control cases to come.  This case is definitely pointing the politics behind the Second Amendment in the right direction.