"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." So states the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution is the foundation of American society, and if it states that people have the right to keep and bear arms, then so be it. If Americans give up the right that is stated in this portion of …showed first 75 words of 1584 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1584 total…not even own a gun. I am not here to represent of defend the NRA-because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent." -Darrell Scott, Father of two victims of the Columbine High School shootings, Before the Subcommittee on Crime House Judiciary Committee, may 27, 1999