GUN CONTROL is a topic trotted out by leftists all over the country on a fairly regular basis. It will only be a matter of time before one of the Democratic presidential candidates embarks on a self-righteous crusade to eliminate guns from our lives. While the regulation of firearms is ultimately a social matter, the fact remains that we as private citizens of this country have a complete and absolute right to bear arms.
This right to bear arms as outlined in the Second Amendment is not limited to guns for hunting, or guns for self-defense or guns for show and tell, but comes with no qualifications other than that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. The actual text of the second half of the amendment is as clear as day. One will note that there is not an asterisk next to it explaining the myriad of acceptable restrictions.
A common argument brought forth by many anti-gun zealots is that there is not an individual right to bear arms and that the "people," through the National Guard, already bear arms. This notion is absolutely ridiculous. Other amendments clearly refer to rights of the people, and the Supreme Court has confirmed that these rights apply on an individual basis. I am sure none of us would be happy if it was suddenly declared that the Fourth Amendment's reference to people did not apply to the individual, and as such a single person's unreasonable search and seizure would be acceptable.
A great misconception exists about the first part of the amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people
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