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New York, & Illinois. All of which have the strictest gun laws in the country. If you look up the news in these states, you will see so many reports of shootings, homicides, armed robbery’s etc taking place throughout many cities within those states. It is horrible to see what is happening. People are leaving these state in huge numbers. You might think, how can't that be? These states have the most stringent gun laws, they shouldn’t have gun crimes, right? Guess what? Criminals don’t care about your gun laws. Criminals are not going to surrender their guns and abide by those strict laws put in place. They see this as an opportunity to commit more crimes against innocent civilians because they are not armed and are not prepared to defend themselves. Disarming law abiding citizens makes it that much easier for the criminals, to be criminals. Having the 2nd Amendment and right to bear arms allows for not only an even playing field but also helps to keep bad people in check.

Another attempt to restrict our rights is the claim that the 2nd Amendment wasn’t intended for modern AR-15’s, and other more modern firearms. That it was intended for the muskets that fit the time period of when The Constitution was written. IF that was true then let's pose the question. If the 1st Amendment applies to radio, TV, and the internet.....and the 4th Amendment covers electronic wiretapping and video surveillance, how can the 2nd Amendment only apply to 18th century firearms? And when it was written all the people with power only had muskets and cannons. So it was allowing the citizens to have the same firepower as the people in power. Just like it should be today.

There are plenty of examples throughout history and occurrences in other countries and yet we find ourselves fighting for our own rights and our own lives. In the midst of a pandemic people all across the United States are recognizing this and acting on it. Gun and ammo sales in 2020 and 2021 were higher than ever. They quadrupled average gun sales for the few year's prior. People are recognizing that they will be the first line of defense if a problem would arise. They realized if something bad were to happen you only have seconds to respond.

We are now, more than ever, in a fight for our rights and in a fight for our freedoms. The 2nd Amendment was written not for us to protect ourselves from other countries, that is the military's job. The part of the 2nd Amendment which includes “being necessary to the security of a free State” was intended for us to defend and protect ourselves from our OWN government. Keep up the fight and don’t surrender any of your rights, especially your right to bear arms.