The Second Amendment to the American Constitution: a Misunderstanding

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The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

“A well regulated [sic]militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and beararms, shall not beinfringed.”

The United States has a well-regulated militia, so the security of a free state is not endangered except by those who misread the Second Amendment. The ability to purchase and wear firearms infringes upon the “security of a free state.” In other words, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution forbids the wearing of weapons because it jeopardizes the “security of a free state.” The National Rifle Association could be described as a parallel government.

In short, the insufficiently-controlled use of firearms has just led to the death of eighteen…