The Bill of Rights

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I thought it would be nice to have a discussion about the bill of rights. I will list each amendment out here and we can chat about it.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States. And it specifies that “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
The First Amendment provides several rights protections: to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.
The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
The Third Amendment prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.
The Fourth Amendment bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.
The Fifth Amendment provides several protections for people accused of crimes. It states that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury. A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without just compensation. People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials.)
The Sixth Amendment provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges. Witnesses must face the accused, and the accused is allowed his or her own witnesses and to be represented by a lawyer.
The Seventh Amendment extends the right to a jury trial in Federal civil cases.
The Eighth Amendment bars excessive bail and fines and cruel and unusual punishment.
The Ninth Amendment states that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out.
The Tenth Amendment says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn’t listed, it belongs to the states or to the people.
 
This is the one they need to review in so many ways because this right is causing more more harm than good in the country right now. Kids gets wasted like flies and in the name of freely owning a gun.
I don't think the right needs to be changed. A lot of gun laws that are in place are not enforced. I think we need more information on the state of people's minds. Of course, we are never going to get rid of all the criminal out there.

I have a LTC and love going to the range and using my guns for lawful activities. I will protect myself if I have too. I wouldn't shoot someone over a doorbell or a basketball coming into my yard.

States that don't have LTCs in place should think about doing something to change that. Maybe the feds could put something into place where all states have to abide by.

Just like a driver's license. You may get a license to drive. But if you break the law, you can lose it too. It doesn't stop people from not driving after the fact. People can take a car and drive it through a building and kill people. Even take it down a street and run people over. Does that mean we should ban cars?
 
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