The United States Constitution provides an amendment process that was included in the Bill of Rights. The amendment allows Americans to make changes to the United States Constitution of September 17, 1789, which was ratified and made law (Zink 450). The amendment process allowed the constitution to change moderately, rather than be revised, and was modified to adhere to current times and changes. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees all American citizens the right to keep and bear arms. This amendment gives citizens the right to own a firearm. The right to bear arms and gun control is the most controversial amendment that has raised heated debate among Americans. The right to bear arms has remained a hot-button issue in the United States. Every American citizen believes they have the right to own guns as guaranteed to them by the Bill of Rights. I totally agree that all American citizens should be afforded the constitutional right to bear firearms. However, there should be some restrictions on this constitutional right. After a series of reported cases of mass shootings against innocent people, American citizens have decided to fight for their right to own guns. The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is the recent sad case of mass shooting that has outraged the public. In this shooting, 26 innocent lives were lost, including twenty children. After this mass shooting, the president called on Congress to pass stricter gun control laws. What should be known here is that a gun is a tool and not the cause of crimes, and therefore Americans should not be denied the right to own guns because of such cases. In finding a solution to...... middle of paper ......c. Every citizen was granted the right to bear arms by the Bill of Rights; however, there should be stricter laws and regulations on the right to bear arms. Controlling gun ownership and placing restrictions on those who own firearms will help curb mass murder and violence in American society. Works Cited Levinson, Sanford. Arms and the Constitution: a complex relationship. Reviews in AmericanHistory, 36.1 (2008): 1-14. Print.Zink, James. A. The language of liberty and right: James Wilson on America's written constitution. The American Political Science Review, 103.3 (2009): 442-455. Print.Winkler, Adam. Gunfight: The Battle for the Right to Bear Arms in America. Norton: WW Norton & Company, 2013. Print.Carter, Gregg Lee. Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and Law. New York: ABC-Clio, 2012. Print.