"[A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse." Within the Bill of Rights there are the ten most important amendments of the constitution. Among these is the second amendment which states that "a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, should not be infringed." Guns are a part of every citizen's daily life. Their prevalence in movies reflects the reality of a culture that is used to living around weapons. Gun control is a controversial issue, some people believe in it strongly as a right and some don't. The latter believe that this right makes society a more dangerous place. They say that the abolishment of the second amendment will lower crime rates, save lives, and say that the fact that it is in the bill of rights is useless and doesn't mean anything. The truth is that abolishing the second amendment of the constitution won't stop or reduce crime, it does help people protect their lives, and the fact that it is entrenched in the Bill of Rights makes it sacred and can't be changed.
             In the first place, abolishing the second amendment of the constitution won't stop or reduce the crime in the United States. "If the city really wants to reduce its crime problem," Gottlieb, the Second Amendment Foundation Founder, suggested, "it needs to allow its law abiding residents the means with which to defend themselves. That can only happen if the ban on handguns, which has proven to be worthless as a crime fighting measure, is scrapped." This has been proven in countries that have banned guns or that have never allowed citizens to own them. In these countries there have been a higher crime rates. One of these countries is England in which their citizens aren't allowed to carry guns. It has ...