The second amendment of the U.S. Constitution is the most precious of all amendments

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The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment is the most important of all amendments in the Constitution of the United States . Its absence would mean the xistence of other civil liberties such as the freedom of speech , the right to remain silent and the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures . By protecting the right of the citizenry to keep and bear arms , the Second Amendment is promoting civilian militancy and vigilance . Through the centuries , however , this objective was misinterpreted as promoting the licentious usage of

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The historical origins of the Second Amendment can be traced back through the early years of the US government . The 17th and 18th centuries were characterized with military threats to the American colonies . Although a professional standing army was the most effective and reliable protection against such threats , the early Americans had a deep distrust of standing armies . This suspicion stemmed primarily from their knowledge of European history , in which professional armies were responsible for the downfall of civilian governments and the subsequent repression of the citizenry 's rights and liberties (Spitzer 13

Samuel Adams , for instance , wrote in 1776 that a standing army however necessary it may be at sometimes , is always dangerous to the liberties of the people (Spitzer 15 . George Washington , meanwhile observed that mercenary armies .have at one time or another subverted the liberties of almost all the Countries they have been raised to defend (Spitzer 15 . As a result , the fledgling American government came up with...