Personal Freedom
What is Personal Freedom?
Personal freedom is "freedom of the person in going and coming, equality before the courts, security of private property, freedom of opinion and its expression, and freedom of conscience subject to the rights of others and of the public" as stated by the Merriam Webster dictionary.
In other words, personal freedoms are the right that humans have to be able to express themselves and have opinions without having a higher power authority limiting their freedom. However, there has been a conflict between how much personal freedom a person must have until the government has to interfere. In many cases, people abuse their freedoms and it harms others in our society. There has been many doubts whether the government should draw a limit or it should not interfere at all.
There are many circumstances when people abuse their power of bearing guns. The 2nd amendment protects a persons' right to keep and bear arms yet many people do not use it properly. There has been many cases of people that use their guns to harm others. For example, there has been many shooting at schools that has harmed many students. For example an article stated, "Twenty students, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed at the school"(CNN). This clearly demonstrates that each day, innocent people are being killed due to the people that do not use their personal freedom properly.
However, many people believe that not everyone overuses their right to bear arms yet, there has been many cases that people use their guns in an improper manner. Some people say that government should interfere because the use of guns is causing harm to society and each day the rate of massacres is increasing. There has been a conflict between whether the government should interfere or not take action. The issue has caught everyone's attention because there are many other factors that contribute to the use of the second amendment.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20freedom
There are many circumstances when people abuse their power of bearing guns. The 2nd amendment protects a persons' right to keep and bear arms yet many people do not use it properly. There has been many cases of people that use their guns to harm others. For example, there has been many shooting at schools that has harmed many students. For example an article stated, "Twenty students, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed at the school"(CNN). This clearly demonstrates that each day, innocent people are being killed due to the people that do not use their personal freedom properly. However, many people believe that not everyone overuses their right to bear arms yet, there has been many cases that people use their guns in an improper manner. Some people say that government should interfere because the use of guns is causing harm to society and each day the rate of massacres is increasing. There has been a conflict between whether the government should interfere or not take action. The issue has caught everyone's attention because there are many other factors that contribute to the use of the second amendment.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20freedom
