Gun control in the USA

Gun control in the USA Order Description a. essay is to 1250 words or more 1” margin all around, times New Romans 12, double space. b.You have to support your argument by citing at least three credible sources APA format Gun control has become one of the most discussed topics in the United States. The following case involves the issue of gun control and whether or not states or municipalities have the right to decide who may bear arms. Read the case study here and then respond to the following questions. Be sure to support your answers with facts from the case. Use the possible learning from your chapter on Arguments to avoid fallacies. Case Study (taken from Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues) “On September 28, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether state and local gun control laws violate the Second Amendment. The course said that it would review a lower court ruling that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. Gun rights supporters challenged this and other laws after the high court decided in June 2008 to strike down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia. The new case tests whether last year’s ruling also applies to local and state laws. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ordinance baring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and Oak Park, IL. Judge Frank Easterbrook, said that the ‘the Constitution establishes a federal republic where local differences are to be cherished as elements of liberty rather than extirpated in order to produce a single, nationally applicable rule,’ claiming that ‘Federalism is an older and more deeply rooted traditions that is the right to carry any particular kind of weapon,’ and that evaluating arguments over the extent of the Second Amendment was for the ‘justices rather than a court of appeals.’ Judges in both courts agreed that only the Supreme Court should decide whether to extend the 2008 ruling throughout the country.” I. Do you believe that persons have a moral (rather than a legal) right to own guns? If so, are there any limits on the type of weaponry that you would allow people to own? Why or why not? If not, why not? In each case, justify your answer. II. If the Supreme Court has to interpret the Constitution to apply it, does this mean that Supreme Court judges are making law? Explain your answer. Do you think that it is a problem if they are?