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This is the first 1,000 characters of 537 words (2.15 pages) in the essay titled guns Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are the most commonly recited of out fundamental, natural rights. It seems fitting that the right to life would be mentioned first. Without the right to remain alive, to be safe from attack, to defend oneself against attack, the other rights become meaning less. It is impossible to enjoy liberty, the pursuit of happiness, or anything else if one is not alive, or if one’s life is threatened. As a society, we have taken steps to try to protect this most basic, and most precious right. Our Constitution including the Bill of Rights, was intended in part to protect the lives of U.S. citizens against the use of government power. Additionally, state and federal laws have enacted to punish individuals who take others lives without justification. Together these laws, along with the threat of capture and punishment for breaking them, are intended to prevent people from wrongly taking others lives. Despite these efforts, murder, manslaughter and assault will still occur. Our system of law enforcement, and punishment serves to prevent crimes, not to eliminate it entirely. When these efforts fail, and one is under criminal attack, there is only one alternative left: to preserve one’s right to live. If we don’t protect ourselves we are leaving our lives in thhands of others for protection. To have the ability to carry a handgun we will be protecting the one thing we have Life. While we want to protect ourselves from crime... |
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Keywords: life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, pursuit of happiness, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, handgun, crimes, criminal attack, government power, self protection, responsibility to protect, michael mcneil, gun safety, manslaughter, robberies, taken steps