Second Amendment

1.Source:
Harlem Store Owner Shoots 4 Robbers, Killing 2. August 13, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/nyregion/14shoot.html?_r=2&hpw

2.Constitutional Connection:
Amendment 2
"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

3.Explanation of Connection:
Four criminals picked a Harlem shop to rob. As they tried to put plastic cuffs on two employees, beating one who resisted, 72-year old Charles Augusto Jr grabbed his shotgun. He killed one of attackers and wounded the second. The other two were also hit and fled bleeding. Both were found by police and arrested. Augusto, obviously acting in self-defense, was not charged.

                                    

This is an perfect example of a United States citizen putting his right to bear arms to use. Even though the Supreme court can intrude on this right, Mr.Augusto didnt misuse this amendment. This article demonstrates the reason the founders of the Constitution included this amendment. They gave us this right and from this article you can see it is very useful and contributes to todays society in a great way. Even though you dont hear this as a major problem as to why the Articles failed. It is clear that there must have many robbers and killers just as the one in the article above that caused problems like this but the people who had robbed got killed instead of him or her.

 Some people disagree with Mr.Augusto's. Believing that they are "ungodly" and "sinful". But i believe he did what was right. He didnt have any other choice. If he would have waited for police to arrive, his employees and himself could have been dead. Not only was he right but he did the smart thing. He saved two lives plus his own. The robbers actions were very ungodly and sinful. But who knows if they where religous or not. They where probably trying to find a way to survive or was so desperate for money that they had to do it.