America citizens why the law allows possession of firearms

USA citizens why the law allows possession of firearms? Many years ago there was this question. Whenever a school massacre, or any other form of violence, this question will be more intense. American not strengthen gun control, prohibit citizens holding guns?

Most of the countries in the world, in the management of firearms are very strict, is not to allow private gun, the gun designated as illegal. The management of firearms in our country more strictly, range up to all kinds of guns. Each time the crackdown, the public security departments will be a gun collection. The farmer leisure time rabbit with shotgun in the collection of the list, even in the store to buy the shotgun can not survive. The gun ban, is the need for security, is required for stability? What about America? What is the need for he had a gun?

Today, as a law professor at Han Qiang law, our course of East China University of politics and law to explain why citizens armed private allows for our own American, confusion has long been relieved of doubt. In the online search on the issue, and Dr Han Qiang agreed a lot, I put forward the views here, make more colleagues to "USA law allows citizens to firearms" problems are further thinking:

Why America law allows citizens to have guns (Reprint)

   Prevalence of guns in USA, from the following a case can peep overall situation: when the "time by firearms management method", has the law to prohibit offensive weapons, one is the imitation of Soviet style semi-automatic rifle AK47, only this kind of model, in America folk was already has 1000000 branches. And the recent 20 years USA campus constantly malignant shooting, in the world each big media, and triggered a big discussion about "gun control". See a similar report large, people will wonder why USA allows citizens to possess firearms.
   I went to America a university teacher, American legal reason for not gun, because "people to overthrow the tyranny of freedom American".
   In July 4, 1776, the colonies of thirteen North American representative at the Second Continental Congress, passed the declaration of independence, Thomas Jefferson drafted by the "". This is one of the greatest literature history, freedom and human rights thought flashing light: "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among people in their just powers, and the government, is produced by the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government; its foundation is the principle, organizing its powers in such form, to make people believe that the only way to the most likely to effect their safety and happiness. In order to be prudent, form of government, should not be due to a slight and transient causes be changed. All the past experience has shown, any suffering, as long as it is tolerable, mankind are more disposed to suffer, while to right themselves by abolishing the government they are accustomed. However, when chasing the same goal a series of breach of privilege and usurpations occur, proves that the government attempted to put people under a despotism, it is their right, also have the obligation to overthrow the government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
   No gun how to overthrow the tyranny? No gun what get Americans to British forces fighting? Although today American already is a democratic government, but due to the tyranny of natural defenses, America law firm to ensure the people's right to bear arms. The gun is will cause a lot of criminal cases, but compared with criminal homicide, tyranny more terrifying.
   In 1789, the first Congress USA held, the balance of power in the second amendment to the constitution as a restriction of the Congress and the president federal rights to submit, and in 1791, with the addition of the 9 amendment together approved, the America bill of rights of the former 10. The provisions of article second America "bill of rights":"...... The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." This is America founders for a precautionary measure future government likely alienation and the establishment, a certain extent, prevent other countries have happened: barehanded people facing repression government troops to be at a loss what to do, as individual Americans on the protection of private property and land their confidence the big increase in.
   American "the second amendment to the constitution" the quite important, it is not to say that the "constitution" to the people's right to bear arms, but said, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The two argument is different. That is to say, the nation, USA think, this right, not a ruler to give a gift of the people, but a kind of natural rights. Amendment to the Constitution can play a role, only to confirm this fact.
America is a very emphasis on the protection of personal privacy, private property and private territory country. "A third bill of rights", which American "third amendment" provides that "any soldier, in times of peace, without the consent of the owner, not residential houses; in time of war, unless according to law, but in a manner to be self occupied", and "fourth amendment" "everyone has the safeguard person, domicile, documents and property security, against unreasonable search and seizure right; this right shall not be infringed; unless there are reasonable grounds, and took the oath and affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, must be arrested and must be seized items, otherwise will be awarded for shape". This is the two, and the personal rights concerned. The problem is, Americans for such "constitution" provisions of the, is really "Every order is executed without fail.", they are absolutely to the protection of private property. In other countries, the private houses have been infringed, you can go to court, but in American, private property is violated, you have the right to shoot.
   I inserted a small story: a country of origin of Russian Jewish Americans in that file is established with Israeli Jews are persecuted to death of all feel strange: how will these victims unable to resist? Later he found that, before the Second World War the German people are legitimate weapons, but after Hitler came to power, first find gun registration, then try to gradually confiscated guns, so that the Jews finally only had to be slaughtered. He thus believes that lose self-defense weapons is one of the reasons for the tragedy of the Jewish nation. He has several large and small gun, home he said: "I hope never to use them. But you should know, the gun is not a tool, the gun is a kind of right."
   There was once a American girl heard a personal things Chinese 6, 70 time, she could hardly believe who will have so big of courage. Because in the USA, just a few bars "amendment" is not a mere scrap of paper, which is composed of the judicial system in the security, there are numerous cases in support of. Say simply, whatever happens, according to the "law" is to support a party constitution shot, but in order to avoid accidental injury, must be warned beforehand, if continue to infringe on the warning, the owner have the right to shoot, it does not have to bear the consequences. So, did not hear America had forced relocation land grab case.
   For example, if a American farmers land were plundered, they complain without the door, then the real estate developers to remove their house, at least they can pick up guns and developers fight, maintain the final justice. America bill of rights guarantee America people, especially the rights of the poor, so they do not fall in some countries, farmers and poor city and misery.
   So, to this kind of expensive, only the potential significance of freedom and rights, after paying a heavy price for Americans to be obvious to people, why has not give up? This is because they believe that after two hundred years ago: "the government" theory for such a human created the "monster" must "prevent runaway". Therefore, only by the government and called for gun control "legislation", such as the limit of a certain gun models, such as buying a gun must wait a few days, in order to sell guns, check the computer, to determine whether there are other criminal record, harm degree to reduce gun crime, and to completely ban guns, because "the second amendment of the constitution of" existence, the government will never do.