Gun control is a topic that sits on the fence every year, every day and in every gun control conversation. Gun fanatics will stand by “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”; however, the activists, victims and parents strive for stricter gun control laws. There are many arguments, statistics, facts and opinions that can make any man sway a little, but, with that there are the responses to those facts and opinions that fight back with every word. A police officer may one day be grateful for the gun control laws we have, but the next curse it should his family or relatives not be able to own a gun for protection. Regardless of any laws, firearms have been around for a long time and will continue to be used as a means of force and persuasion. Today we are going to discuss to what degree should the Supreme Court support the U.S. Constitution guarantee to bear arms, if society would benefit from stricter gun control laws and where we would draw the line. Finally we will discuss how much authority should local governments have in passing gun control laws. Since the first firearm was manufactured to today, these types of weapons are embedded so much into our society the United States Constitution guarantees us we have the right to bear arms. (Course Materials, 2009) The U.S. Constitution states, Amendment 2, Ratified 12/15/1791, states a “well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Cornell University Law School, 2009) Interpreting this becomes the idea behind the debates. These debates run deep within the communities. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on this numerous times, but the question is to what degree should they support to restrict gun ownership and use? Gun laws vary from state to state and you will find people in Arkansas want guns for different reasons than the ones in Southeast Washington D.C. Based o