It's a quiet Sunday afternoon. It's raining outside and its noise creates a relaxing atmosphere. Open some windows and the front door to better enjoy the calming effect of the rain. Heading to the kitchen, you decide to make yourself a cup of coffee so you can sit down and read the Sunday paper. Suddenly, a man bursts into your house carrying a small gun and runs towards you. You manage to close the kitchen door and walk through the pantry to the hallway. Running up the stairs, you turn to see the man coming up behind you. You arrive in the bedroom, slamming the door behind you, rushing to grab your phone in your backpack. Much to your dismay, you realize that he is downstairs in the living room. The man outside knocks on the door. You can feel the frame starting to give way. You go to the nightstand to get the gun you bought after taking the small arms familiarity course, but, aside from a few books, a notebook and some pens, you discover that the gun is no longer there. The man breaks down the door; he looks around, finds you hiding in the closet, smiles and points the gun directly at your head. Your last thoughts are of your family, your friends, and the rest of the life you had yet to live. If only the federal small arms ban had never gone into effect. While this scenario may seem extreme and implausible to some, it can happen. Fortunately, the framers of our Constitution had the foresight to include gun ownership in the Bill of Rights. The 2nd Amendment directly addresses this topic: “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” (Madison, 1791). Because of the 2nd Amendment and...... half of the document...... July 16). BBC News. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440764.stmKillias, M. (1993). International correlations between gun ownership and homicide and suicide rates. doi: CAN MED ASSOC J 1993; 148(10). Retrieved from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1485564/pdf/cmaj00266-0071.pdfKochanek, K.D., Xu, J., Murphy, SL, Miniño, AM, and Kung, HCUS Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Vital Statistics. (2011). National statistical reports on vital status; vol 59 n. 4, (CS223473). Retrieved from the National Center for Health Statistics website: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_04.pdfMadison, J. 1st United States Congress, (1791). United States Bill of Rights. Retrieved from website: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html