Analyze the Second Amendment of the Constitution and gun control measures proposed by such organizations as The Brady Campaign. Some questions to consider in your research and addressed in the essay:

The Second Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. What right is it protecting?
What is the original meaning or intent of the Second Amendment?
Who should be able to own a gun?
What should the criteria be for owning a gun?
What responsibilities should one have to own a gun?
Are there certain guns that should be banned from public ownership?
How do America's gun ownership and gun violence rates compare with those of other countries?