“The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” A gun license grants you the right to own and use a firearm. Gun rights advocates strongly oppose mandatory licensing or registration at the federal level. They see both as dangerous steps toward revoking Second Amendment rights. They say that with mandatory licensing or registration, a right guaranteed by the Constitution becomes a privilege granted by the government (Doeden). The issue of gun control and rights in the United States has a long history, which some consider unconstitutional, and could easily be relaxed by requiring background checks. Historically, firearms were a necessity to the story. The Ku Klux Klan, Ronald Reagan, the NRA, and much of history have all worked to control guns and gun rights. The Founding Fathers? They required gun ownership and regulated it. No group has defended the right to carry loaded weapons in public as fiercely as the Black Panthers, the true pioneers of the modern pro-gun movement. In the fight for gun rights in America, both sides have distorted history and the law, and there is no solution in sight. Opposition to gun control was what drove black militants to visit California's capital with loaded guns in hand. The Black Panther Party had been formed 6 months earlier by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Firearms became central to the Panthers' identity, as they taught their first recruits that "guns are the only thing that will liberate us, will earn us our liberation." In time, the Panthers' arsenal included machine guns, an assortment of rifles, pistols, explosives and grenade launchers, and boxes, and boxes, and boxes of ammunition (Winkler). Having gun control is a step towards repealing the Second Amendment. Some gun control advocates bel...... paper center ......ry Reference Center. April 2, 2014Trotter, Gayle S. "Should Congress Pass Stronger Gun Laws?" Congressional Digest. Mas Ultra-School Edition. 2 April 2014PR, journalist. “Gun rights groups ask National Commission to study causes of violence” PR, USA Newswire. Regional economic news. April 3, 2014. Valerie, Richardson. The Washington Times. “Gun rights demonstrations in all 50 states aim for restrictions” The Washington Times. Regional economic news. 21 January 2013Editorial. “Balancing gun rights with public safety” Washington Post. Regional economic news. April 7, 2014Gardner, David. "Having a gun is your right" Daily Mail. Regional economic news. June 27, 2008 The Washington Post. “Gun Rights and Mental Illness” The Washington Post. Regional economic news. April 7, 2014Friedman, Corey. “Amendment seeks to expand gun rights” Wilson Daily Times. March 14, 2013