does anyone know how to debate against ....?

Question

freedom of expresion (not a choice i have to for a class) and against the right to carry arms. both for students in school. websites would be appreciated and any arguemants u can give me to say would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

It doen's really matter. Your teacher witll fail you for supporting the right to carry arms........because teachers by nature are failures......those who can do......those who can't teach. Very few exceptions. To all the teachers I offended. Email me at petemc67 at yahoo dot com and I will tell you the same.

Answer 2

for both cases you could say that the right ends where it causes undue danger for society and other people: for example inciting violence, libel, and yelling "fire" in a crowded theater are examples where freedom of expression is curtailed. against the right to carry arms, similar arguments could be used: there must be some cut-off of what arms are allowed and what are not. for example not many people would say that private citizens have the right to the possession of nuclear weapons, but they do have the right to say, firearms. what makes one not a right and the other a right? the consequences for the safety of society. by using this argument, you can easily claim that since the right to bear arms is not absolute (there are some things which should never be allowed because they are too dangerous), society has the right to decide if weapons should or should not be allowed based on the consequences of widespread ownership. then it is only a matter of showing whether the damage done by firearms outweighs the benefits of allowing personal ownership.

Answer 3

I'm not going to do your homework for you.



What I would suggest is that you look up the first and second amendment. There are lots of cases that show there is a limit to the freedom of expression. There has to be a balance between your right to express yourself and the harm that could cause to others, for instance.



Defamation is a good example of that. NY Times v Sullivan said it is not OK to lie about public figures, but the right of the press to report would be chilled if they had to guarantee the truth of everything they published.



I can't say I like the site that I'm giving you, but it does have a good list of first amendment cases.