Today there are weapons that can shoot for minutes without reloading and accessories that can make the shooter go unnoticed and unheard. A citizen can have access to folding and detachable stocks that allow them to hide the weapon more easily and even grenade launcher attachments. Jonathan Lowy, director of the Legal Action Project, said: "These are weapons that will tear up your deer meat before you eat it, or go through the walls of your apartment." However, gun ownership is an American tradition that is older than the country itself. Creating additional gun control laws would violate the right to bear arms, protected by the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms, even a firearm that is not connected with service in a militia, and to use the firearm for lawful purposes, such as self-defense. The founding fathers understood the right to bear arms and did not just create the Second Amendment, they also protected our freedoms such as free speech, free press, and freedom of religion from our