六级冲刺备考阅读练习23
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Stripping">Stripping</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likeliness">likeliness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="Militia">Militia</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="infringed">infringed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="However">However</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Militia">Militia</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span>, <span word="times">times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="invasions">invasions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="Militia">Militia</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muscot">muscot</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Militia">Militia</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="foreseen">foreseen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misinterpretation">misinterpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span>.</p>
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