Thesis:   Americans should be able to retain their rights to own assault rifles.
Premise 1: The Second Amendment to the United States constitution gives all citizens the right to keep and bear arms.
Premise 2:  Taking away the right to own assault rifles would violate the rights of the people.
Premise 3:  Since 2009, American’s have become more supportive of more lenient gun laws, including ownership of assault rifles.
Opposition: Assault rifles promote gang violence and make it much harder for local law enforcement to protect citizens.
Response:  By setting age limits and doing background checks, lawful citizens may still retain the right to own assault rifles, which deters unlawful owners from committing violent crimes.