In the article, "Repeal of the Second Amendment", written by Bret Stephens who is Op-Ed columnist on foreign policy and domestic affairs, makes the claim that the government should, "take the guns—or at least the presumptive right to them—away." Stephen backs up his claim with statistical evidence, and common-sense reasoning of homicide rates, and unintentional deaths due to misuse of firearms from credible sources such as Centers for Disease Control, The Washington Post, American Journal of Public Health, and F.B.I. statistics for gun violence. He also sights the Federalist papers and refers to Madison stating that, “I wonder what Madison would have to say about that today, when more than twice as many Americans perished last year at the hands of their fellows as died in battle during the entire Revolutionary War.” Stephens use of sighting Madison is meant to evoke emotion from his intended audience, and to make his audience reflect on the current gun laws that we have in place. His intended audience for his argument is directed toward the average American who is sick and tired of this “wild, wild west” society that we live in. After reading his argument on why we should repeal the second amendment, I would say that Stephens definitely has me in his corner for stricter gun laws, but to completely get rid of the second amendment seems impossible especially when the United States is “gun crazy”. He provides reasons and evidence on why we should repeal the second amendment, but it seems like his argument isn’t a logical solution for gun violence in the United States because not every citizen is just going to give up ownership of their firearms.