<span>In the years before the Civil War, the economic interests of Americans in the North and Northwest grew increasingly further from those of Americans in the South and Southwest. Although the Civil War itself was caused by a number of different factors, the divergent paths taken in the economic development of North and South contributed to the animosity between the regions, the development of the Confederacy and, ultimately, the victory of the Union.</span>
The constitution gives American citizens the right to own guns in order to defend their property and family. Personally, I think it is outdated and no longer applies to modern day people. Definitely in need of gun reform.
