raid
=a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control
the notion of gun ownership
[ 銃保有と言う考え
entrenched
[ 根付いている、定着している
=strongly established and not likely to change - often used to show disapproval
the right of citizens to bear arems
[ 国民が武器を保有する権利
The Second Amendment
[ 修正第2条
amendment
=a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this:
a small change that is made to improve or corrct something(LDOCE) modijication, amendment, adjustment
collective ownership of firearms
[ 銃の集団所有権
well regulated militia
[ よく統制された民兵
militia
[ 民兵組織
=a group of people trained as soldiers, who are not part of the permanent army
populace
[ 民衆
=the people who live in a country
☆Zero in on the lesson☆
What need is there for ........to ~ 何の必要があって、~は・・・するのですか?
conduct this bilateral treaty
[ この2国間条約を締結する
=involving two groups or nations
政府は何の必要性があってそのような法案を立法化するのですか?
[ What need is there for the government to legalize such a bill.
☆Vocabulary for the topic☆
mayhem
[ 傷害、暴力、騒乱
=an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited [= chaos]: #There was complete mayhem after the explosion.(LDOCE)
lax
[ 緩い、厳しくない
=not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc [= slack]