... substances are sold to people in the United States and will continue to be whether or not a law says it is illegal. The same result will occur if guns are banned. Innocent people will be without proper protection and at the mercy of criminals who use guns illegally. Making guns illegal will not get rid of them or the crimes that ... is to bear them for reasons of self defense. It is a fact that guns do save lives, as ironic as that might sound. In an article in The Washington Times, John R. Lott Jr. explains that in major American cities where crime rates are above average such as Chica...

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... sides of the political diamond, whom would enforce and try to pass gun control, yet they are opposed but many others who are against the Government's attempts at gun control. John McCain, a United States Senator, along with many other well-known political figures all argue against any type of gun control; other officials that are against limiting bullet numbers include, Bob ... Barr, a Liberal and Chuck Baldwin. In an article entitled, "On the Issues: Protecting Second Amendment Rights"," John McCain said: I believe that the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is a funda...

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... it be for constructive destructive uses. Gun control became a prominent issue in the 1960's with the rapid assassinations of important figures, such as: President Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lennon. Even more recently than that, the fight for heavier gun control came about with the incident at Columbine High School. As well known, Columbine was famous for a couple of ... infringed, and this without any equal, frication as to their condition or degree"(constitution). Is this amendment, made by our founding fathers, not the main reason guns have not been banned today? Was it...

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... Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 (Wikipedia). The Gun Control Act of 1968 was part of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society"" which stimulated passage by the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr (Wikipedia). For nearly over three decades, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) has shaped the legal ramification of national gun policy in ... designed primarily for hunting or other recognized sporting purposes" (Gun Control Overview"). The ownership and trade of all semiautomatic weapons in the United States are legal, but they have been bann...

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... . Likewise, many people who have had an unpleasant experience involving gun crime or violence are adamant that guns must be controlled much more strongly than they are today, or even banned altogether. As well, high-profile crimes such as school shootings and the tragically large numbers of gun deaths among minority youth have raised many people's awareness about guns and sparked ... defend themselves and others." This belief is not unfounded. Many studies point to the value of guns in stopping crimes. One of the most thorough studies was conducted by Professor John R. Lott Jr. of the Un...

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