... appropriate interpretation of the 2nd amendment should ban the ownership of paramilitary weapons by citizens. This was clearly not the issue at hand when the writers penned the phrases. Assault rifles such as the AK-47 have such destructive power that the only 1700's equivalent could have been a 15-lb. cannon loaded with scatter shot. The ownership of such firepower in ... named Patrick Purdy opened fire with his AK-47 on students in Stockton, CA. Five children were killed, and 29 students and one teacher were injured. Widespread ownership of assault rifles facilitates this blatant misu...

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... people to own firearms the licensing of them would be the initial step. The National Ban on Firearms, seeks to ban "assault weapons" is a term used to describe semi- automatics rifles, shotguns, and handguns; and "Saturday Night Specials " which encompasses any and all firearms that relates to a handgun as a result to place more control on dangerous firearms in the United States ... ...

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... . Guns are weapons, weapons are made to harm people, and people should ban guns. This does not mean ban every gun in the nation, the banning of handguns and assault rifles, the ones most commonly responsible for human casualties. There are many statistics that support my view on gun control. The United States has more than seventy-seven million handguns within ... ...

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... get together to practice their gun firing skills in order to better protect their community. These groups have gone beyond just handguns but utilize large semi-automatic and automatic assault rifles. These people could have been your neighbor. These pro-gun rallies have often been met with heavy criticism and protests. Most people had viewed too much violence to condone free ... ...

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