... is the main point in any argument concerning the gun-control debate. The supporters of gun control claim that the right to keep and bear arms does not include automatic rifles and the one of the arguments against gun-control laws is the hype that tougher laws would only disarm the law abiding citizens. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention ... ) introduced an amendment to the Omnibus Anti-crime Bill that banned the manufacturing and sale of 19 varieties of assault weapons and the sale of "copy-cat" weapons, semi-automatic rifles with pistol grips, as well. It was also approved by...

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... best marksmen there is, you could only make a hand gun acerate up to 25 yards."(Apr 18. 2002) This takes handguns out of the running for being a good hunting aid. Rifles on the other hand are extremely acerate from long distances making them very useful in the hunting department. The only useful reason of owning a handgun would be to conceal your ... weapon. The only type of individual that would have to conceal such a weapon, would be the individual who is about to commit an illegal matter. Rifles are hard to conceal, thus making it near impossible to hide it. If we eliminated hand gun...

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... be a pistol, revolver, shotgun, and rifle, which are classified as firearms or dangerous weapons and require the purchaser of the weapon to be at least eighteen years of age for rifles and shotguns. Purchasers' of pistols or revolvers must be at least twenty-one years age. And are required to have a county certified permit on record. (SIG ARMS, 12) All these ... ...

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... guns sold illegally and another 1,600 guns. According to the report by Fox Butterfield (1999), handguns were by far the most common weapons in killings, accounting for 52%, while the rifles and shotguns each accounted for only 4% of all homicides. The predominant role played by handguns in homicide underscores the belief that the world's gun violence problem is largely a handgun problem ... ...

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