Gun Violence
Gun Violence | Gun Ownership Decreases Personal Safety
There are over 200 million guns in America. That’s almost one gun per every man, woman and child in the United States. Guns are not just in urban and rural homes, they’re everywhere—cities, towns, suburbs and farms. In fact, there is a gun in 43% of households with children in America. There’s a loaded gun in one in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just hidden away in one in every eight family homes.
Guns Are Rarely Used in Self-Defense
Does a gun in the home make you safer? No. Despite claims by the National...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The Second Amendment Protects Private Gun Ownership
- The Second Amendment Does Not Protect Private Gun Ownership
- The Second Amendment Protects the Inalienable Right to Self-Defense
- The Second Amendment Is Not Absolute
- The Second Amendment Safeguards Individual Liberty
- The Second Amendment Should Be Repealed
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Stronger Enforcement of Existing Gun Control Laws Is Needed
- Stronger Gun Control Laws Are Needed
- The Licensing and Registration of Handguns Would Help Reduce Gun Violence
- Gun Licensing and Registration Leads to Increased Crime, Lost Lives
- Gun Manufacturers Should Be Held Responsible for Gun Violence
- Gun Manufacturers Should Not Be Held Responsible for Gun Violence
- Gun Safety Education Can Help Reduce Gun Violence
- Community Organizations Can Help Reduce Gun Violence
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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