Gun Violence
Gun Violence | The Second Amendment Safeguards Individual Liberty
As Americans, we have rights no one can take away—because no one gave them to us. They were ours from birth. We each have a birth certificate, but it didn’t give us life. It just put on paper what we already know: that we are alive.
Likewise, the Constitution doesn’t give us rights. It just puts on paper what we already know: that we are free to say and write and think and work and worship as we choose. And we are free to own a firearm.
The Bill of Rights is simply a set of freedoms the framers specifically set aside as off limits to government meddling; rights that...
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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- The Second Amendment Should Be Repealed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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