Gun Violence
Gun Violence | The Second Amendment Should Be Repealed
Amendment II: A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
Twenty years ago [in 1979], I asked Richard Nixon what he thought of gun control. His on-the-record reply: “Guns are an abomination.” Free from fear of gun owners’ retaliation at the polls, he favored making handguns illegal and requiring licenses for hunting rifles.
When ABC’s Charles Gibson asked Bill Clinton why he was supporting only niminy-piminy restrictions on guns, our current...
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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- The Second Amendment Should Be Repealed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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