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| − | The '''firearms debate''' in the United States is sharply divided between the [[Gun control]] ([[big government]] [[Nanny state]] "gun grabbing", anti-rights, anti-[[self-defense]], anti-[[Second Amendment]]) position of the [[left]] (and of all [[communists]] and [[dictators]]) and the pro-rights ([[unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], pro-self-defense, [[Gun rights]], pro-[[liberty]]) position of [[conservative]]s. [[Liberal]]s favor [[Nanny state]]/[[Police state]] laws restricting private ownership and possession of guns and weapons, arguing that fewer guns will lead to less [[gun violence]]. Conservatives favor laws that promote private ownership and possession of guns, arguing that guns help people to defend themselves against [[criminal]]s (who will never follow gun laws anyway) and that [[concealed carry]] has helped to decrease crime since before the 1990's when concealed carry was illegal in most states. | + | The '''firearms debate''' in the United States is sharply divided between two poles: |
| | + | * [[Gun control]] ([[big government]] [[Nanny state]] "gun grabbing", anti-rights, anti-[[self-defense]], anti-[[Second Amendment]]) position of the [[left]] (and of all [[communists]] and [[dictators]]) |
| | + | * The pro-rights ([[unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], pro-self-defense, [[Gun rights]], pro-[[liberty]]) position of [[conservative]]s and [[libertarians]]. |
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| | + | [[Liberal]]s favor [[Nanny state]]/[[Police state]] laws restricting private ownership and possession of guns and weapons, arguing that fewer guns will lead to less [[gun violence]]. |
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| | + | Conservatives favor laws that promote private ownership and possession of guns, arguing that guns help people to defend themselves against [[criminal]]s (who will never follow gun laws anyway) and that [[concealed carry]] has helped to decrease crime since before the 1990's when concealed carry was illegal in most states. |
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