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The '''firearms debate''' in the United States is sharply divided between two poles:

The '''firearms debate''' in the United States is sharply divided between the [[gun control]] position of the left and the [[gun rights]] position of conservatives. Liberals favor laws restricting private ownership and possession of guns, 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 criminals.

* [[Gun control]] advocates

* The people advocating greater gun rights.

 

[[Liberal]]s favor 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.

==Slogans==

==Slogans==

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Debate:Is the right to bear arms unalienable?]]

* [[Debate:Is the right to bear arms unalienable?]]

[[Category : Second Amendment]]

[[Category:Second Amendment]]

[[Category : Firearms]]

[[Category:Firearms]]

[[Category : Self-defense]]

[[Category:Self-Defense]]

[[Category : Home Security]]

[[Category:Home Security]]

[[Category : Gun control]]

[[Category:Gun Control]]