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| − | The '''Gun rights''' position (pro-rights, [[unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], pro-self-defense, Gun rights, pro-[[liberty]]) in the [[Firearms debate]] is held mainly by [[conservative]]s and [[libertarian]]s. | + | The '''Gun rights''' position – pro-rights, [[unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], pro-self-defense, gun rights, pro-[[liberty]] – in the [[firearms debate]] is held mainly by [[conservative]]s and [[libertarian]]s. |
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| | This is in natural opposition to the [[Gun control]] position ([[big government]] [[Nanny state]]/[[Police state]] "gun grabbing", anti-rights, anti-[[self-defense]], anti-[[Second Amendment]]) position of the [[left]] (and of all [[communists]] and [[dictators]]). | | This is in natural opposition to the [[Gun control]] position ([[big government]] [[Nanny state]]/[[Police state]] "gun grabbing", anti-rights, anti-[[self-defense]], anti-[[Second Amendment]]) position of the [[left]] (and of all [[communists]] and [[dictators]]). |
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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 1990s when concealed carry was illegal in most states. | + | 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 1990s when concealed carry was illegal in most states. An analysis of FBI data by Jacob Paulsen in 2018, 94% of all mass shootings were thwarted by law-abiding armed citizens.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (November 28, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/30766-guns-saving-lives-study-armed-citizens-thwart-active-shooters-94-of-the-time Guns Save Lives — Armed Citizens Thwart Active Shooters 94 Percent of the Time]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| | * [[Gun Owners of America]] | | * [[Gun Owners of America]] |
| | * [[Second Amendment Foundation]] | | * [[Second Amendment Foundation]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist}} |
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| | [[Category:Guns]] | | [[Category:Guns]] |
| | [[Category:Second Amendment]] | | [[Category:Second Amendment]] |
| | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] | | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] |