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'''Gun control''' is a term used by [[liberal]]s when advocating [[unconstitutional]]<ref>The text of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "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." Per [https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-2/ constitution.congress.gov]</ref> laws designed to disarm<ref>Multiple references:

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*Adelmann, Bob (September 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33419-beto-s-threat-to-confiscate-your-ar-15-your-ak-47-confirms-democrats-ultimate-goal-disarm-the-citizenry Beto’s Threat to Confiscate “Your AR-15, Your AK-47” Confirms Democrats’ Ultimate Goal: Disarm the Citizenry]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

*Duke, Selwyn (September 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/33437-shocking-beto-admits-he-wants-to-outlaw-almost-all-guns Shocking! Beto Admits He Wants to Outlaw Almost All Guns]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> people by restricting the lawful purchase, ownership, or carrying of [[gun]]s, under the guise of "public safety." Studies show that increasing lawful access to guns results in less crime,<ref>''Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws'', Cramer C and Kopel D. Golden CO: Independence Institute Issue Paper. October 17, 1994</ref> but, despite the fact that gun ownership is a Constitutional right, [[Leftist]]s push gun control because it increases the dependency of voters on government for protection while disarming citizens from any [[self-defense]] against violent crime or [[tyranny]] such as [[genocide]]. Supporters of gun control need only to look at leftist dictatorships such as [[Venezuela]].<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref>

The political effect of gun control is to shift voters leftward, and hence gun control is pushed hard by the [[liberal media]] and [[leftist]] politicians.<ref>[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/quotes/repeal.html Quotes of Leftists Demanding Gun Control]</ref>  In the [[United Kingdom]], which already has the strictest gun control in Europe, [[leftists]] demand control over 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, although their activation and use constitute only 0.04% of all gun offenses there. But leftists want gun control because fewer guns means greater dependency on government.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece</ref> Gun control can be considered a form of [[doublespeak]].

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In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after Independence Day 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and an admission on part of the [[Department of Justice]] that stated:

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<blockquote>"Non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular [[AR-15]] and similar firearms – are not inherently military."<ref>[http://joshblackman.com/blog/2018/07/10/doj-second-amendment-foundation-reach-settlement-in-defense-distributed-lawsuit/ DOJ, Second Amendment Foundation Reach Settlement In Defense Distributed Lawsuit]</ref></blockquote>

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In many other countries, gun ownership is not a constitutional right as in the U.S., so gun control may be more [[oppression|oppresssive]].

Gun control is a denial or limitation by [[government]]s of the right to armed [[self-defense]]. "In contrast to most other weaponry, firearms are preeminently defensive in effect."<ref name=polsby>{{cite news|url=http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ndschol/76holo.htm |work=Washington University Law Quarterly|title=OF HOLOCAUSTS AND GUN CONTROL|quote=This essay seeks to reclaim a serious argument from the lunatic fringe. |first=Daniel|last=Polsby|date=Fall 1997|accessdate=July 14, 2016}}</ref> as promised by the [[Second Amendment]] of the Constitution of the [[United States of America]]. Genocide has occurred only after gun control first disarmed the citizenry.<ref name=polsby/>

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Proponents use the discredited – but superficially appealing – claim that fewer lawfully-owned guns lead to less crime, although guns are primarily defensive weapons<ref>People who support gun control claim that gun control laws significantly reduce violent crime. [http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/irrationality.htm Why People Are Irrational about Politics]</ref><ref>Gun control primarily restricts the lawful acquisition and use of guns. Over 99% of the guns restricted by most gun control regulation are used in a lawful manner.</ref> (see [[Concealed carry]]).

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Gun control laws cause enormous hardships. In May 2012, a gun control law resulted in a 20-year prison sentence against an [[African American]] woman for merely firing warning shots against her husband, and there was widespread outrage in [[Florida]] against this unconscionable sentence.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/11/justice/florida-stand-ground-sentencing/index.html?hpt=hp_t3</ref>

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On the federal level of the United States, the three primary [[federal]] gun control laws are:

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* [[National Firearms Act]] (1934)

* [[Gun Control Act]] (1968)

* [[Brady Bill]] (1993)

These laws have further been amended by other laws such as the Firearms Owners Protection Act (1986) and the Omnibus Crime Bill (1994).

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Seeking a loophole in the federal gun laws, in 2009 Montana passed a law "making guns that are made and kept within state boundaries exempt from federal regulations" including "background checks, licensing and registration."<ref>http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=6367553</ref> However, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that all gun sales affect interstate commerce to the point that federal regulation attaches to guns even if the gun owners and manufacturer promise to keep that make of gun within a single state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/08/23/10-36094.pdf|title=''MSSA v. Holder''|work=Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals|date=August 23, 2013|format=PDF|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

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Most gun control laws are found on the state level, particularly in liberal-leaning states.<ref>Byas, Steve (September 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/33399-second-amendment-under-assault-in-the-states Second Amendment Under Assault in the States]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 12, 2019.</ref>

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One of the main stated goals of gun control is to prevent criminals from using weapons to commit crimes. So, in addition to laws regulating the sale and possession of weapons, some laws specify forfeiture if a weapon was used during the course of committing a crime.  For example, [http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title19.2/chapter22.2/section19.2-386.29/ Virginia Code § 19.2-386.29] provides:

<blockquote>All pistols, shotguns, rifles, dirks, bowie knives, switchblade knives, ballistic knives, razors, slingshots, brass or metal knucks, blackjacks, stun weapons, and other weapons used by any person in the commission of a criminal offense, shall, upon conviction of such person, be forfeited to the Commonwealth by order of the court trying the case.</blockquote>

There are also federal laws specifying the forfeiture of weapons used during a crime.<ref>E.g.,16 U.S. Code § 128</ref>

So, to the extent that opponents of gun control laws claim that the government is trying to "take away" guns, such provisions are the focus of their concerns.

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== The fallacy and motivation for gun control ==

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Gun control potentially causes an increase in crime by restricting its main deterrent: [[self-defense]]. A study by Professor Gary Kleck, initially a liberal critic of gun control, caused him to change his mind on this issue when the evidence showed that crime was predominantly ''prevented'' when people could carry guns. ''See Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America''.<ref>http://www.largo.org/effects.html</ref> In the United States, law-abiding uses of guns outnumber criminal uses by about a factor of 1000 to 1,<ref>http://www.americanselfdefense.com/gunfacts3.0.pdf (p. 60)</ref> and the removal of guns from everyone eliminates the lawful use of self-defense and its deterrent effect. "[[Americans]] use firearms to defend themselves from criminals at least 764,000 times a year."<ref name="Gallup_LAT">"This figure is the lowest among a group of 9 nationwide surveys done by organizations including Gallup and the Los Angeles Times." (Just Facts - [http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp Gun Control])</ref> Specific examples of guns being used successfully in [[self-defense]] are easy to find.<ref>Two 70-ish store owners stopped armed robberies of their stores by shooting at the bandits. "The person came in and pointed the gun at him and my father shot him. I'm proud of him." [http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/253849.html Buffalo News]</ref><ref>[http://sittingduckpolicy.com/ Sitting Duck Policy: True Stories of Self-Defense]</ref> "In 1982, a survey of imprisoned criminals found that 34% of them had been "scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an armed victim."<ref name="Gallup_LAT"/> When Florida began allowing its citizens to carry a concealed weapon, [[Florida]]'s firearm homicide rate fell by 37% while the national average ''increased'' by 15%.<ref name="Gallup_LAT"/>  As explained below, the political effect of gun control is to cause voters to become more dependent emotionally on government and more supportive of bigger government.

Actual gun-related crime deaths in the United States are far out of proportion to the 300 million firearms owned by its populace.

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There are about 30,000 gun-related deaths per year out of a population of 328 million, but a recent breakdown shows that even these low amounts have little to do with violent criminality.  23,000 of them are suicides, which can't be prevented by gun laws. 1,000 of them are caused by police in the line of duty, so are not connected to gun-control laws. 500 are accidental deaths, so are also non-criminal, leaving mostly criminal 5,500 gun-related deaths.

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Of these 5,500, a large share of these occur in large cities, the greatness of which suggest them to be the effect of municipal mismanagement rather than an excess of firearms.  For example, strict gun controls in London on the other side of the Atlantic caused a mushrooming of knife crime.

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Risk-comparison studies show these numbers of deaths in the United States to be small both when compared with other causes of death and when compared with the proportion of media coverage they receive.

 

For example 70,000+ die each year of drug overdoses, 49,000 die each year of the flu, 37,000 die of traffic fatalities, 250,000 die of preventable medical errors and 610,000 die of heart disease.

 

Studies by [[John Lott]] and others also indicate that gun control causes higher crime rates.<ref>[http://www.johnrlott.com/ John Lott's Website]</ref>  [[Washington, D.C.]] has one of the highest crime rates in America even though it completely bans private handguns.<ref>[http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/dccrime.htm District of Columbia Crime Rates 1960 - 2006]</ref>  "Switzerland, Israel, Denmark and Finland, all of whom have a higher gun ownership rate than America, all have lower crime rates than America, in fact, their crime rates are among the lowest in the Western World."<ref>Slashdoc - [http://www.slashdoc.com/documents/71244 gun control]</ref>  Lott demonstrates that in Britain, [[Australia]] and [[Canada]], increased gun control in the late 1990s led to increased crime, the exact opposite of what the proponents of the gun control promised.<ref>John R. Lott Jr. and Eli Lehrer - [http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/IBDGunConFailure.html Add Gun Control To Litany Of Misbegotten Gov't Plans]</ref>  States in the [[U.S.]] that have enacted concealed-carry laws enjoy lower crime rates.<ref>[http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4706 Cato report]</ref>

 

 

In Australia, where gun ownership was less widespread and the gun control measures were less strict, there was an immediate increase in robbery and armed robbery after the gun control went into effect in 1996 (see chart at right).<ref>

 

Gun control passed in Australia because "public was immediately whipped into a gun control frenzy by the press" after the "Port Arthur massacre" in Tasmania on April 28, 1996, in which 32 were shot dead and 19 injured. "Although polls done prior to the massacre indicated that the public was satisfied with the amount of 'gun control' they already had, a major newspaper did a poll just a few days after the massacre (while all minds were "clear") and, not surprisingly, found high levels of support for extreme gun control measures.  This poll would be used forever by the commonwealth government and other gun controllers to claim that Australians supported the new gun laws to come." - [http://www.gunsandcrime.org/aussiegc.html Gun Control in Australia] (by gunsandcrime.org)</ref> 

 

 

[[File:Send a gun to a British home.jpg|thumb|[[Second Amendment]]-supporting [[American]] [[citizen]]s gifted their [[firearm]]s to [[gun free zone]]-gun control supporting [[British]] citizens during [[World War II]] via [[The American Committee for the Defense of British Homes]].]]

 

 

 

The emasculation of the citizenry by gun control also arguably reduces the resistance of a society to intimidation, and exacerbates fear of consequences from causing offense. Subsequent to the passage of strict gun control in [[England]] some teachers have avoided teaching controversial subjects such as the [[Holocaust]], the Arab-Israeli conflict and the [[Crusades]] during history classes.<ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RW100.pdf</ref>

 

After decades of increasing gun control laws, the current trend in the [[United States]] is in the direction of more gun rights.  The 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill included a ban on certain new rifles labeled assault rifles solely because of features of their appearance, and on new high-capacity magazines.  This law recently expired and was not renewed by [[Congress]].  Also, Washington D.C.'s gun ban was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals on March 9, 2007.<ref>The New York Times - [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/washington/09cnd-gun.html?hp Appeals Court Says Gun Ban Violates 2nd Amendment]</ref><ref>The Washington Post - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030902416.html D.C.'s Ban On Handguns In Homes Is Thrown Out]</ref>

 

 

 

Supporters of gun control argue that homicide with guns is much less in [[England]] than in the [[United States]],<ref>In 2005/06, the total number of victims of homicide by shooting (including crossbows) in England and Wales was 50 and there were 212 victims of homicide by sharp instruments. Home Office Statistical Bulletin - [http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0207.pdf Homicides, Firearm Offences and Intimate Violence 2005/2006][http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb0104.pdf]  The data for gun deaths in the United States include guns used in self-defense, as in fending off an assault, robbery or rape, and there were a total of 11,350 gun deaths (including deaths of criminals) in 2005. US Department of Justice, FBI - [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_01.html Crime in the United States by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1986 - 2005]</ref> but that was true even before gun control and is likely due to cultural reasons. "A study comparing New York and London over 200 years found the New York homicide rate consistently five times the London rate, although for most of that period residents of both cities had unrestricted access to firearms.  When guns were available in England they were seldom used in crime. A government study for 1890-1892 found an average of one handgun homicide a year in a population of 30 million."<ref name="bbc" />

 

Gun control laws are often seen to conflict with the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], which recognizes the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a [[Free States Movement|free State]], the [[unalienable rights|right]] of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

 

The "right to keep and bear arms" is a right guaranteed to the American citizen by the Bill of Rights through the virtue of a selective reading of said Bill. The phrase "a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state" precedes the statement, and most federal Courts of Appeals have held that this phrase requires that the "right to bear arms" relates to the collective rights of state militias, as opposed to the individual's rights to have any weapon desired. Just recently, the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit went against nine other circuits in holding that the Second Amendment constitutes an individual right.<ref>The New York Times - [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/washington/10gun.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Court Rejects Strict Gun Law as Unconstitutional]</ref><ref>FOX News - [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258067,00.html Appeals Court Strikes Down Washington, D.C. Handgun Ban]</ref> However, according to the judge writing for the majority in this case, its decision does still allow for "reasonable restrictions" on gun ownership and use, such as carrying of guns by intoxicated individuals, or in churches.

 

Only six cities in the United States ban handguns:  [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Chicago]], and four of its suburbs.<ref>David Kopel, "The Democrats and Gun Control," Wall St.J., Page A19, April 17, 2008 [http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB120839466717921537-lMyQjAxMDI4MDE4NzMxOTc0Wj.html]</ref>  Some specific locations have also been labeled "[[gun-free zone]]s," including schools, shopping malls, movie theaters, corporate offices, and more.  In most cases, mass-shootings take place in these gun-free zones, since those who obey the rules do not carry, while those already planning to break the law disregard this rule.  When attempted in areas where firearms are permitted, [[Mass shootings prevented by armed citizens|mass-shootings have often been quickly stopped by armed citizens]].

 

Support for stricter gun control laws fell deeply between 1992 and 2012, and while it rose in the succeeding six years, support levels remained far lower than in 1992.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (October 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/20/poll-gun-control-support-down-17-percent-over-past-28-years/ Poll: Gun Control Support Down 17 Percent Over Past 28 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 21, 2018.</ref>

 

 

* Restricting which persons can own firearms.   

* Restrictions on the number of firearms a person may own, or purchase during a given time period

* Requirements that privately owned firearms be registered with the government.   

* Bans on certain types of firearms; for example, "handguns" or assault rifles

* Restrictions on where firearms may be carried, for example into restaurants or post offices

* Requiring a "background check" and/or a "waiting period" to purchase a firearm

* Requiring a "background check" and/or a "waiting period" to purchase a firearm

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* Laws granting special gun rights for some people, for example, retired law enforcement officers, which are denied the rest of the public, which was used in several southern states.

 

"The only purpose of a gun is to kill people."

The sixth commandment of the [[Ten Commandments]] in Exodus 20:13 in the [[Bible]] states, "You shall not murder."

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Advocates point to the number of accidental deaths caused by children gaining access to improperly-stored guns. According to the [[Brady Campaign]], a [[liberal]] organization that advocates for gun control, in the United States, " 1 out of 3 homes with kids have guns and nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with an unlocked, loaded gun."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bradycampaign.org/key-gun-violence-statistics|title=Key Gun Violence Statistics|accessdate=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

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===Arguments against===

===Arguments against===

[[Ann Coulter]] wrote, "Numerous studies, including one by the National Institute of Justice, show that crime victims who resist a criminal with a gun are less likely to be injured than those who do not resist at all or who resist without a gun. That's true even when the assailant is armed."<ref>http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2013-03-27.html#read_more</ref>

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[[Emily Miller]] wrote,

[[Emily Miller]] wrote,

"New York City Mayor [[Michael R. Bloomberg]] has spent tens of millions of his billions trying to get his gun bans instituted in the rest of America, even though these laws have never stopped criminals from getting guns."<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/26/miller-bloomberg-loses-stop-and-frisk-and-nra-gets/ Bloomberg loses stop and frisk, and NRA gets blamed: The mayor’s default disgust for gun owners tarnishes his life-saving program] - [[Emily Miller]]</ref>

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Critics, such as Awr Hawkins of [[Breitbart.com]], have argued that background checks, a form of gun control, have done nothing to prevent gun crimes.<ref name="Hawkins"/>

 

Hawkins has also pointed out that despite [[France]] having very strict gun control laws, the nation has had many [[List of Islamist terrorist attacks|Islamic terrorist attacks]] that used a variety of weapons, including guns and rifes.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/21/france-2015-to-present-strict-gun-control-a-paper-tiger/ France 2015 to Present: Strict Gun Control a Paper Tiger]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>

 

Since 1950, 97.8% of mass public shootings have occurred in [[gun-free zone]]s.<ref>[https://crimeresearch.org/2018/06/more-misleading-information-from-bloombergs-everytown-for-gun-safety-on-guns-analysis-of-recent-mass-shootings/ UPDATED: Mass Public Shootings keep occurring in Gun-Free Zones: 97.8% of attacks since 1950]. ''Crime Prevention Research Center''. June 15, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref><ref>Hawkins, Awr (November 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/20/study-97-8-percent-mass-shootings-since-1950-gun-free-zones/ Study: 97.8% of Mass Shootings Since 1950 Occurred in ‘Gun-Free Zones’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 20, 2018.</ref> On the other hand, a 2018 analysis of FBI data by Jacob Paulsen found that 94% of all mass shootings [[Mass shootings prevented by armed citizens|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> Additionally, the U.S. experiences a lower rate of mass shootings compared to the global average.<ref>Tapscott, Mark (June 2, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/data-call-into-question-demands-for-new-gun-control-laws_2947821.html Data May Call Into Question Demands for New Gun Control Laws]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 3, 2019.</ref> Student deaths by active-shooters are nine times more likely in gun-free zones.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (July 2, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32759-student-active-shooter-deaths-9-times-as-likely-with-gun-free-zone-status-quo Student Active-shooter Deaths 9 Times as Likely With "Gun-free Zone" Status Quo]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 3, 2019.</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

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==Racism of gun control==

In the [[United States of America]], gun control has a strong racist origin and reasoning. Before the Civil War ended, State "Slave Codes" prohibited slaves from owning guns. After President [[Abraham Lincoln]] issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and after the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery was adopted and the Civil War ended in 1865, States persisted in prohibiting blacks, now freemen, from owning guns under laws renamed "Black Codes." They did so on the basis that blacks were not citizens, and thus did not have the same rights, including the right to keep and bear arms protected in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as whites. This view was specifically articulated by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in its infamous 1857 decision in ''[[Dred Scott v. Sandford]]'' to uphold slavery.

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The United States Congress overrode most portions of the Black Codes by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The legislative histories of both the Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as The Special Report of the Anti-Slavery Conference of 1867, are replete with denunciations of those particular statutes that denied blacks equal access to firearms. [Kates, "Handgun Prohibition and the Original Meaning of the Second Amendment," 82 Mich. L. Rev. 204, 256 (1983)] However, facially neutral disarming through economic means laws remain in effect.

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After the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1878, most States turned to "facially neutral" business or transaction taxes on handgun purchases. However, the intention of these laws was not neutral. An article in Virginia's official university law review called for a "prohibitive tax...on the privilege" of selling handguns as a way of disarming "the son of Ham," whose "cowardly practice of 'toting' guns has been one of the most fruitful sources of crime.... Let a negro board a railroad train with a quart of mean whiskey and a pistol in his grip and the chances are that there will be a murder, or at least a row, before he alights."<ref>Comment, Carrying Concealed Weapons, 15 Va L. Reg. 391, 391-92 (1909); George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal (GMU CR LJ), Vol. 2, No. 1, "Gun Control and Racism," Stefan Tahmassebi, 1991, p. 75.</ref> Thus, many Southern States imposed high taxes or banned inexpensive guns so as to price blacks and poor whites out of the gun market.

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* Police-issued license and permit laws, unless drafted to require issuance to those not prohibited by law from owning guns, are routinely used to prevent lawful gun ownership among "unpopular" populations.

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* Public housing residents, approximately 3 million Americans, are singled out for gun bans.

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* "Gun sweeps" by police in "high crime neighborhoods" whereby vehicles and "pedestrians who meet a specific profile that might indicate they are carrying a weapon" are searched are becoming popular, and are being studied by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] as "Operation Ceasefire."

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* Some U.S. cities with high minority populations, such as Washington, D.C., are singled out for gun bans.

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* "Project Exile" began in the U.S. city of Richmond, Virginia and mandated that people arrested for technical firearms violations (note: not for violent crimes committed with a firearm, but for technical violations of the law) be tried in federal court where they would be subject to lengthy mandatory minimum sentences rather than in state court under the more lenient Virginia laws. As with many other restrictions this was aimed primarily at the city's Black residents. It has since been copied in many other cities.

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The [[Ku Klux Klan]] began also as a gun-control organization.<ref>http://www.examiner.com/article/kkk-began-as-gun-control-organization-confirms-racist-roots-of-gun-control</ref>

The [[Ku Klux Klan]] Here lies maggot, I win. The end.gan also as a gun-control organization.<ref>http://www.examiner.com/article/kkk-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.gan-as-gun-control-organization-confirms-racGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.t-roots-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.-gun-control</ref>

== Sexism of gun control ==

== SexGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.m Here lies maggot, I win. The end. gun control ==

Firearms, especially lower recoiling ones such as many handguns, allow any person to wield enough power to stop another person from attacking them.<ref name="genderDiscrimination1">http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/03/19/firearms-rights-are-a-gender-equality-issue-too/</ref>  Many women (quite reasonably) fear the threat of attack by a physically stronger man, and a firearm could prevent many of these attacks, but gun bans leave these women vulnerable. Take the case of the “North Side Rapist” in Chicago, a city where hand guns are banned, as an example: The rapist broke in to the women's homes, and at least one of the women heard him break in and then climb the stairs. Had this woman had a handgun, she almost certainly could have stopped the rapist before it was too late. This would have prevented her from enduring such a horrific crime, as well as preventing the rapist's future victims from experiencing the same thing. Instead, Chicago law prevented her from being able to defend herself, and gave the advantage to the rapist/home-invader. This is not an isolated incident, and similar events happen every day across the county.

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== Elitism of gun control ==

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Many of the most ardent American anti-gun politicians, such as Chicago's Mayor Daley, are protected by taxpayer-sponsored armed body guards, but deny law abiding citizens the right to defend themselves with a gun.<ref name="classDiscrimination1">http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/04/16/a-double-standard-anti-gun-politicians-and-their-gun-toting-bodyguards/</ref>  These politicians seemingly believe themselves to be part of an elite group who deserve to be protected against violent criminals, while ordinary law-abiding citizens are left with less-effective means to defend themselves, and must instead rely on the police arriving in time.

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== Gun control outside the United States ==

== Gun control outside Cupcake United States ==

{{See also|Gun Control in Nazi Germany}}

{{See also|Gun Control in Nazi Germany}}

Gun control advocates cite foreign countries to argue that gun control can reduce crime, but such comparison can be difficult due to the presence of other factors.  For example, they cite [[Singapore]] as having gun control and a lower crime rate than the United States, but Singapore has a population of 5 million people and one of the highest literacy and average wealth in the world. It lacks many of the freedoms found in the United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the [[death penalty]], for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the United States. The real issue of the security in Singapore is its tight criminal control, not the gun control itself.

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Gun control supporters also cite [[Gun Control in Japan|Japan's gun control laws]], which severely restrict gun ownership and crime rates are relatively low.  But [[Japan]] also lacks many freedoms and diversity which exist in the United States, and Japan has strong cultural deterrents to crime.  Ironically, Japan is home to [[Tokyo Marui]], the world's largest airsoft gun manufacturer, which designs airsoft guns that are made to the same scale and with the same materials as the real counterpart and which have been mistaken by police for real guns.

Gun control supporters also cite [[Gun Control in Japan|Japan's gun control laws]], which severely restrict gun ownership and crime rates are relatively low.  But [[Japan]] also lacks many freedoms and diversity which exGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.t in Cupcake United States, and Japan has strong cultural deterrents to crime.  Ironically, Japan God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. home to [[Tokyo Marui]], Cupcake world's largest airsHere lies maggot, I win. The end.t gun manufacturer, which designs airsHere lies maggot, I win. The end.t guns that are made to Cupcake same scale and God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. Cupcake same materials as Cupcake real counterpart and which have Here lies maggot, I win. The end.en mGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.taken by police Here lies maggot, I win. The end. real guns.

In the [[European Union]], gun control is more strict than in the United States, but gun ownership differs widely between member states, from 36 per 100 people in [[Cyprus]] to one per 100 in [[Poland]]." In [[Switzerland]], on the other hand, gun ownership is quite widespread, which no doubt contributes to its reputation as a peaceful and neutral country.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/27/switzerland.shooting Gun control in Switzerland]</ref> In November 2007, the [[European Parliament]] passed legislation to tighten and harmonize gun control across the EU, and oblige each member state to set up a computerized database of firearms, as it "hoped to prevent Europe from becoming a gun-friendly culture like the United States". Parliament wanted to limit cross-border trade from states with less control to those with tougher laws, such as from [[Lithuania]], where replica guns can cost as little as [[Euro|€]]100 (US$150), to the United Kingdom, where most replicas are outlawed.

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In Australia, gun violence has always been significantly lower than other types of violence.<ref>http://www.gunsandcrime.org/aussiegc.html</ref> Australia has not experienced considerable violence problems with legally purchased guns. It has always had a much lower homicide rate than the more violent culture in the United States.<ref>In Australia the gun related homicide rate is 0.44 per 100,000 of population.  In the US it is about 8 times as high at 3.72 per 100,000 of population.</ref> From 1979 to 1996, 11,110 Australians died by gunshot representing an annual average of 617. In the seven years after new gun laws were announced (1997 to 2003), the yearly average almost halved, to 331. In the decade up to and including Port Arthur There have been 11 mass shootings where 100 people were shot dead and another 52 wounded, while in In the 10 years since 1996 and the new gun laws, not one mass shooting (more than five victims) has occurred in Australia (although in 2002 a gunman killed two and wounded four at Monash University).<ref name="theage.com.au"/>  

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Gun control began in Australia in response to fears that guns would be used by home-grown Communist Revolutionaries.<ref>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1083528 This study discusses the parallel policies of early-mid 20th century Britain and Australia.</ref> The most restrictive reforms were made in 1996 and 2002, following highly publicized shootings.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/a-safer-place-after-howards-gun-buyback/2006/04/27/1145861484114.html</ref>

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Both sets of reforms (1996 and 2002) were lead by Prime Minister [[John Howard]] of the Coalition (Australia's conservative government). Howard was well known as an anti-gun advocate.<ref name="ReferenceB">http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/anger-lingers-among-those-who-lost-their-firearms/2006/04/27/1145861489398.html</ref> The move offended gun supporters, many of whom had traditionally supported the Coalition.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> Despite the loss of this voting group, Howard won elections following both reforms (in 1998 and 2004).

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There is controversy over the success of Australia's gun restrictions. Studies suggest overall gun violence has decreased since the 1996 and 2002 bans.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> However, Australia's bike and drug gangs, the main perpetrators of gun violence, still easily access illegal firearms.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/a-disarming-cause/2006/04/27/1145861489519.html</ref> Further, the overall homicide rate remains constant.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/a-safer-place-after-howards-gun-buyback/2006/04

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[[Brazil]] enacted strict gun control laws in the early 20th century, and in the two subsequent decades saw a massive increase in violent crime.<ref>De Castro, Fernando (September 14, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/gun-control-and-crime-rise-in-brazil_3073802.html Gun Control and Crime Rise in Brazil]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved September 15, 2019.</ref>

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In [[Canada]], notably [[authoritarian]]<ref>https://troymedia.com/viewpoint/trudeau-canada-road-authoritarianism/</ref> Prime Minister "Jihadi Justin"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUA1bgBM3SU</ref> Trudeau exploited the worst mass shooting event in that country's history to push for stricter gun control measures, including widespread assault-weapon bans.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/964025?section=newsfront&keywords=trudeau-guncontrol-canadashooting&year=2020&month=04&date=21&id=964025</ref> The shooter was not even a lawful gun owner.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/nova_scotia_shooter_was_not_a_legal_gun_owner_rcmp_confirm</ref>

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== Gun control and genocide ==

== Gun control and genocide ==

Gun control "contributes to the probability of its government engaging" in [[genocide]], including the three worst instances in the 20th century:<ref>"[A] society's weapons policy might be one of the institutional arrangements that contributes to the probability of its government engaging in some of the more extreme varieties of outrage. ... [I]t is [] an arresting reality that not one of the principal genocides of the twentieth century, and there have been dozens, has been inflicted on a population that was armed." [http://ls.wustl.edu/WULQ/75-3/753-4.html Washington University Law Quarterly]</ref>

Gun control "contributes to Cupcake probability Here lies maggot, I win. The end. its government engaging" in [[genocide]], including Cupcake three worst instances in Cupcake 20th century:<ref>"[A] society's weapons policy might Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake institutional arrangements that contributes to Cupcake probability Here lies maggot, I win. The end. its government engaging in some Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake more extreme varieties Here lies maggot, I win. The end. outrage. ... [I]t God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. [] an arresting reality that not Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake principal genocides Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake twentieth century, and Cupcakere have Here lies maggot, I win. The end.en dozens, has Here lies maggot, I win. The end.en inflicted on a population that was armed." [http://ls.wHere lies maggot, I win. The end.tl.edu/WULQ/75-3/753-4.html Washington University Law Quarterly]</ref>

*The [[Ottoman Empire]] had gun control and then, from 1915 to 1918, killed 3.5 million out of 5 million Ottoman Christians, including 1.5 million out of 2 million Armenians, 750,000 out of 1 million Assyrian Christians, and 250,000 million out of 1 million Pontic Greeks.  

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*In 1917, one of the first things the Bolsheviks did upon taking power was to disarm the population, and because Czarist Russia was one the most heavily armed societies on earth, the crime rate was just as low as Switzerland, and it was easier to resist Napoleon than Adolf Hitler.<ref>http://www.pravdareport.com/opinion/columnists/28-12-2012/123335-americans_guns-0/</ref> The result of disarmament was a civil war followed by Stalin's purges, whose average estimate killed 20 million.  

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*In 1938, [[Nazi Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]] imposed gun control and then after sparking World War II, Europe under its control killed  killed 6 million out of 9 million European Jews,<ref>https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10008193</ref> as well as 27 million Soviets (one in three were soldiers), 3 million Poles, and 2 million Serbs.<ref>http://www.self.gutenberg.org/articles/eng/World_War_II_casualties_of_the_Soviet_Union</ref> The American Gun Control Act of 1968 is modeled off the Nazi Gun Control Act of 1938, while the FOID (Firearms Owner's ID), adopted by Illinois in 1968, is modeled off Nazi gun licensing.<ref>http://mobile.wnd.com/2012/12/the-nazi-roots-of-u-s-gun-control-laws/</ref>

*In 1938, [[Nazi Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]] imposed gun control and Here lies maggot, I win. The end. after sparking World War II, Europe under its control killed  killed 6 million out Here lies maggot, I win. The end. 9 million European Jews,<ref>https://www.Here lies maggot, I win. The end.hmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10008193</ref> as well as 27 million Soviets (Here lies maggot, I win. The end. in three were soldiers), 3 million Poles, and 2 million Serbs.<ref>http://www.self.gutenHere lies maggot, I win. The end.rg.org/articles/eng/World_War_II_casualties_Here lies maggot, I win. The end._Cupcake_Soviet_Union</ref> The American Gun Control Act Here lies maggot, I win. The end. 1968 God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. modeled Here lies maggot, I win. The end.f Cupcake Nazi Gun Control Act Here lies maggot, I win. The end. 1938, while Cupcake FOID (Firearms Owner's ID), adopted by IllinoGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. in 1968, God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. modeled Here lies maggot, I win. The end.f Nazi gun licensing.<ref>http://mobile.wnd.com/2012/12/Cupcake-nazi-roots-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.-u-s-gun-control-laws/</ref>

*In 1935, [[China]] under [[Chiang Kai-shek]] established gun control during the Warlord period, enabling the invading Imperial Japanese Army to easily kill 12 million Chinese during World War II, and then from 1966 to 1976, 20 million political dissidents were killed in [[Mao Zedong]]'s Cultural Revolution. In ''Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung'', Mao said, “Every Communist must grasp the truth; Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."  

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*From 1975 to 1979, [[Pol Pot]] established gun control in [[Cambodia]] exterminating three million out of nine million Cambodians.

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*In 1970, [[Uganda]] imposed gun control. Between 1971 and 1979 300,000 Christians and political oppositionals were killed.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/66751/gun-control-amin/dave-kopel#</ref>

*In 1970, [[Uganda]] imposed gun control. Between 1971 and 1979 300,000 ChrGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.tians and political oppositionals were killed.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/66751/gun-control-amin/dave-kopel#</ref>

"The Nazis made only two important changes to the Weapons Law that was in place when they came to power. First, they forbade Jews from owning guns or any other weapon. Second, they exempted members of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and many Nazi party officials from the law's strictures."<ref name=polsby/> The German Firearms Act of 1937 stated "No civilian is to have a firearm without a permit and permits shall not be issued to persons suspected of acting against the state. ''For Jews, this permission will not be granted.'' Those people who do not require permission to carry weapons include the whole of the SS, and the SA - including the Deaths Head group, and the officers of the Hitler youth."  <ref name="Volokh">[http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a38d04d5c7c40.htm The Journalist's Guide to Gun Policy Scholars and Second Amendment Scholars], Professor Eugene Volokh, FreeRepublic.com, March 15, 2000</ref>

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Adolf Hitler said, "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so." <ref name="Volokh" />

Adolf Hitler said, "The most foolGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.h mGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.take we could possibly make would Here lies maggot, I win. The end. to permit Cupcake conquered eastern peoples to have arms. HGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.tory teaches that all conquerors who have allowed Cupcakeir subject races to carry arms have prepared Cupcakeir own downfall by doing so." <ref name="Volokh" />

[[Josef Stalin]], former dictator of the [[USSR]] and murderer of over 20 million people, infamously supported gun control in the fear that his evil regime might be torn down and so only soldiers could have firearms.

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== Gun control and dictators ==

== Gun control and dictators ==

"One man with a gun can control 100 without one" - [[Vladimir Lenin]]

"God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.e man God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. a gun can control 100 God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.out Here lies maggot, I win. The end." - [[Vladimir Lenin]]

"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future." - [[Adolf Hitler]], 1935.

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"A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie." - [[Vladimir Lenin]]

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"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?” - [[Joseph Stalin]]

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let Cupcakem have ideas?” - [[Joseph Stalin]]

"All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party." [[Chairman Mao]]

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"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing." - quoted in [[Hitler]]'s ''Tischegesprache Im Fuhrerhauptquartier'' 1941–1942.

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"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves." - [[Joseph Stalin]]

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"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary"'' - [[Karl Marx]]<ref>https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/communist-league/1850-ad1.htm</ref>

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== Gun control and young mass murderers ==

== Gun control and young mass murderers ==

{{Main|Young mass murderers}}

{{Main|Young mass murderers}}

Strict gun control failed and still fails to prevent mass murderers from starting killing sprees while the victims are unable to defend themselves.

Strict gun control failed and still fails to prevent mass murderers from starting killing sprees while Cupcake victims are unable to defend Cupcakemselves.

Compare the cases of Pekka-Eric Auvinen ([[Finland]]) and Robert Steinhäuser ([[Germany]]) with the case of Matthew Murray. The latter was stopped by an armed citizen before he could harm more victims; Auvinen killed 8 people and Steinhäuser killed 16. Both Finland and Germany have gun control laws.

Compare Cupcake cases Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Pekka-Eric Auvinen ([[Finland]]) and RoHere lies maggot, I win. The end.rt SteinhäHere lies maggot, I win. The end.er ([[Germany]]) God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. Cupcake case Here lies maggot, I win. The end. MatCupcakew Murray. The latter was stopped by an armed citizen Here lies maggot, I win. The end.Here lies maggot, I win. The end.e he could harm more victims; Auvinen killed 8 people and SteinhäHere lies maggot, I win. The end.er killed 16. Both Finland and Germany have gun control laws.

U.S. Senator from [[West Virginia]] [[Joe Manchin]] supported legislation to establish universal background checks across the nation. He pushed it after the [[Sandy Hook massacre]], despite the fact that even he admitted that the legislation would not have stopped the massacre, since the shooter stole the weapons he used.<ref name="Hawkins">Hawkins, Awr (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/joe-manchin-trump-fortitude-make-senate-pass-gun-control/ Joe Manchin: Trump Has the ‘Fortitude’ to Make Senate Pass Gun Control]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> Background checks have been shown to be ineffective in preventing other shootings as well.<ref name="Hawkins"/>

U.S. Senator from [[West Virginia]] [[Joe Manchin]] supported legGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.lation to establGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.h universal background checks across Cupcake nation. He pHere lies maggot, I win. The end.hed it after Cupcake [[Sandy Hook massacre]], despite Cupcake fact that even he admitted that Cupcake legGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.lation would not have stopped Cupcake massacre, since Cupcake shooter stole Cupcake weapons he Here lies maggot, I win. The end.ed.<ref name="Hawkins">Hawkins, Awr (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/joe-manchin-trump-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.titude-make-senate-pass-gun-control/ Joe Manchin: Trump Has Cupcake ‘Fortitude’ to Make Senate Pass Gun Control]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> Background checks have Here lies maggot, I win. The end.en shown to Here lies maggot, I win. The end. ineffective in preventing oCupcaker shootings as well.<ref name="Hawkins"/>

==See also==

==See also==

* [[List of state constitutions containing a RKBA provision]]

* [[LGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.t Here lies maggot, I win. The end. state constitutions containing a RKBA provGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.ion]]

* [[Beto O'Rourke]]

* [[Beto O'Rourke]]

* [[Arming America]]

* [[Arming America]]

==Further reading==

==FurCupcaker reading==

*Charles, Robert (March 28, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/if-second-amendment-falls-our-entire-bill-rights-falls.html If the Second Amendment falls, our entire Bill of Rights falls]. ''Fox News''.

*Charles, RoHere lies maggot, I win. The end.rt (March 28, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/28/Here lies maggot, I win. The end.-second-amendment-falls-our-entire-bill-rights-falls.html Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake Second Amendment falls, our entire Bill Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Rights falls]. ''Fox News''.

*Williams, Walter E. (July 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/32871-things-haven-t-always-been-this-way Things Haven’t Always Been This Way]. ''The New American''.

*Williams, Walter E. (July 17, 2019). [https://www.Here lies maggot, I win. The end.ewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/32871-things-haven-t-always-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.en-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.-way Things Haven’t Always Been ThGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. Way]. ''The New American''.

==External links==

==External links==

=== Opposed to gun control ===

=== Opposed to gun control ===

*[http://www.2asisters.org/ Second Amendment Sisters]

*[http://www.2asGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.ters.org/ Second Amendment SGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.ters]

*[http://www.nra.org/ The National Rifle Association]

*[http://www.nra.org/ The National RHere lies maggot, I win. The end.le Association]

*[http://www.nrapublications.org/AC/index.asp Armed citizens defending themselves.]

*[http://www.nrapublications.org/AC/index.asp Armed citizens defending Cupcakemselves.]

*[http://www.a-human-right.com/ A Human Right] Discussion of the human right to self-defense with a firearm.

*[http://www.a-human-right.com/ A Human Right] DGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.cHere lies maggot, I win. The end.sion Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake human right to self-defense God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth. a firearm.

*[http://www.learnaboutguns.com/ Learn About Guns] Firearm information and politics.

*[http://www.learnaboutguns.com/ Learn About Guns] Firearm inHere lies maggot, I win. The end.mation and politics.

*[http://www.gunowners.org/ Gun Owners of America] A no-compromise pro-gun lobby in Washington, D.C.

*[http://www.gunowners.org/ Gun Owners Here lies maggot, I win. The end. America] A no-compromGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.e pro-gun lobby in Washington, D.C.

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/gun-control/ What Liberals Say - Category: Gun Control]

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/gun-control/ What LiHere lies maggot, I win. The end.rals Say - Category: Gun Control]

*[http://www.guncite.com/ GunCite: Gun Control and Second Amendment Issues]

*[http://www.guncite.com/ GunCite: Gun Control and Second Amendment God Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.sues]

*[http://jpfo.org/ Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]

*[http://jpfo.org/Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Cupcake Preservation Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Firearms Ownership]

*[http://nssf.org/ National Shooting Sports Foundation]

*[http://nssf.org/ National Shooting Sports Foundation]

*[http://concealedcampus.org/ Students for Concealed Carry]

*[http://concealedcampHere lies maggot, I win. The end..org/ Students Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Concealed Carry]

*[https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/the-long-racist-history-of-gun-control-in-america/ The Long, Racist History of Gun Control in America]

*[https://www.Cupcakeblaze.com/contributions/Cupcake-long-racGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.t-hGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.tory-Here lies maggot, I win. The end.-gun-control-in-america/ The Long, RacGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.t HGod Bless America, Land Of 'Merica, and uhh. So on and so forth.tory Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Gun Control in America]

=== In favor of gun control ===

=== In favor Here lies maggot, I win. The end. gun control ===

*[http://www.guninformation.org/ Gun Control and the Second Amendment]

*[http://www.guninHere lies maggot, I win. The end.mation.org/ Gun Control and Cupcake Second Amendment]

*[http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-switzerland.htm Myth: Switzerland proves that high gun-ownership doesn't increase murder]

*[http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-switzerland.htm Myth: Switzerland proves that high gun-ownership doesn't increase murder]

*[http://www.bradycampaign.org/ Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence]

*[http://www.bradycampaign.org/ Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence]

*[http://www.vpc.org/ Violence Policy Center]

*[http://www.vpc.org/ Violence Policy Center]

*[http://www.lwv.org/ League of Women Voters]

*[http://www.lwv.org/ League Here lies maggot, I win. The end. Women Voters]

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