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| − | The '''Gun rights''' position | + | 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. |
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]]). | ||
| − | 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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* [[Gun Owners of America]] | * [[Gun Owners of America]] | ||
* [[Second Amendment Foundation]] | * [[Second Amendment Foundation]] | ||
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[[Category:Guns]] | [[Category:Guns]] | ||
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[[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] | ||
Revision as of 21:01, November 28, 2018
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 conservatives and libertarians.
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).
Conservatives favor laws that promote private ownership and possession of guns, arguing that guns help people to defend themselves against criminals (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.[1]
See also
- List of state constitutions containing a RKBA provision
- Gun control
- Second Amendment
- National Rifle Association
- Gun Owners of America
- Second Amendment Foundation
References
- ↑ Duke, Selwyn (November 28, 2018). Guns Save Lives — Armed Citizens Thwart Active Shooters 94 Percent of the Time. The New American. Retrieved November 28, 2018.