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Fast Facts
  1. The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, "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."
  2. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (known as the Brady Law), required a mandatory 5-day waiting period for gun purchases.
  3. In 2000, 71% of homicides involved a gun.
  4. The first major federal gun law, which went into effect in 1934, restricted the sale and ownership of high-risk weapons such as machine guns and sawed-off shotguns.

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Gun Control   

The United States is the leader in per capita gun deaths among industrial nations. This has resulted in various gun control laws at the federal and state levels that seek to reduce crime and violence by restricting private gun ownership. Supporters of gun control would like even tighter restrictions. They face strong opposition from those trying to protect what they view as the right to own and bear firearms.

Gun Control Overview

When British troops were occupying Boston in 1774, they attempted to confiscate the inhabitants' firearms in hopes of preventing an uprising. Knowing of the British plan, the Americans hid their weapons and eventually used them to win their independence. After the war, the drafters of the U.S. Constitution recalled that…>> (read more)

 

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Gun Control in the News

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Amazing as it may seem, since ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the Supreme Court has never provided a definitive statement as to…>> (read more)

On October 5, Rasmussen reported that a new poll shows that just "39% of Americans now say the United States needs stricter gun control, as the U.S. Supreme Court…>> (read more)

Karen Decoster of LewRockwell.com blogged on September 29, "When people still refuse to see the truth behind the politics, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary, I…>> (read more)


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