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 * The landmark legislation for gun control was the 1968 gun control act CM
 * We were told that it would reduce crimes with firearms and give police the tools they needed to track down criminals BC
 * If a person breaks into your home you have the right to use lethal force CM
 * If you are in public and feel that your life is in danger or peril you have the right to use lethal force BC
 * Gun control is an attack on the very essence of what it means to be free CM
 * Guns dont kill people. People kill people BC
 * Citation: Webmaster. What is your stance on gun control. 11/13/08 .

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 * Several areas of the country make it impossible to obtain a hand gun but there is no shortage of making them availble to street gangs and common criminals CM
 * If gun control as a public policy worked at all, we would see lower rates of crimes with guns than in 1968, but we do not BC
 * Forty years is enough time to prove that gun control doesnt work CM
 * none of these restrictive laws, which numbers over 20,000 laws nation wide, have shown any significant impact on crimes with guns. BC
 * A government report showed that the "brady bill" said to be a step in reducing gun crimes, had no measurable effect on crimes CM
 * We have also seen how the so called "gun free zones" have turned school cam puses into defensesless victim killing zones BC
 * Great Britain has since 1997, had ban on almost all guns, especially land guns CM
 * One story in Great Britain media described the gun problem by saying that in the last ten years there have been more reported gun crimes than in the thirty years before the ban BC
 * Washington D.C. banned handguns and operational long guns in 1976, since that time the capitals murders has a rate of the highest in the country CM
 * Two million defensive guns per year by citizens are known in the survey done in Florida State University Criminolgist Gary Kleck in 1993 TL
 * Only one set of laws shows any statistical impact on personal crimes positivly BC
 * These laws are not restrictive CM
 * These laws allow citizens with clean records only to carry firearms after taking a mantaed state training course BC
 * The reason why is because criminals are no longer certain their victims are defenseless CM
 * With these laws it is the criminal who is at a disadvantage and not the citizen BC
 * A 1985 study by the National Institute for Justice shows criminals fear the armed citizens more than they fear the police CM
 * Citation: Caffery, San Jose. Gun Control is a Failure. 2008. 11/13/08<http://hematite.com/dragon/gunintro.


 * Maryland does not regulate the sale of rifles or shotguns and no permit is required to purchase a rifle or shotgun BC
 * It is unlawful for any person to sell or transfer a firearm to a person who is under 21 CM
 * No one can sell a gun to anyone who has been convicted of a disqualifying crime in Maryland BC
 * Transfer of guns to anyone who is a habitual drunkard or addicted to a dangerous subject is prohibited CM
 * You cant transfer guns to anyone with a history of violent behavior against himself or others BC
 * People with mental disabilities can not own a gun. CM
 * You need a registration of firearms for handguns in Maryland BC
 * You also need a permit to carry handguns in Maryland CM
 * You do not need a permit to purchase handguns in Maryland BC
 * Rifles and shotguns being transported in motor vehicles must be unloaded CM
 * It is unlawful to alter or obliterate the manufacturer's identification mark or number on any firearm BC
 * Citation: Firearm Laws for Maryland. February 2006 NRA-ILA.11/13/08 http://www.nrailaiorg/statelawspdfs/MDSL.pdf.


 * Second Amendment states, the people from whom a necessary and well-regulated militia will be composed, shall not have their right to keep and bear arms infringed TL
 * It was the Founders' desire "that every man be armed" such that from the "whole body of the people" a sufficient number would serve in the well-regulated militia. TL
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 * NRA argues that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees individuals the right to own and carry guns TL
 * concerned that federal regulations will continue to increase until owning a handgun will be difficult to achieve, infringing on their Constitutional rights TL
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 *  The bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms  was mainly and basically created to monitor the regulation of gun sales world wide in 1972 TL
 * An act called the Tiahrt amendment prohibits the disclosure of trace data about guns used in crimes in 2003. TL
 * Firearms owner’s protection act ease some sale restrictions and made the government create a database of gun dealer records. TL
 * The national Firearms Act known as the NRA imposes a tax on the sale and transfer of machine guns and short-barrel firearms, including sawed-off shotguns and along with other firearms. in 1934 TL
 * the firearms owners protection act also authorizes sales of private owners as well TL
 * the federal firearms act requires federal licensing of gun dealers back in 1938 TL
 * in 1994 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement act was passed by congress to ban the sale of new assualt weapons for ten years TL
 * the Brady handgun violence prevention act was issued after an assaination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981 requiring all gun sellers to run back there sales and purchases along with background checks on people that have already purchased guns TL
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 * even gun control activists still believe it's to easy for crimnals to obtain guns TL
 * there are gun safeties on all guns now since the Brady bill TL
 * first major gun control initiative was enacted by congress in 1934 which regulated the sale of fully automatic firearms TL
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 * the NRA is known as the largest gun rights lobbying organization in the US TL
 * 1997-1998 the Handgun Control INC. political action committee gave $136,892 to Democrats and $9,500 to Republicans TL
 * 1997-1998 the NRA political action committee gave $1,330,111 to Republicans and $285,700 to Democrats TL
 * Handgun control, Inc is the largest gun control lobbying organization in the US TL
 * in 1986 nine states had right-to carry laws TL
 * right to carry laws ment law enforcement agencies to issue handgun permits to all qualified applicants TL
 * qualifactions for the Right to carry laws include crieria such as age a clean crimnal record and complating a firearm safety course TL
 * Assault Weapons Ban was enacted in 1994 TL
 * the Democrats voted for the Assault Weapons Ban TL
 * the Republicans Voted against it TL
 * NRA has three gun safety rules TL
 * always keep gun pointed in a safe direction whether loaed or not TL
 * keep finger off trigger til ready to shoot TL
 * always keep gun unloaded until ready to shoot TL

Citation: Agresti, James. Gun Control, 6/27/08. 11/13/08 <http:/www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp#OWNERSHIP>.
 * American use firearms to defend themselves from criminals at least 764,000 times a year. CM
 * Washington D.C. enacted a wirtual ban on handguns in 1976 and between 1976and 1991, washington D.C's himicide rate rose up 200% and the U.S rose 129. BC
 * In 1986, nine states had right to carry laws. CM
 * in 1998, 31 states had right to cary caws. BC
 * Flordia adopted a right-to-carry law in 1987. CM
 * Between 1987 and 1996 homicide rates in flordia droped 36%, firearm homicide rate droped 37% and handgun homicide rate droped 41%. BC
 * 221,443 canceled licenses were issued in Florida between 1987 and 1994 and only 18 crimes were committed by licenses with firearms. CM
 * As of 1998, nation wide only 1 incident was recorded in which a permit holder shot someone following a traffic accident and it was ruled in selfdefence. BC
 * As of 1998, no permit holder shot a police officer. CM
 * There have been several cases in which a permit holder has protected an officers life. BC
 * In the early 1990's the burean of alcohol, tabacco, and firearms reported that 7% of armed career criminals obtain firearms from licensed gun shots. CM
 * Assault weapons were involved in less than 1% of homicide before the assault weapons loan took effect in 1994. The same is true as of 1998. BC
 * As of 1998, about 13% of homicides involved knives, 5% involve bludgeons, and 6% are committed with hands and feet. CM
 * In about 5 years since the enactment of the brady bill and assault weapons ban in 1993, there have been 9 school massacures. BC
 * About 6,000 children were caught with guns at school in 1997 and 1998. CM
 * 1995 fatal accident totals moto vehicles-43,900, falls-12,600, poisonous-10,600, drownings-4,500, fires-4,100, choking-2,000, firearms-1,400 / about 1.5% of fatal accidents BC
 * In the bill of rights, the second amendment reads: " A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". CM
 * Private Firearm Ownership in the U.S. as of 1993/1994- Households with a gun- 49% BC
 * Total number of adults owning a gun is 59,100,000 CM
 * Total number of households with guns is 47,600,000 BC


 * Guns are used about 6,850 times a day in defense about 6,850 times a day CM
 * Each year, firearms are used more than 80 times to protect the lives of honest citizens BC
 * Twice as many children are killed playing football in school than murdered by guns CM
 * CDC admits there is no evidence that gun control reduces crime BC
 * Statistics in 2001 reveled that less than one percent of firearm offenders acquire their weapons at gun shows CM
 * Several polls show that Americans are very pro-gun BC
 * A year 2000 research poll found that 85% of Americans fond it appropriate for a school official to use a gun at school to defend the lives of students CM
 * Firearms are used almost 50 times more often to save life than to take life BC
 * Citation: Fields, Craig. Gun Control Fact Sheet. 11/14/08. <http://www.gunowners.org/fs0404.htm>.

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 * for any person, other than a licenced importer who does not reside in any state to receive any firearms unless such receipt is for lawful sprting purposes CM
 * Gun violence in the United States has become an epidemic. From the Civil War to the present, 567,000 Americans have died in combat JF
 * but since 1920, there has been over 1 millon civillan deaths by firearms JF
 * Among teenagers 15 to 19 years old, the problem of gun violence is particularly alarming: one of every four deaths is attributable to a firearm injury JF
 * school-based prevention to gun market interception has been taken to effect JF
 * The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention or (OJJDP) JF
 * Legal measures that limit access to firearms strive to reduce the number and type of people eligible to own or possess firearms, as well as the types of firearms that can be manufactured, owned, and carried JF
 * firearms and ammunition move easily in interstate commerce and have been found in icreasing numbers in and around school CM
 * Gun violence reduction legislation addresses both firearm availability and societal norms to reduce crime and violence JF
 * Recent Federal legislation makes a strong statement that guns in the hands of young people will not be tolerated and represents a critical step toward making our schools and neighborhoods safer JF
 * Most studies of youth and guns focus on homicide, suicide, or accidental death by firearms. Briefly stated, this research shows increasing numbers of homicides and deaths by firearms, especially among the population of young African-American males. JF
 * It shall be unlawful for any person to assemble any imported parts from any semiautomatic rifle or any shotgun which is identical to any rifle or shotgun prohibited from importation CM
 * The law includes a number of exceptions, such as possessing a firearm for farming, hunting, and other specified uses JF
 * Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, prohibits the possession of a handgun or ammunition by a juvenile, or the private transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a juvenile JF
 * The National Criminal Justice Association, under a grant from OJJDP and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has produced a guide, Compilation of State Firearm Codes That Affect Juveniles, that contains most State firearm code provisions that might be applied to juveniles relating to the ownership, purchase, receipt, handling, carrying, and holding of firearms JF
 * The guide reported that all 50 States and the District of Columbia have prohibitions or restrictions on juveniles' possession and use of firearms or handguns JF
 * the battle to stop violence by and against juveniles must be fought at the State and local levels JF
 * Federal agencies can be most effective by providing support to States and communities JF
 * The extensive research on youth gun violence that has been conducted by criminologists, public health researchers, and sociologists should guide all State or local prevention or intervention initiatives JF
 * Research on gun deaths affecting both adult and child populations is extensive JF
 * Murder rates. Homicide rates for youth 18 and under have more than doubled between 1985 and 1992 JF
 * while there has been no recent growth in homicide rates for adults 24 and older JF
 * Following a period of relative stability from 1970 to 1985, the rate of murder committed by young people (ages 15 to 22) increased sharply JF
 * It is estimated that for this age group 18,600 murders were committed from 1986 to 1992 JF
 * Gun control is a matter of public policy and law. TL
 * Handguns are primarily used to kill people, and the most common justification for private handgun ownership is home and personal protection.TL
 * privately-owned handguns are for most likely to cause deaths by accident or felonious intent. TL
 * The biggest problem with private ownership of handguns is that our society is now awash in them. TL
 * There are hundreds in the hands of people who dont know much about gun safety. TL
 * There are even more handguns in the possession of bad guys who use them to threaten and intentionally kill people. TL
 * Federal law is the only effective means of gun control. TL
 * All hand guns should be outlawed, except for law enforcement officers and a very small number of trained, vetted, and licenced people. TL
 * Handguns would be guilty of a felony and subject to mandatory jail time. TL
 * Reasonable long guns should be permitted for private citizens, with licence and restrictions. TL
 * Each year in the United States, more than 35,000 people are killed by guns, a death rate much higher than that in any other industrial nation. CM
 * Attacks involving a gun are five times more likely to result in a death than are similar attacks made with a knife. CM
 * Handguns are involved in more than half of all murders in the United States. CM
 * Gun control laws aim to reduce the criminal use of guns as much as possible. CM
 * forbidding certain types of people from obtaining any firearms; prohibiting anyone other than the police, the military, and persons with special needs from acquiring certain types of guns; and requiring purchasers to wait some period of time before purchasing a gun or gun license. CM