It is a bit misleading to call our current national discussion about gun control a “debate.” Simply put, politicians and the media directing the discussion aren’t interested in evidence or conclusions contrary to those that they have a vested interest in disseminating. They are interested merely in silencing any opposition, and they rely on their devoted acolytes to continue empowering them to do so.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms
“The object of this clause is to secure a well-armed militia … But a militia would be useless unless the citizens were enabled to exercise themselves in the use of warlike weapons. To preserve this privilege, and to secure to the people the ability to oppose themselves in military force against the usurpations of government, as well as against enemies from without, that government is forbidden by any law or proceeding to invade or destroy the right to keep and bear arms.”
— John Norton Pomeroy
The Supreme Court’s constitutional orphan
The Second Amendment protects “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,” and the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to respect that right, McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U. S. 742, 749–750 (2010) (plurality opinion); id., at 805 (THOMAS, J., concurring in part and concurring in judgment). Because the right to keep and bear arms is enumerated in the Constitution, courts cannot subject laws that burden it to mere rational-basis review. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570, 628, n. 27 (2008).
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Rush Limbaugh: ‘We need concealed carry in these schools’
Provocative conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called for concealed carry at American schools as gun free zones have invited school shooters because they know “they are going to be the only one armed.”
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Responsible gun ownership
Responsible gun ownership saves lives. The right to self-defense is essential to public safety.
— President Donald J. Trump
LA County: Only 197 Concealed Carry Permits for 10.2 Million Residents
An audit by the California State Auditor shows Los Angeles County has only issued concealed carry permits to 197 of its 10.2 million residents.
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Why we don’t trust government
There’s no such thing as gun control
… There is only centralizing gun ownership in the hands of a small political elite and their minions.
— Stefan Molyneux
Obama study concluded firearms used for self-defense ‘important crime deterrent’
“Self-defense can be an important crime deterrent,” concluded a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) mandated via executive order by President Barack Obama. The findings also question the effectiveness of gun-control measures.
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D.C. raises white flag in fight over 2nd Amendment
- Refuses to appeal pro-gun ruling, hoping to limit damage from judges’ opinion
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