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The Second
Amendment
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to
the
United States Constitution is the
part of the
United States Bill of Rights that
protects a
right to keep and bear arms
individually.
Florida adopted a right-to-carry law in
1987. Between 1987 and 1996, these changes occurred:
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Florida |
United States |
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homicide rate |
-36% |
-0.4% |
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firearm homicide rate |
-37% |
+15% |
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handgun homicide rate |
-41% |
+24% |
James Madison's initial proposal for
a bill of rights was brought to the floor of the House of
Representatives on June 8, 1789, during the first session of
Congress. The initial proposed passage relating to arms was: 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.
The Ten Myths
About Gun Control
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MYTH 1 -- Public opinion polls
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MYTH 2 -- The purpose of a handgun
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MYTH 3 -- Armed citizens don't deter
crime
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MYTH 4 -- Licensing and registration
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MYTH 5 -- Foreign gun control works
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MYTH 6 -- Crimes of passion and guns
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MYTH 7 -- Semi-autos should be banned
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MYTH 8 -- No `right' to own a gun
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MYTH 9 -- Concealed carry laws are
dangerous
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MYTH 10 -- Gun control reduces crime
http://www.duke.edu/~gnsmith/articles/myths.htm
If you lose your gun rights you lose all
of your Constitutional Rights.
You Lose It All. |
