Reasons Against Gun Control
• Right to own a gun is guaranteed in second amendment
• Guns don’t kill people, people kill people
• Guns can be used for defense
• Prohibition of anything by the government does not work
More Reasons
• Guns will always be sold illegally no matter how much it is regulated
• Gun control actually does not reduce crime
• Gun control promotes crime by disarming victims
• Gun prohibition increases profits and incentives to produce weapons illegally
Statistics Against Gun Control
• In Connecticut more than 85 percent of gun crimes are committed by people who cannot legally purchase guns. (Based on a review of 290 incidents of gun crime where the origin of the gun was identified)
• In Connecticut a person needs a permit and background check to buy a berretta handgun but not need any of those in the private sale of a target rifle (CT General Statutes, 29-33)
History
• Founded in 1871 by two Union soldier Veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate
• Oldest continuing civil rights organization in the US
• Main Purpose was to promote rifle shooting on a scientific basis
• Considered one of the largest lobbying organizations in the US
Beliefs
• NRA believes in the right to bear arms as granted by the second amendment
• They believe a person has the civil liberty to own a weapon just as they have the right to free speech
Republican Stance
• The Republican Party defends the right to gun ownership as granted in the second amendment
• NRA over history has generally been affiliated with the Republican Party
Democratic Stance
• Republicans are in favor of more gun control
• They passed the Brady law and the Assault Weapons Ban
• Increased prosecution on gun crimes greatly
Libertarian Stance
• Libertarians are opposed to any type of Gun Control
• They believe gun control is just one more step in controlling the people
Bibliography
• http://libertariananarchy.com/articles/the-case-against-gun-control/
• http://home.nra.org/#/home
• http://www.issues2000.org/celeb/Republican_Party_Gun_Control.htm
• http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Democratic_Party_Gun_Control.htm
• http://www.cagv.org/gunfacts.html
