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	Gun control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gun control issue in the United States is a highly contentious one (see gun politics).
		Indeed, there is a historical regularity in that totalitarian regimes pass gun control legislation as a first before restricting civil liberties.
		A position taken by gun rights advocates is that an armed citizenry is the population's last line of defense against tyranny by their own government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gun_control (1507 words)

	Gun Control vs. Gun Rights: The Issue
		Gun control advocates believe that right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms that are otherwise known as assault weapons.
		Gun control advocates responded with a massive public relations campaign encouraging voters to tell their elected representatives that Congress should renew the ban.
		Gun control advocates, meanwhile, contribute far less money than their rivals -- a total of nearly $1.7 million since 1989, of which 94 percent went to Democrats.
	www.opensecrets.org /news/guns (1114 words)

	Gun Control
		Gun control opponents are law abiding citizens who put greater trust in individualism than in the government to protect their safety.
		Opponents of gun control argue that gun owners often use their weapons to deter crime and that handguns are most commonly used for this purpose.
		But gun control activists still believe that it is far to easy for criminals to obtain guns and that an alarming proportion of the population remains armed.
	www.newsbatch.com /guncontrol.htm (1785 words)

	Focus on Gun Control
		Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended by Brady Act (18 U.S.C. Chap.
		State Gun Laws: Information summaries by state from Handgun Control, Inc. Also provides summaries of state laws on child access prevention, handgun possession by individuals between 18 and 21, and waiting periods.
		Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. § 2778): The AECA gives the President the authority to control imports and exports of "defense articles," including firearms and ammunition, in furtherance of world peace and the security and foreign policy of the United States.
	justice.uaa.alaska.edu /focus/guns.html (2079 words)

	Reason: Gun Control’s Twisted Outcome
		None of this was supposed to happen in the country whose stringent gun laws and 1997 ban on handguns have been hailed as the "gold standard" of gun control.
		A hundred years and many gun laws later, the BBC reported that England’s firearms restrictions "seem to have had little impact in the criminal underworld." Guns are virtually outlawed, and, as the old slogan predicted, only outlaws have guns.
		The Firearms Act required a would-be gun owner to obtain a certificate from the local chief of police, who was charged with determining whether the applicant had a good reason for possessing a weapon and was fit to do so.
	www.reason.com /0211/fe.jm.gun.shtml (2799 words)

	Japanese Gun Control
		Gun control underscores the pervasive cultural theme that the individual is subordinate to society and to the Government.
		More than gun control, more than the lack of criminal procedure safeguards, more than the authority of the police, it is the pervasive social controls of Japan that best explain the low crime rate.
		Gun owners are required to store their weapons in a locker, and give the police a map of the apartment showing the location of the locker.
	www.guncite.com /journals/dkjgc.html (9557 words)

	SpeakOut.com - Gun Control
		Hence, gun control issues are primarily the subject of Congressional legislation.
		The biggest component of the Gun Control debate is whether existing gun laws are sufficient, or whether more gun laws are needed.
		Guns sold at gun shows through dealers ARE subject to background checks; only those sold privately are not.
	www.speakout.com /activism/guncontrol (504 words)

	Dave Kopel & Richard Griffiths on CBS & Hitler on National Review Online
		On the issues of home gun possession and sporting guns, the Weimar law was not as stringent as the current Massachusetts gun law, or some of modern proposals supported by American gun-control lobbyists.
		Halbrook's Arizona article is also available as a chapter in the book Death by Gun Control, published by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.) Halbrook details how, upon assuming power, the Nazis relentlessly and ruthlessly disarmed their German opponents.
		The law was similar to, although somewhat milder than, the gun laws currently demanded by the American gun-control lobby.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel052203.asp (1503 words)

	The Anti-HCI Website!
		Myth No. 13: Gun control laws are especially needed to prevent the purchase of "Saturday Night Specials." Inexpensive handguns are involved in only 1 to 3 percent of violent crimes, and criminals are no more likely to use one than any other type of handgun.
		Handgun Control, Inc.(The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence) toddled along as a smallish, fringe organization until the near-fatal wounding of presidential Press Secretary James Brady during the attempted assassination of then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
		Since the law went into effect, gun deaths in the United States have dropped a remarkable 27 percent, from 39,595 in 1993 to 28,874 in 1999.
	www.handguncontrol.net (2124 words)

	Kerry, Gun Control & Hunting
		Sticking to the scope of this website, we examine the gun control and hunting aspects of Kerry's responses at Outdoor Life.
		Gun Control Remains a Loaded Issue for Democratic Candidates.
		Called 'Winning the Gun Vote' it calls for a shift in rhetoric by Democratic candidates to swing gun owner votes their way.
	www.sportsmenforkerry.com (1713 words)

	Federal Gun Control Legislation - Timeline
		Enforcement of the Gun Control Act was given to the Dept. of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
		The following is a timeline of important federal legislation and national organizations tied to the Second Amendment and the issue of gun control.
		All gun sales and gun manufacturers were slapped with a $200 tax (no small amount for Americans mired in the Great Depression; that would be like a tax of $2,525 today) on each firearm, and all buyers were required to fill out paperwork subject to Treasury Dept. approval.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/guntime1.html (939 words)

	GunCite: gun control and Second Amendment issues
		Gun and gun control related bills in Congress
		Is a gun an effective means of self-defense?
		Is my own gun more likely to be used against me or my family?
	www.guncite.com (95 words)

	Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights
		JURIST: The Legal Education Network presents this guide to Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights as a resource for individuals on all sides in the ongoing controversy over the legal status of guns in the United States.
		Government agencies engaged in the control or regulation of firearms...
		Gun Use in Crimes (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1995)
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /gunlaw.htm (1162 words)

	A Case for Gun Control
		This is the explanation given by 20 percent of all gun owners and 40 percent of all handgun owners contacted for a household survey conducted in 1979.
		Thus, stolen guns become useless, and cannot be used to harm anybody in the course of a crime.
		Those guns, the overwhelming amount of which were originally manufactured and purchased legally, and now in the hands of criminals.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~zj5j-gttl/guns.htm (3795 words)

	Gun Control
		The basic reason NRA is against regulation of gun ownership is the belief that each piece of federal regulation will lead to more until finally, gun ownership will be very restricted.
		Therefore, the only purpose for which owning and carrying a gun is protected under the Second Amendment is as part of "a well regulated militia," acting on behalf of the national government.
		In countries where guns are greatly restricted, such as Great Britain or Japan, deaths from guns are very rare, especially compared to the United States.
	www.awesomelibrary.org /guncontrol.html (1269 words)

	Gun Control Policy - Examining Gun Control Laws and Policies.
		Gun Control Policy - Examining Gun Control Laws and Policies.
		According to researcher John R. Lott Jr., gun crime rose by 40 percent in the four years after the ban was enacted.
		As it turns out, no link between restrictions on gun ownership and lower rates of crime, firearms violence or even accidents with guns, could be found.
	guncontrolpolicy.com (551 words)

	Gun Control Australia
		This page is Copyright 1999-2005 Gun Control Australia
		Sometimes gun lobbyists argue that if there were more guns in private hands criminals would be able to be stopped in their tracks.
		The gun lobby suggests that stricter gun laws are next to useless and an infringement on democratic freedoms.
	www.guncontrol.org.au (929 words)

	Just Facts Gun Control
		Guns manufactured after this date (for use by the military, police, and government agencies) must be marked with the date they are manufactured.
		Guns manufactured before September 14th, 1994 were grandfathered.
		Neither asked the [Defensive Gun Use] question of all [respondents]; thus, it would be sheer speculation what the responses would have been among those [respondents] not asked the [Defensive Gun Use] question.
	www.justfacts.com /gun_control.htm (3768 words)

	Gun Control,hitler,stalin,nazi,communist,germany,turkey,china,canbodia,guatemala,uganda,
		established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, 6 to 7 million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally ill, and 12 million Christians who were unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
		The APA also was/is involved in GUN CONTROL lobbying.- Branton), as well as a possible connection between that movement and the assassination of President Kennedy...
		National Gun Licensing System by, yep Janet Reno
	www.geocities.com /lord_visionary/guncontrol.htm (971 words)

	Gun politics in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gun control advocates dispute these ideas, arguing that the US's two neighbors, Mexico and Canada are unlikely to ever invade, and that conquering tyrants have often required firearms ownership among their civilian populations (and, needless to say, their militaries).
		Gun control advocates answer that it is unrealistic to suppose that private citizens could oppose a government which controls the full power of the US Armed Forces, were it to become tyrannical.
		Gun control advocates argue that only members of a "well regulated militia" have the right to keep and bear arms, with debate ensuing over what, exactly 'the militia' is. Opponents of gun control argue that the phrase "the people" applies to all individuals rather than an organized collective.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_US (3164 words)

	O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net - Gun Control
		Gun Control--from About.com--a neutral, balanced collection of documents, laws, court cases, research, and position papers.
		Policy.Com on Gun Control--a nice collection of documents, speeches, research, statistics.
		the Six Federal Gun Control Laws -- gives the jist of them.
	library.sau.edu /bestinfo/Hot/gun.htm (121 words)

	Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns (Gun Control Study by John R. Lott, Jr. and David B. Mustard, and Related Links on Firearms Regulation Worldwide: National and International Law)
		Gun Laws, Gun Control, and Gun Rights (educational resource guide published at JURIST: The Law Professors' Network web site for individuals on all sides in the ongoing controversy over the legal status of guns in the United States; includes links to
		The Lott/Mustard gun control study was available here in HTML, RTF, Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, Adobe Acrobat, text, and zipped (Word) formats - it was the old July 26, 1996 draft of the study.
		International Perspectives on Gun Control, 15 New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law 247 (1995)(Symposium: Guns at Home, Guns on the Street: An International Perspective)(Independence Institute; Independence Issue Paper).
	www.lib.uchicago.edu /~llou/guns.html (675 words)

	The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
		A May 2005 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that workplaces where guns were permitted were 5 to 7 times more likely to be the site of a workplace homicide compared to workplaces where guns are prohibited.
		As can be expected, the gun lobby has been deafeningly silent on the latest White House mess — Vice President Cheney seriously injuring another man during a hunting excursion in South Texas.
		Guns in Workplace Bill Tabled by Senate and House Committees
	www.handguncontrol.org (635 words)

	The New American - Issues In Focus - Gun Control
		Surging firearms sales after 9-11 briefly disarmed gun control efforts, but anti-gun lobbyists are now exploiting fears of terrorism to renew their attacks on the Second Amendment.
		If the intent is to prevent mass shootings and other deadly acts, then gun control laws need to be eased not strengthened.
		For 40 years, arms control agreements, under a false vision of peace, have been used to transfer military power to the United Nations.
	www.thenewamerican.com /focus/gun_control (1051 words)

	Justice Learning
		Showdown on the Frontier: Examining Grassroots Gun Control Initiatives in the American West
		Is It Right to Bear Arms?: Discussing Gun Control Laws in the Social Studies Classroom
		Gunning for Control: The Struggle over the 2nd Amendment (Listen to: Full Program
	www.justicelearning.org /viewissue.asp?issueID=5 (275 words)

	Gun Control: Political Leaders' views
		Guns are a problem, but so are violent web sites & videos.
		Gun restrictions OK within basic right to own guns.
		If gun laws are broken, hold people accountable.
	www.issues2000.org /Gun_Control.htm (703 words)

	God and Gun Control: The Bible's Perspective on Personal Ownership and use of Weapons, and Related Matters.
		We can conclude that disarmament, gun control, and present efforts to ignore or rescind the Second Amendment are contrary to God's Word, and are the work of evil doers bent on destroying God's people, stopping God's work, and accomplishing other evils.
		There also was an article in 97 in the American Rifleman about a man who went to live somewhere with tough licensing and registering requirements, and it took forever for his guns to go through, and it was evident to him that licensing and registration were tools of control.
		It is evident that licensing and registration are part of gov't control and disarmament: with the fuss about licensing cigarette distributors and sellers, an article appeared in USA Today noting that someone wanted sellers to be licensed and registered so they could be controlled--have their license yanked if they failed to operate properly.
	www.ktc.com /personal/sirdavid (5710 words)

	Guns/Gun Control
		Great Britain and Gun Control: With Neither Liberty nor Safety
		Gun Injuries in Crimes Fall 40 Percent in 5 Years
		Deaths and Injuries From Guns Decline in U.S. NewsMax.com Wires
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/3/9/131803 (435 words)

	Gun Control Hall of Fame
		A pioneer of modern, sensible gun control, Adolf Hitler was a genius at keeping guns out of the hands of the wrong people, controlling crime and establishing policies for sensible population control.
		Nations signing U.N. treaties containing gun control provisions would be obliged to conform and support global gun control measures without regard to such antiquated laws as the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
		Haymaker is a leading citizen of Lousiana and he was the key U.S. player in the gathering of petition with 1.6 million signatures by Japanese citizens urging President Clinton to adopt stiffer gun controls for the United States.
	vikingphoenix.com /public/gchof/gchof.htm (4183 words)

	Women Against Gun Control is a free to join group that supports the 2nd Amendment and a woman's right to protect herself.
		Women Against Gun Control is a free to join group that supports the 2nd Amendment and a woman's right to protect herself.
		Take the Women Against Gun Control Pledge and you qualify for a membership in Women Against Gun Control, a grass roots volunteer organization dedicated to preserving our gun rights.
		Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley,
	www.wagc.com (293 words)

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