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Guns at the Republican Convention??

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 28 Mar 16

Did you know that there is a Change. org petition going around that has garnered 50,000 signatures in just two days? The petitioners are asking for the right to exercise their Second Amendment Right to bear arms during the...

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Hand Gun Ban in Chicago is Unconstitutional

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 28 Jun 10

The Supreme Court just ruled 5-4 that the Chicago Gun ban is unconstitutional. In question was a 1982 ordinance barring city residents from having hand guns even in their own...

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panic buying of guns - caused by gun sellers?

jend80 @jend80 (2071) • United Kingdom 11 Nov 08

a theory from Ch4 news newsletter "Finally, gun sales in America have been rocketing – again, because of the coming of the aforementioned Obama. Sarah reports from Virginia, where sales have doubled on a year ago. It seems that...

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Our right to Bear Arms.

teapotmommommerced @teapotmommommerced (10359) • United States 16 Feb 08

Yesterday a young man by the name of Steven P. Kazmierczak walked into a Northern Illinois University classroom shot and killed 5 people and then turned the gun on himself. Steven had three hand guns and one rifle. Just the other...

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Can you explain the Gun Control Argument - Pro and Con?

Kerenhap @Kerenhap (63) • United States 14 Feb 08

I just don't get it. I understand that we don't want government taking away our right to defend ourselves. But why does it have to apply to ALL fire arms? I just don't buy "because it's in the Constitution"... what are the pros...

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Why do alot of people think that gun owners are fruit loops?

xParanoiax @xParanoiax (6987) • United States 14 Jun 07

Wacko. Crazy. Insane in the membrane. I'm just curious..especially people from other countries. I mean..there's alot of gun lovers in america. There's a few who really are fanatical about their guns, and the rest..are mostly...

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How do you interpret the 'Right to Bear Arms' in today's terms?

kola_nani @kola_nani (69) • India 27 Feb 07

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: '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.' What does this...

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Would crime diminish or increase if citizens carried guns on their person?

ColonelConclusive @ColonelConclusive (316) • United States 21 Feb 07

I definitely think crime would diminish, especially random muggings or robberies. I think criminals would be hesitant to prey upon anybody in which they didn't know if they were "packing" or not. What do you think?

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