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Gun Control

I believe absolutely that guns should not be banned. I believe that in our constitution, gun ownership is protected just like freedom of speech, and the freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. I believe that the Bill of Rights is interdependent, in other words that you cannot pick which ones to honor, and which ones to ignore. If this is allowed, no civil rights are safe. I also believe that the right to defend one's self is a basic human right, and that banning guns would deprive law-abiding citizens of the ability to defend themselves from armed criminals. I also believe that gun ownership keeps crime down, and that this claim is supported by scientific research. John Lott, Jr., a researcher at Yale University, found that on average, "violent crime dropped by 4 percent for each 1 percent increase in gun ownership. Also, firearms are used defensively 2.5 million times every year, more than four times as many as criminal uses. This amounts to 2,575 lives saved for......

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