Today, gun control is a big controversy, especially with growing reports of violent crimes. The basis for each side of the argument begins with the Second Amendment. It reads, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms...

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After a teenage girl gave birth in a Virginia motel in March 2000 to a baby girl, she and her teenage boyfriend drove over the state lines to Delaware, nursed the baby, wrapped her in a blanket and left her in a portable toilet. A construction worker found the child dead 12 hours later. The two te...

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