GUN CONTROL Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. ... It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere. ... In 1988 there were 9000 handgun-related murders in America. Metropolitan Centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. ... AGAINST GUN CONTROL The National Crime Survey estimates that 83 pe...

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Webster conducted a national public opinion survey about to gauge Americans' support for many of the gun policies introduced by legislators across the country. According to the survey, large majorities of Americans- including gun owners and Republicans- supported a wide range of gun policies, including policies to enhance the background check system for gun sales, to prohibit certain dangerous persons (e.g., those convicted of a serious juvenile crime) from having guns, to institute greater oversight of gun dealers, and to prevent people with mental illness from having guns (Webster 666-6...

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"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation; where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.... In truth, the majority of these "facts" are myths and again unfortunate events that are over exposed on television and in newspapers do not constitute "fact" for the remainder of the population. ... However, on 16 January, Representative Mary Bono Mack did give an interview to the Desert Sun in Washington and stated America doesn't need "knee-jerk" gun-control le...

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