Department of Justice, criminals in prisons across the nation were interviewed. ... Guns also provide vulnerable women with some form of protection against rape and other violent crime. Recently, Orlando, Florida saw an increase in the number of rapes over a twelve - month period from 12.8 per 100,000 to 35.9 per100,000. ... As a result, Orlando's rape figure dropped to 4.1 per 100,000 - a 90 percent drop from the previous high. ... In addition anyone caught carrying a concealed handgun without a permit faces a felony charge and a mandatory prison sentence. ...

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Firearms have come across a long way since their ancestral history. Their first appearance was in 1364, but it is nothing compared to the firearms we have today. These primitive weapons, called "hand cannons," were the first step in the creation of guns (History and Evolution). The next generation...

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Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ...

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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." ~James Madison. This quote from our 4th President (James Madison) illustrates there has been a struggle for gun owners throughout our countries history. Many of our founding fathers (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Webster) and others spoke constantly about the importance of our citizenship, maintaining the right to liberty and to bear arms. In numerous speeches and writings, Thomas J...

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