Gun Rights

The issue of gun rights is discussed on numerous websites and blogs like National Gun Rights and Gun Rights Advocates, to name but a few. The focus of the discussion is countering gun control advocates in order to preserve the right to keep and bear arms. The message is generally the same - it's not about guns so much as it's about freedom.

The basis for the idea of gun "rights" is the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, where it states, "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Like the rest of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution), the 2nd Amendment is a description of what the government can't do against "the people." And, the idea of gun rights is embodied in state constitutions as well.

Gun rights in America is an emotional as well as a historical issue. The American Revolution was started when General Gage marched against the armories of the colonists. Southern states passed laws against firearm ownership by former slaves, and guns were illegally confiscated from law-abiding people as part of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

Many recognize that the reason gun rights are such a hotly debated topic is simply because we only have the rights we fight for. Others argue convincingly in favor of gun rights by showing statistically that more guns equals less crime.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Gun Rights”

• The Honorable Richard Church, WI Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 427
  The following was submitted to The Liberty Tree Lantern by Mr. Richard Church, Wisconsin Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress that convened for the first time yesterday November 11, 2009: I will try to post an update from the Continental Congress 2009 each evening. The first day’s post is there now. I will ...
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• Come to your OWN conclusions

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 488
  People who we are not supposed to jump to conclusions about… Reverend Wright Bill Ayers & Wife Guantanamo Detainees The Islamic Jihadist who murdered our Soldiers at Fort Hood. General McChrystal when he explains what he needs to win on the battlefield. People who it’s okay to jump to conclusions ...
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• Another ‘Gun Free Zone’ Tragedy

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 627
  Another ‘Gun Free Zone’ Tragedy Apparently it’s not enough for our government that the heroes in America’s armed forces risk their lives overseas defending our freedom. National Association for Gun Rights Virginia - - (AmmoLand.com) -These days, our soldiers aren’t even safe here at home ...
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• ICarry.org Window Stickers Are Here

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 627
  Cool ICarry.org Window Stickers Are Here ICarry.org Window Stickers are Here ICarry.org Rockford, IL - -(AmmoLand.com)- I just got these in. They look fantastic — the company we chose really did a fine job. These stickers are 3″ x 8″ and stick to the INSIDE of glass (car window, store window, ...
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• Good Turn Out At Virginia Tech Talk In Support of Guns

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 627
  Good Turn Out At Virginia Tech Talk Last Night In Support of Guns Virginia Citizens Defense League Virginia - -(AmmoLand.com)- Over 45 students, faulty, and guests turned out for my talk last night at Virginia Tech. There was one anti-gunner there – a professor who teaches statistics (I wonder what the ...
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• Chicago mayor: Guns, not bloodthirsty camelhumping jihadists, responsible for Ft. Hood shooting

  
  Crush Liberalism — Authority: 132
  Further proof that you can club a liberal upside the head with facts and it wouldn’t even leave a mark.  Quote: On Monday, Chicago Mayor Daley blamed the Ft. Hood Jihad Massacre on America’s love of guns! “Unfortunately, America loves Guns. We love guns to a point where that uh we see devastation on a daily ...
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• Seattle in Rebellion

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 154
  King County OKs dont ask law on immigration Quote: King County will continue providing services to residents without regard to citizenship or immigration status, under an ordinance adopted Monday by a divided County Council. The council voted 5-4 for the law, which sponsor Larry Gossett said is ...
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• Will Health Care Reform Regulate Guns?

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 627
  Will Health Care Reform Regulate Guns? By Ken Hanson, Esq. Buckeye Firearms Foundation Ohio - -(AmmoLand.com)- Buckeye Firearms Association is a single issue, non-partisan PAC concerned with gun rights. As such, the debate on health care reform occurring across the U.S. is not something that would be within ...
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• Fort Hood shooter: Blame the gun?

  
  Cold Fusion Guy — Authority: 139
  Chicago Mayor Daley blamed the Ft. Hood Jihad Massacre on America’s love of guns! Excerpt: “Unfortunately, America loves Guns. We love guns to a point where that uh we see devastation on a daily basis. You don’t blame a group.” Comment: See earlier post . Continued: Mayor Daley, and other ...
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• Local NBC 5 News Report On Assault Weapons Blames The Weapons For Inner City Violence....

  
  Chicagoray's Views and News — Authority: 548
  This was informative in many ways and yes the weapons do what they were created to do and that is kill. and as Callirose said, its when put in the wrong hands where the problems begin..its called parenting, thats not the fault of the gun industry ..If half these children had decent family lives they wouldnt be in the ...
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• My Response to Mike Stanfill’s Anti-Gun Article Entitled “Dum-Dum Nation”

  
  LearnAboutGuns.com — Authority: 127
  In his post entitled “Dum-Dum Nation,” Mike Stanfill makes a variety of anti gun statements that are factually inaccurate.  The article begins with the text “If America had the same, sane gun-ownership laws as the rest of the civilized world,” then proceeds with the following quoted statements. My response ...
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• Question

  
  The View From North Central Idaho — Authority: 526
  What do you call a bunch of people, hated by our enemies, stuck in close quarterswith no means of self defense? Answer; "Fish in a barrel". "Target Rich Environment" comes to mind also.  This in response to that perpetualblithering idiot , Paul Helmke.  I dont really even like talking about him,because in ...
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• What He Said. Part II

  
  Alphecca — Authority: 137
  Officer.com is a web site for cops. No, not the seat-warming Police Chiefs of America type cops, but actual cops who strive to protect us. One of them, Ralph Mroz makes a lot of sense: It is inconceivable to me that the founding fathers, who had just thrown off a government by force and by arms - a government ...
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• Quote of the day--Chuck Baldwin

  
  The View From North Central Idaho — Authority: 526
  But that’s just the problem: the federal government has been ignoring the Constitutionfor decades—so much so that if there is going to be any restoration of genuine libertyin the country, the states are going to have to stand up to this out-of-control nationalleviathan and say, “No.“ And they are going to have ...
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• Guns Week Begins at Overcompensating

  
  ComicsAlliance.com — Authority: 684
  Filed under: Webcomics When Jeffrey Rowlands quasi-autobiographical webcomic "Overcompensating" recently printed a strip about guns -- and an accompanying t-shirt reading "Keep Your Bullets Out of My Body" -- readers could have been forgiven for thinking he was taking a ... Read more   Permalink  |  Email ...
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• It’s been a year since the Election and the Republican Party STILL doesn’t get it

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 488
  It’s been just over one year since the American people awarded executive power to a radical Communist. In spite of the long lasting damage that has been deliberately inflicted on this Nation with malicious intent on the part of our Congress and the White House there are plenty of people who are screaming loudly ...
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• Firearms Freedom Act Of Montana Seeking Amicus Support

  
  Conservative Zone — Authority: 418
  Greetings from Montana. You will be aware that the Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) and the Second Amendment Foundation have filed our Complaint (MSSA v. Holder) in federal court to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), passed by the 2009 Montana Legislature. Also, an MFFA ...
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• Welcome to Bizarro Land. It gets more bizarre by the day and more deadly too.

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 488
  I am curious as to just how many insults to our intelligence the American people are going to endure before we collectively scream in a voice so loud it can be heard ‘round the world. I am living in Bizarro Land. Every day it gets more bizarre and every day it gets more deadly. Nonetheless the media drumbeat of ...
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• Firearms Freedom Act Of Montana Seeking Amicus Support

  
  Black Bear Blog — Authority: 524
  Greetings from Montana. You will be aware that the Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) and the Second Amendment Foundation have filed our Complaint (MSSA v. Holder) in federal court to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), passed by the 2009 Montana Legislature. Also, an MFFA ...
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• Government Healthcare and the Body of Christ (I’m no Preacher, I’m a “New 48er”)

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 488
  This works for a Real Revo Sunday. It came as no surprise but it still made me angry when I learned that the House of Representatives voted to take control of a very big portion of my life over the weekend. I am angry because I am one step closer to losing my life as I know it to a bunch of craven Communists and ...
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