The American Wisdom Series

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Pamphlet #216
Ten Very Important Reasons to Ban Guns

1
Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control
but
statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control
are "just statistics."
 2
The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban,
both of which went into effect in 1994
are responsible for the decrease in violent crime rates,
which have been declining since 1991.

3
A woman raped and strangled is morally superior
to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.

4
The New England Journal of Medicine is filled with expert advice about guns;
just like Guns & Ammo has some excellent treatises on heart surgery.

5
One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seatbelts,
a civil engineer for a better bridge,
a surgeon for internal medicine,
    a computer programmer for hard drive problems,
and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.

6
The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787,
refers to the National Guard,
which was created 130 years later, in 1917.

7
These phrases: "right of the people peaceably to assemble,"
    "right of the people to be secure in their homes,"
"enumerations herein of certain rights shall not be construed
to disparage others retained by the people,"
and
"The powers not delegated herein are reserved to the states respectively,
and to the people"
all refer to individuals,
but "the right of the people to keep and bear arm"
    refers to the state.

8
The ACLU is good because it uncompromisingly defends
certain parts of the Constitution,
and the NRA is bad, because it defends
other parts of the Constitution.

 9
Most people can't be trusted, so we should have laws against guns,
which most people will abide by because they can be trusted.

10
In spite of waiting periods, background checks, fingerprinting,
    government forms, etc., guns today are too readily available,
    which is responsible for recent school shootings.
In the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, anyone could buy guns at hardware stores,
army surplus stores, gas stations, variety stores, Sears mail order,
    no waiting, no background check, no fingerprints,
no government forms
and
there were no school shootings.

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