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Guns and Self Defense

Control Criminals Not Guns by Walter Williams (May 21, 2008)
We need protection from the criminal justice system politicians have created.

PC Empowerment: Empowering Women By Leaving Them Defenseless by Nicholas Provenzo (October 22, 2004)
Women deserve to be free from violence, but since no one can guarantee a violence-free world, women need to assert their right to effective self-defense.

Unicorns, Jedi, and Plastic Guns by Carter Laren (October 12, 2004)
During the recent vice presidential debate, Senator Edwards criticized Vice President Cheney for voting "against banning plastic weapons that can pass through metal detectors."

The Media That Could Not Shoot Straight by Larry Elder (September 30, 2004)
In the real world, criminals prefer either concealable handguns or illegal automatic weapons, so the banned ones failed to deter crime. Surveys of weapons seized during arrests in California, for example, found that criminals used these cosmetic "assault weapons" in approximately 2 percent of crimes.

Thanks For Terminating My Rights, Mr. Schwarzenegger! by Carter Laren (September 21, 2004)
Not just any politician can stand up to the irrelevant handful of votes coming from California's .50 caliber rifle owners. Only a man of true integrity can casually discard the rights of a few in order to pander to the irrational hysteria of the popular Million Mom Marchers.

Pass a Law! The Evils of Toy Guns by Tom DeWeese (July 17, 2003)
Alderman Cynthia Carter has introduced legislation in the Annapolis City Council to not only ban all toy guns, but also fine parents of any children caught playing with them even in their own yards.

The Individual's Right to Bear Arms by Alex Kozinski (May 22, 2003)
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Court Gives Bryco/Jennings the Finger by Carter Laren (May 15, 2003)
Once again, someone has managed to blame a few pounds of metal for the demonstrated ineptitude of a few pounds of gray matter.

What if Firearms Manufacturers Shrugged? by Ronnie Barrett (April 24, 2003)
As the California Assembly moves closer to enacting a state-wide ban of .50 caliber weapons and ammunition, it is interesting to note the response of one firearms manufacturer faced with the prospect of a similar ban last December.

California Assembly says, "Let them eat lead!" by Carter Laren (April 23, 2003)
Two current bills in the California Assembly threaten to enact an enormous regressive tax on ammunition. The government, of course, would be exempt.

 

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