protection only in extreme cases. Studies show "Every year 2.5 million Americans use guns to protect themselves and their families, saving an estimated 400,000 lives per year" (Doctors for the Integrity in Policy Research). If our guns, which are used for protection, are taken away from us we will have no means of protecting ourselves from criminals.
             Gun control laws also violate the Second Amendment. A right to bear arms is a constitutional right. The Second Amendment states, "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" (Henderson 113). Excessive gun control laws are only restricting and taking away the rights given to the peaceable citizens of Am
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