. These are dwarfed in comparison to the National Rifle Association (NRA), which boasts an annual membership of over 3 million members and a budget capable of disbursing almost 6 million to political campaign funds to those who support the 2nd Amendment. [http://NRA.org]
             In an ever-growing and more diverse society, the need for personal protection grows as well as the need for some sort of control on guns. Our Nation, as long as we can remember, has focused on guns stemming from the need for survival, personal protection, or for the protection of one's honors. A prime example of protecting one's honors was played out between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton; the two dueled over slanderous comments Hamilton had made about Burr during a presidential campaign. Hamilton wa
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