Research Paper on:
Arguing Against Gun Control

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McCabe, November, 2001 properly! Outline A. The Case Against Gun Control 1. The Second Amendment and its interpretatinos 2.  Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 3. Statistics from Switzerland 4. Myths associated with concealed gun permits B. Missouri 1. 1999 Initiative to allow concealed gun permits fails 2. 2001 Initiative  before the legislature to allow concealed gun permits failed. The Case Against Gun Control {Tutorial: Student, we would first introduce the subject with general comments. Given the fact that  the 2nd Amendment is used to support carrying guns, we would want to quote at least part of that amendment, which we have done here.] There are about 20,000 different  laws and regulations in the United States that address the use of firearms in one way or another. According to a number of researchers, the effects of having all these  laws on the books are not impressive. Still, the debate and controversy regarding gun control continues with one side wanting more and more stringent regulations and the other wanting fewer  and less stringent regulations. Researchers have stated that having a gun in the home increases the likelihood of a gun fatality. Researchers have also pointed out that those who are  involved in a gun fatality are also involved in alcohol, drug abuse and domestic violence at much greater rates than the general public (Kwon et al, 1997). The debate in  America always involves the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, which states: "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." Courts have ruled that the militia as identified in the second amendment is not legal, i.e., private