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TODAY'S THIRD-PRIZE WINNER CHOSE THE SECOND AMENDMENT. >> AN INCREASINGLY CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY IS GUN CONTROL. THIS HAS...
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ARMS. THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS CREATED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE IN CASE THE GOVERNMENT BECAME TOO POWERFUL, THE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THE...
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OF AN OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT. >> BEHIND THE WORDS OF THIS SEEMINGLY SIMPLE STATEMENT "THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS" THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF COMPLEX
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ARGUMENTS RANGING FROM ALL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. >> HOW DO YOU DEFINE ARMS? >> HOW MANY GUNS SHOULD YOU BE ALLOWED TO HAVE? IS THE SECOND AMENDMENT...
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RIGHT? >> THE MAJORITY OF OUR PRO-GUN FACTIONS CONSIST OF MOSTLY CONSERVATIVES. ONE SUCH GROUP IS THE NRA, THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. >> WHEN
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THE AUTHORITIES CAN'T PROTECT YOU, THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS AND NO AUTHORITY TRYING TO DENY YOU THE RIGHT
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TO PROTECT YOURSELF. [APPLAUSE] >> IN DEFENSE OF PRO-GUN ADVOCATES, RESPECTED FOUNDING FATHERS HAD MUCH TO
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SAY. >> I ASK, SIR, WHAT IS THE MILITIA? IT IS THE WHOLE PEOPLE. TO DISARM THE PEOPLE IS THE BEST AND MOST EFFECT TWAL WAY TO
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ENSLAVE THEM. >> THE BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR CONCERNING THE PEOPLE AT LARGE IS THAT THEY BE PROPERLY ARMED. >> FIREARMS
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STAND NEXT TO AS IMPORTANT AS THE CONSTITUTION IT'S SEFMENT AN ARMED MAN IS
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A CITIZEN. A DISARMED MAN IS A SUBJECT. >> DESPITE ALL THE SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WORLDWIDE, SUCH AS THE ONE AT VIRGINIA TECH WHICH KILLED 32...
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STUDENTS, SOME PEOPLE STILL HOLD FAST TO THEIR BELIEFS. HERE'S THE OPINION OF A VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT HIMSELF. >> YES, I BELIEVE IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL...
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IT MEANS THAT ANY HUMAN BEING OR ANY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A FIREARM. NO, I WAS ACTUALLY THERE FOR THE SECOND SHOOTING THAT...
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LIBERALS. THERE IS A WHOLE OTHER SIDE TO THIS. THAT IS THE ANTI-GUN RIGHTS MOVEMENT. DECEMBER 6, 1989, IN CANADA A MAN WANTING TO COMPACT REVENGE ON...
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COMMITTING SUICIDE. >> APRIL 3, 2009, A MAN RUNS AMUCK AT A WELCOME CENTER IN BINGHAMTON,
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NEW YORK. >> A STUDENT ORIGINALLY FROM KOREA KILLS 32 PEOPLE AT VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBERG,
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VIRGINIA. >> SHOOTINGS LIKE THESE AND MANY OTHERS HAVE SERVED A HUGE ROLE IN THE ONGOING GUN DEBATE. ANTI-GUN ORGANIZATIONS POINT
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OUT THESE SHOOTINGS AS ACTS OF VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED STRICTLY BECAUSE GUNS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. PAUL HELK IS THE ACT -- HELMKE IS -- THEIR MESSAGE...
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WERE NEEDED TO FIGHT OFF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF THEY GOT OUT OF HAND AND ALSO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES PERSONALLY. AND NOWADAYS, THERE IS NO NEED...
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THE QUESTION. LUCKILY, WE LIVE IN A NATION WHERE WE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OWN OPINION. SO GET EDUCATED, AND GET OUT THERE AND EXPRESS YOURSELVES. THANKS...
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