In today's world, where violence is portrayed in every aspect of American life, one may ask how can anybody protect himself or herself. I believe the only way is by doing just that, protecting yourself. That is where the notion of gun control comes up. It states in the second amendment to the Constitution that, "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and …showed first 75 words of 1465 total…

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