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05/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Whither Gun Control?"

Posted by steve @ 01:05 AM EST [Link]

IS THE GUN CONTROL MOVEMENT DYING?: Probably not but John Lott Jr. argues that it isn't exactly looking very strong these days.

This month, the Million Mom March in Washington drew an anemic showing of only 2,000 people, while this year, all of the Democratic presidential candidates— however unenthusiastically— spoke of Americans’ Second Amendment right to own guns. These are just a few of the signs that the facts finally seem to be catching up to the movement. The future for the movement looks even worse.

Whether the subject is concealed handgun laws or bans on semi-automatic so-called “assault weapons,” gun control debates have been filled with apocalyptic claims about what will happen if gun control is not adopted. One common prediction is that laws allowing the carrying of a concealed weapon will result in crime waves, or permit holders shooting others. However, with 37 states now having right-to-carry laws, and another nine states letting some citizens carry, permit holders have continually shown themselves to be extremely law-abiding. It is becoming more and more difficult to attack those laws.

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The gun control crowd isn't dead it's just incubating. I think the people that have traditionally found themselves protesting and advocating for gun-control are now occupied with other concerns -- like the war and occupation of Iraq and "abortion rights". Let chaos settle in the Middle-East and I'm sure we'll all be back to the good ol' days when gun-control was seen as America's number one issue.

Posted by Cody @ 05/22/2004 06:26 AM EST