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Gun Control Won't Help

December 13, 2014
By RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn&#039;t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.<br /> -Ronald Reagan


Despite conventional wisdom, new gun laws will only make it worse. Here's something to consider: the U.S. has the third most murders in the world, but if you drop Detroit, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New Orleans, the U.S. is 4th from the bottom. These cities also happen to have the toughest gun control laws in the nation.

The thing about it is that criminals will always get a gun, no matter what you do. All you are doing is preventing law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves. Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by preventing sober people from getting cars. Criminals fear an armed populace. When criminals suspect someone may be armed, they will not attack that person. So if you live in a place that allows normal people to carry guns, criminals will have to keep in mind that the person may be armed, which in turn reduces crime, because criminals will be less willing to rob people.


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on Jan. 14 2020 at 5:26 pm
SolInvictus76, Leavenworth, Indiana
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Listening to Sebastian Gorka while reading this article! You're preaching to the Choir, RWE! Thanks for your articles! I have a few in forums that I also submitted but have gotten nothing in return. I don't even know if they got to the moderators! It's probably bias, but we can only speculate...

on May. 19 2015 at 7:03 pm
RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn&#039;t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.<br /> -Ronald Reagan

@Annamaj Finally, someone who's not a liberal in the comments on this site. I think the media is the reason you don't see conservatives on this site very often. There are a few, but they're few and far between. I think the left-wing media has brainwashed our generation. I encourage my fellow teens to turn on Fox News once in while to see the other side of the story, but I myself will turn on CBS every once in a while.

Annamaj BRONZE said...
on May. 19 2015 at 2:10 pm
Annamaj BRONZE, New York, New York
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Bravo! This just might be one of the first conservative articles I've seen on Teen Ink. I love your plain common sense. Thanks for not being one of those folks who regurgitate liberal cliches (ie, guns and violence don't solve ANYTHING) put into writing, and fancy themselves profound thinkers.