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-'''Gun control''' is a term used by [[liberal]]s when advocating [[Second Amendment|laws that violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]].<ref>The text of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "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." Per [https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-2/ constitution.congress.gov]</ref> Gun control is designed to disarm<ref>Multiple references:
+'''Gun control''' refers to policies and regulations that manage [[firearm]]s, sometimes unjustly. It is a term often used by [[liberal]]s when advocating [[Second Amendment|laws that violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]].<ref>The text of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "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." Per [https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-2/ constitution.congress.gov]</ref> Gun control is designed to disarm<ref>Multiple references:
 *Adelmann, Bob (September 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33419-beto-s-threat-to-confiscate-your-ar-15-your-ak-47-confirms-democrats-ultimate-goal-disarm-the-citizenry Beto’s Threat to Confiscate “Your AR-15, Your AK-47” Confirms Democrats’ Ultimate Goal: Disarm the Citizenry]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
 *Duke, Selwyn (September 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/33437-shocking-beto-admits-he-wants-to-outlaw-almost-all-guns Shocking! Beto Admits He Wants to Outlaw Almost All Guns]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> people by restricting the lawful purchase, ownership, or carrying of [[gun]]s, under the guise of "public safety." Studies show that increasing lawful access to guns results in less overall crime,<ref>''Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws'', Cramer C and Kopel D. Golden CO: Independence Institute Issue Paper. October 17, 1994</ref> but [[Leftist]]s push gun control because it increases the dependency of voters on government for protection while disarming citizens from any [[self-defense]] against violent crime or [[tyranny]] such as [[genocide]]. Supporters of gun control need only to look at [[Leftist]] dictatorships such as [[Venezuela]].<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref>

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 '''Gun control''' is a term used by [[liberal]]s when advocating [[Second Amendment|laws that violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]].<ref>The text of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: "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." Per [https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-2/ constitution.congress.gov]</ref> Gun control is designed to disarm<ref>Multiple references:
 *Adelmann, Bob (September 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33419-beto-s-threat-to-confiscate-your-ar-15-your-ak-47-confirms-democrats-ultimate-goal-disarm-the-citizenry Beto’s Threat to Confiscate “Your AR-15, Your AK-47” Confirms Democrats’ Ultimate Goal: Disarm the Citizenry]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
-*Duke, Selwyn (September 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/33437-shocking-beto-admits-he-wants-to-outlaw-almost-all-guns Shocking! Beto Admits He Wants to Outlaw Almost All Guns]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> people by restricting the lawful purchase, ownership, or carrying of [[gun]]s, under the guise of "public safety." Studies show that increasing lawful access to guns results in less overall crime,<ref>''Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws'', Cramer C and Kopel D. Golden CO: Independence Institute Issue Paper. October 17, 1994</ref> but [[Leftist]]s push gun control because it increases the dependency of voters on government for protection while disarming citizens from any [[self-defense]] against violent crime or [[tyranny]] such as [[genocide]]. Supporters of gun control need only to look at leftist dictatorships such as [[Venezuela]].<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref>
+*Duke, Selwyn (September 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/33437-shocking-beto-admits-he-wants-to-outlaw-almost-all-guns Shocking! Beto Admits He Wants to Outlaw Almost All Guns]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> people by restricting the lawful purchase, ownership, or carrying of [[gun]]s, under the guise of "public safety." Studies show that increasing lawful access to guns results in less overall crime,<ref>''Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws'', Cramer C and Kopel D. Golden CO: Independence Institute Issue Paper. October 17, 1994</ref> but [[Leftist]]s push gun control because it increases the dependency of voters on government for protection while disarming citizens from any [[self-defense]] against violent crime or [[tyranny]] such as [[genocide]]. Supporters of gun control need only to look at [[Leftist]] dictatorships such as [[Venezuela]].<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref>
 '''''The political effect of gun control is to shift voters leftward, and hence gun control is pushed hard by the [[liberal media]] and [[Leftist]] politicians'''''.<ref>[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/quotes/repeal.html Quotes of Leftists Demanding Gun Control]</ref>  In the [[United Kingdom]], which already had the strictest gun control in [[Europe]], [[Leftists]] demanded control over 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, although their activation and use constitute only 0.04% of all gun offenses there. But leftists want gun control because fewer guns mean greater dependency on the government.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece</ref> Gun control is a form of [[doublespeak]].
-In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after [[Independence Day]] 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and an admission on the part of the [[Department of Justice]] that stated:
+In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after [[Independence Day]] 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and this admission by the [[Department of Justice]]:
 <blockquote>"Non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular [[AR-15]] and similar firearms – are not inherently military."<ref>[http://joshblackman.com/blog/2018/07/10/doj-second-amendment-foundation-reach-settlement-in-defense-distributed-lawsuit/ DOJ, Second Amendment Foundation Reach Settlement In Defense Distributed Lawsuit]</ref></blockquote>
 In many other countries, gun ownership is not a constitutional right as in the U.S., so gun control is often strict.

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 *Duke, Selwyn (September 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/33437-shocking-beto-admits-he-wants-to-outlaw-almost-all-guns Shocking! Beto Admits He Wants to Outlaw Almost All Guns]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> people by restricting the lawful purchase, ownership, or carrying of [[gun]]s, under the guise of "public safety." Studies show that increasing lawful access to guns results in less overall crime,<ref>''Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws'', Cramer C and Kopel D. Golden CO: Independence Institute Issue Paper. October 17, 1994</ref> but [[Leftist]]s push gun control because it increases the dependency of voters on government for protection while disarming citizens from any [[self-defense]] against violent crime or [[tyranny]] such as [[genocide]]. Supporters of gun control need only to look at leftist dictatorships such as [[Venezuela]].<ref>Hawkins, Awr (April 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/msnbc-venezuela-coverage-shows-why-u-s-founders-wanted-armed-citizenry/ MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (May 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/32167-msnbc-reporter-s-remarks-illustrate-need-for-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms MSNBC Reporter’s Remarks Illustrate Need for Right to Keep and Bear Arms]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 1, 2019.</ref>
-'''''The political effect of gun control is to shift voters leftward, and hence gun control is pushed hard by the [[liberal media]] and [[leftist]] politicians'''''.<ref>[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/quotes/repeal.html Quotes of Leftists Demanding Gun Control]</ref>  In the [[United Kingdom]], which already had the strictest gun control in [[Europe]], [[Leftists]] demanded control over 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, although their activation and use constitute only 0.04% of all gun offenses there. But leftists want gun control because fewer guns mean greater dependency on the government.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece</ref> Gun control is a form of [[doublespeak]].
+'''''The political effect of gun control is to shift voters leftward, and hence gun control is pushed hard by the [[liberal media]] and [[Leftist]] politicians'''''.<ref>[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/quotes/repeal.html Quotes of Leftists Demanding Gun Control]</ref>  In the [[United Kingdom]], which already had the strictest gun control in [[Europe]], [[Leftists]] demanded control over 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, although their activation and use constitute only 0.04% of all gun offenses there. But leftists want gun control because fewer guns mean greater dependency on the government.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece</ref> Gun control is a form of [[doublespeak]].
 In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after [[Independence Day]] 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and an admission on the part of the [[Department of Justice]] that stated:

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 * Police-issued license and permit laws, unless drafted to require issuance to those not prohibited by law from owning guns, are routinely used to prevent lawful gun ownership among "unpopular" populations.
 * Public housing residents, approximately 3 million Americans, are singled out for gun bans.
-* "Gun sweeps" by police in "high crime neighborhoods" whereby vehicles and "pedestrians who meet a specific profile that might indicate they are carrying a weapon" are searched are becoming popular, and are being studied by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] as "Operation Ceasefire."
+* "Gun sweeps" by police in "high crime neighborhoods" whereby vehicles and "pedestrians who meet a specific profile that might indicate they are carrying a weapon" are searched are becoming popular, and are being studied by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] as "Operation [[Ceasefire]]."
 * Some U.S. cities with high minority populations, such as Washington, D.C., are singled out for gun bans.
 * "Project Exile" began in the U.S. city of Richmond, Virginia, and mandated that people arrested for technical firearms violations (note: not for violent crimes committed with a firearm, but for technical violations of the law) be tried in federal court where they would be subject to lengthy mandatory minimum sentences rather than in state court under the more lenient Virginia laws. As with many other restrictions, this was aimed primarily at the city's Black residents. It has since been copied in many other cities.

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 '''''The political effect of gun control is to shift voters leftward, and hence gun control is pushed hard by the [[liberal media]] and [[leftist]] politicians'''''.<ref>[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/quotes/repeal.html Quotes of Leftists Demanding Gun Control]</ref>  In the [[United Kingdom]], which already had the strictest gun control in [[Europe]], [[Leftists]] demanded control over 120,000 ''deactivated'' guns, although their activation and use constitute only 0.04% of all gun offenses there. But leftists want gun control because fewer guns means greater dependency on government.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3168607.ece</ref> Gun control is a form of [[doublespeak]].
-In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after Independence Day 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and an admission on part of the [[Department of Justice]] that stated:
+In a stunning blow to the gun control effort just after [[Independence Day]] 2018, the case ''Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State'' resulted in a settlement<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/32872/doj-settles-landmark-gun-suit-safeguarding-second-amanda-prestigiacomo DOJ Settles In Landmark Gun Suit, Safeguarding The Second Amendment]</ref> and an admission on part of the [[Department of Justice]] that stated:
 <blockquote>"Non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular [[AR-15]] and similar firearms – are not inherently military."<ref>[http://joshblackman.com/blog/2018/07/10/doj-second-amendment-foundation-reach-settlement-in-defense-distributed-lawsuit/ DOJ, Second Amendment Foundation Reach Settlement In Defense Distributed Lawsuit]</ref></blockquote>
 In many other countries, gun ownership is not a constitutional right as in the U.S., so gun control is often strict.