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    Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America
    Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America
    Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America
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    Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America

    By L. David Harris

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    The gun debate is a polarizing one in the US, in which both sides have strong proponents arguing about the legitimacy and the benefits to society of their opinion. Each side can claim scientific research and studies to back their claims and data is available to prove their arguments.
    Luckily, we live in a democratic country and if the general population generally holds a majority opinion this may eventually be reflected in our laws, but until the American population becomes less divided about the issue, it seems the stalemate for gun control laws will continue.
    The debate evokes so many emotions and fears that sometimes people lose their capability of listening to the other argument, digging in dogmatically in their position. Both parties constantly bring the Founding Fathers to mind; yet if they were alive today there is a strong possibility that like the American population, they too would be divided in their opinions about gun control. You be the judge as the debate rages on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. David Harris
    Release dateNov 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310207907
    Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America
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    L. David Harris

    L. David Harris is a commissioning editor, public speaker, voiceover artist, freelance writer, cartoon mash-up/infographic artist, and author with almost 20 years of professional experience. His passion is to use words and technology responsibly as effective agents of change, the world over. As such, he considers any contribution he makes in these ways, a privilege.

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      Armed or Dangerous - L. David Harris

      Copyright © 2015 by L. David Harris

      Armed or Dangerous: Unpacking the Gun Control Debate in America

      by L. David Harris

      All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents are original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission by the author.

      Table of Contents

      A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

      CHAPTER 1: A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT?

      • SECOND AMENDMENT

      • FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

      CHAPTER 2: INTENTION OF FOUNDING FATHERS

      EXPLICIT INTENTIONS

      • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1759)

      • THOMAS JEFFERSON (BETWEEN 1774 AND 1776)

      • ALEXANDER HAMILTON (JANUARY 10, 1788)

      • JAMES MADISON (JUNE 8, 1789)

      • GEORGE WASHINGTON (JANUARY 8, 1790)

      DEFENSE AGAINST A TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT

      CONSTITUTIONAL HIJACK

      PURPOSE OF GUN OWNERSHIP

      • HISTORICAL CONTEXT

      • MODERN ERA

      CHAPTER 3: BENEFITS OF GUN OWNERSHIP

      LESS CRIME AND SELF-DEFENSE

      • GREAT BRITAIN

      • AUSTRALIA

      • ISIS

      • RESEARCH

      PROTECTION AGAINST INVASION

      • HOME INVASION

      • INTERNATIONAL INVASION

      HUNTING AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES

      CHAPTER 4: BENEFITS OF GUN CONTROL

      ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE

      RESEARCH

      • CRIME RATES

      • HOMICIDES

      • SUICIDES

      • CAUSATION EFFECT

      INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES

      CHAPTER 5: A FINAL WORD

      Special Thanks

      Big shout to my literary alter ego, Adam, who helps me to get some of my secular ideas into print while I continue to work hard on my spiritual books. He makes DavidWritesALot.com a more efficient machine.

      I have published a novella about this mystery character appropriately titled, Adam: My Literary Alter Ego. Get your copy today!

      A Word From the Author

      As mass killings increase in the United States of America, the debate over gun control

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