Gun Buybacks: Do They Make A Difference?
In this Open to Debate thread, share your thoughts about the most recent gun buy-back program in town, gun violence, and more.
In a land with the 2nd Amendment, gun violence is something that affects us all. The pervasiveness of guns in our culture has taken a sharp detour to the front of the American consciousness after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. But the Sandy Hook massacre is only one of many shootings, and it is not even the most recent. Montclair has joined the mounting chorus of government officials and citizens from Portland, Ore., to Portland, Maine, calling for a solution to gun violence and common sense gun legislation. Soon after the Sandy Hook massacre in December, nearly 100 Montclair residents gathered on Church Street for a candlelight vigil to remember the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered that day. More …
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8:52 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Perhaps we should stress that violent crime is not a direct result of the 2nd Amendment. We should equally stress that the 2nd Amendment does little to address or prevent violent crime. The Second Amendment states: "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." According to the US Supreme Court in… more ›