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The conflict over the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution has been, over time, the most contentious and most personal battle. It's either an individual right that's as precious as a person's right to attend church or it's a state right to maintain a "well-regulated militia". It seems impossible to create a common ground; however, liberals aren't demanding that everyone hand over their firearms. Liberals are asking for common sense regulations that restrict sales of assault weapons, that prohibit sales to suspected terrorists, criminals and those with mental illnesses through stringent background checks, and that eliminate loopholes for gun show sales. Liberals believe that local governments, such as D.C., have a right to enact laws limiting gun possession to reduce the level of gun violence. Liberals don't see any reason to allow anyone, besides law enforcement or park rangers, to carry a weapon in our federal or state government buildings, in our National Parks, or in our schools. |
Recent protests involved the Starbucks in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. On a street lined with restaurants and art galleries, a gun rights advocate believed it absolutely necessary that he carry his loaded gun to order a cup of coffee. The white, middle class, middle aged man got his coffee. The anti-gun protests that followed did little to change Starbucks' policies. Would it have made a difference if the gun owner was a black or Hispanic young man dressed like a gang member? Would a Starbucks employee or a customer have called the police? How do you think the police would have reacted to this situation?
Although liberals believe that the United States Constitution does not ensure an individual right to own or carry a gun, they do NOT believe that every "law abiding" citizen must hand over their guns. However, they do believe that there needs to be laws that impose common sense restrictions on the sale and possession of guns.
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