The+Millet's+(Gun+Control+-+Anti)+G.D.M.A.+(Pro+Universal+Health+Care)

NEA Health Information, June 17, 2005 4/3/09 .

1. In 2002 3,012 children and teens were killed by guns in the U.S. MFM 2. Thats one child every three hours. Eight children a day and 50 a week. MFM 3. Bad records allow terroists, illegal aliens, and criminals to purchase guns.MFM 4. 9,976 convicted felons have been able to purchase guns over a two and a half year span, because of faulty records.MFM 5. From 1994-99 there were 253 deaths in school, 74% involved firearms.MFM 6. In 1998-99, 3523 students were expelled for bringing guns to school.MFM 7. From 1979 to 2001 guns killed 90,000 children in America.MFM 8. One percent of gun stores sell wepons traced to 57% of gun crimes.MFM 9. One of theses was the D.C. area sniper. MFM 10. A 2003 study shows, that 20 of the 22 national gun laws are not enforced. MFM 11. In a year more teens die from guns than, cancer, pneumonia, influenza, asthma, and HIV/AIDS combined. MFM 12. A report by Joshephson Institute of Ethics 60% of high school and 31% of middle school boys say they could access a gun if they wanted to. MFM 13. Terrorists have purchased firearms from gun-shows.MFM 14. Unlicenced sellers at gun shows are not required to perfrom background checks.MFM 15. In a year, firearms killed no children in Japan, 19 in Great Britian, 57 in Germany,109 in Frace, 153 in Canada and, 5,285 in the U.S.MFM 16. 85% of court cases relate to street criminals that have firearms. MFM 17. Kids from the U.S. are nine times more likely to die from a firearm accident than 25 other industrial countries combined. MFM 18. Gun theft is more likely in states, that dont require state storage of firearms.MFM 19. Nearly 1.7 millon guns have been reported missing in the last 10 years.MFM 20. Only 40% of the missing guns were recovered.MFM

NetIndustries, LLC., 2008 4/03/09  1. In 1994, there was more than 1,300 firearm related deaths. NR 2. 70 percent of people who commit suicide use a firearm. NR 3. In 1990, firearm injuries cost over $20 billion. NR 4. 80% of treating injuries is paid for by taxpayers. NR 5. The 17 million residents of Texas own 68 million guns. NR 6. The U.S. has one of the highest murder rates in the world. NR 7. More Americans are shot everyday than Japanese people in a year. NR 8. Great Britain has baned handguns, after accidents. NR 9. Under the influence of drugs or anger, people often make bad choices such as shooting people. NR 10. The teens who open fired at Colombine were described as outsiders and were angered. NR 11. When Virginia started enforcing existing weapon laws the homocide rate fell by one third. NR 12. Scientists are trying to develop a smart gun that can only be shot by its owner. NR 13. Many countries have banned gun except for the U.S. NR 14. Many people say registering guns will prevent crimes but that dosen't mean the owner wont commit a crime. NR 15. For example, the man who open fired in a Jewish Community center, had all his guns registered. 16. Over a 5 year period they found that at home that contains guns are three times more likely to be the site of a homocide. NR 17. For each homocide that was commited in self defense, there were 37 suicides, 1 accidental death and 4 criminal homocides. 18. A law that allows police to seize weapons if they believe the person is a threat has been very effective. 19. For example they found, 11 guns, 6 handguns, 2 rifiles, 1 shotgun, 1 assult rifile, and a sub-machine gun in a mans house. NR 20. The use of firearms is a health issue because more than 35,000 people die after being shot in a year. NR

Schwartz, Emma. "A Key Case on Gun Control - US News and World Report." __US News & World Report - Breaking News, World News, Business News, and America's Best Colleges - USNews.com__. 06 Apr. 2009 http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/03/06/a-key-case-on-gun-control.html
 * 1) The first test since 1939 of whether the Second Amendment supports an individual's right to bear arms and not just a state's right to form a militia.HP
 * 2) A ruling in favor of the could trigger a wave of constitutional challenges to gun control laws nationwide.HP
 * 3) Second Amendment debate, the Supreme Court has said remarkably little over the years about to whom the right applies.HP
 * 4) Courts have interpreted the Second Amendment to apply to the collective right of states to assemble groups of armed ciftizens, such as the National Guard.HP
 * 5) Second Amendment protects an individual's right to have guns although they remain in the minority.HP
 * 6) Most other freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights such as freedom of speech have been widely interpreted as protecting an individual right; so the Second Amendment should be treated no differently.HP
 * 7) Laws in Chicago and New York City does not explicitly bar handguns.HP
 * 8) City stopped registering handguns in 1976, no one who hadn't registered by then can have a handgun at home.HP
 * 9) Result, effectively, is a ban. D.C.'s law also bars residents from keeping any other firearm, such as a rifle or a shotgun, loaded or assembled.HP
 * 10) In 1787 Americans been told that the federal government could ban the frontiersman in his log cabin, from keeping firearms to provide for and protect himself and his family.HP
 * 11) Group of female state legislators has argued that armed women are better able to protect themselves.HP
 * 12) Some city says that the ban is necessary to protect public safety.HP
 * 13) For example, in a city with heavy gun violence, fewer guns mean less opportunity for criminals to get hold of them.HP
 * 14) Some argue that the text of the Second Amendment, makes it clear that the freedom guaranteed by the amendment is only a collective one.HP
 * 15) Many of those who oppose the D.C. law insist that they are not advocating unrestricted gun freedom.HP
 * 16) Justice Department officials said Second Amendment is secure the right of a law-abiding individual to possess a common handgun for personal defense.HP
 * 17) Position the Bush Justice Department appeared to recognize when, in supporting individual gun rights, it cautioned the Supreme Court against defining that right so broadly that it effectively restricted the government's ability to place limits on gun ownership.HP
 * 18) Allowed some government regulation of guns could, do more harm than good to the gun-rights.HP
 * 19) If the Supreme Court says bearing arms is an individual right, it's not likely to be the end of state and local government efforts to enact gun laws.HP
 * 20) GLBT can not have gun with them.HP

Henning, Lily. "Gun control could be presidential hot topic." __Collegian”__ 13 March 2000: 6 April 2009 . 
 * 1) President Clinton and the National Rifle Association concerning gun control policies have caused speculation about the role of the issue in the presidential election. HP
 * 2)  Anticipates gun control to be a major issue in the presidential election. HP
 * 3) Recent rise of gun violence that has swept the country. HP
 * 4) Gun control has been a primarily democratic issue but noted a recent poll reported 70 percent of the American population favors more gun control. HP
 * 5) Intensity of gun-control advocacy has increased recently because of a rise in gun violence among youth. HP

"Gun Control." __News Batch Summaries__. 07 Apr. 2009 . 1. The second amendment protects people from gun control. MNM 2. Fewer Americans aren't as supportive of gun control. MNM 3. The '08 platform says that the 2nd amendment gives people the right to own guns. MNM 4. Gun control is part of federal, state, and local legislation. MNM 5. A law was passed which required gun sellers to be licensed and prevents people who have commited crimes to purchase. MNM 6. Later a longer list of people was added including; people charged with felonies, minors, mentally incompetent, and illegal drug users.MNM 7. Bullets that could go through bullet proof clothing were also banned.MNM 8. A five day waiting period was issued to people wanting to purchase guns. That is not in effect anymore. MNM 9. It is a crime to leave a loaded gun near a child. MNM 10. Many states say that you have to have a license to carry a concealed gun. MNM 11. People under the age of 18 may not have a gun, and people under 21 can't buy one from a dealer. MNM 12. In gun shows people can easily obtain guns. MNM 13. Some states have banned, automatic weapons. MNM 14. States have made a law where only one gun per person a month is allowed. MNM 15. Small guns have more appeal because they are portable. MNM 16. Those guns are also more regulated. MNM 17. People still think that it is too easy for criminals to obtain guns. MNM 18. The concern came from school shootings. MNM 19. A court decision disallowed a complete ban on handguns. MNM 20. Many countries have banned ownership on some weapons. MNM 21. Those countries have low rates of homocides. MNM 22. People want trigger locks and the gun ownership age to be raised. MNM 23. The senate voted for handgun locks but it is not decided yet. MNM 24. The rate of people who believe that gun control is an important issue went from 3% to 1%. MNM 25. The gun control issue doesn't seem to be a very important one. MNM

"Gun Control." __Almanac of Policy Issues__. 07 Apr. 2009 . 1.The number of homocides a year with fire arms increased 173% from 1985 to 1993. NR 2. In 1994 35% of hoseholds owned firearms.NR 3. 74% of those hoseholds owned more than one gun.NR 4. 72 million of those guns were hand guns. NR 5.In 1996 about 242 million firearms were available for sale or possesed by civilians in the US.NR

"AOU - Gun Control Facts." __Exit109 internet services(64.59.192.3)__. 14 Apr. 2009 . 1.There are currently over 230,000,000 million firearms owned by about 80,000,000 private American Citizens. MFM 2. Thats an average of 2 or 3 fire arms per owner. MFM 3.In Florida, since 1987, they have issued over 300,000 permits to carry concealed weapons. About 20 have been revoked for a violation with a firearm.MFM 4. So about 0.0066% of concealed carry permit holders committing any type of violation with their firearm.MFM 5.More people are saved with firearms than are unjustly killed.MFM