Does Owning a Gun Make You Safer?

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Michigan Sets an Example

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In January 2008, the Detroit Free Press ran a detailed story about how the state’s progressive concealed carry law had actually resulted in lower crime and even a reduced incidence of suicide. Gun control proponents frequently predict increased violence and a rise in suicide with passage of concealed carry statutes.

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"Yes" CCRKBA

• Armed Citizens Can Fight Back
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• Michigan Sets an Example
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• Expert Researcher Explodes Myths
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"Yes" NRA

• More Guns, Less Crime
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• Consider the Source
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• Crime Lower in Right-to-Carry States
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"Yes" Gun Owners of America

• Guns Used More Often to Save Life Than to Take Life
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• US Gun Control Laws Threaten People's Safety
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• Immediate Access to Guns Saves Lives
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"Yes" Second Amendment Sisters

• The Police Are Not There To Protect You
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• A Gun is an Equalizer
  13
• A Nation Without Weapons, Crime and Hatred is Not a Realistic Goal
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• Guns Save Lives
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• You Have The Right To Life
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"No" Ceasefire PA

• Gun Ownership Results in Death of Children
  1
• Most School Shooters Use Guns Taken from Home
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• The Proliferation of Guns Adds to the Gun Violence Problems
  1

"No" States United to Prevent Gun Violence

• How ‘Bout Some Common Sense?
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"No" Freedom States Alliance

• Too Many Guns Already
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• The Gun Lobby's Myths
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• Guns in the Home Increase Risk of Gun Violence
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• Access to Guns Increase Risk of Suicide
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Most Objections

• Gun Ownership Results in Death of Children
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• Most School Shooters Use Guns Taken from Home
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• The Proliferation of Guns Adds to the Gun Violence Problems
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• More Guns, Less Crime
  20
• Consider the Source
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