Gun control isn't about guns, it's about control. Our third president of the United States, .

             Thomas Jefferson, once quoted, "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms.disarm only those who .

             are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the .

             assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, .

             for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." This is what .

             the well known National Rifle Association stands behind. Thay believe that our forfathers .

             included the second amendment for a purpose. That purpose is just as important today as it was .

             in the days of Thomas Jefferson. The purpose is to allow the individual their freedom. There are .

             a number of reasons why this freedom needs to be protected.

             The number one reason why "the right to bear arms" needs to be protected, is to keep .

             the American people from being controlled by the government. Nearly sixty years ago Hitler.

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             took away the right to bear arms from the Jews in Germany. At the time it seemed to look as if .

             the law was better for the country. But as in reaction, history has told us what had followed. .

             Taking away peoples abilities to defend themselves is the easiest way to subjugate, enslave, or .

             eradicate them. Some states have enacted their own laws. Florida has aloud its citizens to carry .

             a concealed weapon. Since this law was enacted the murder rate has dropped 29%. Over the .

             same period of time the nationwide murder rate increased by 11%. This clearly shows that guns .

             in the hands of law-abiding citizens can prevent crime. In contrast many of our country's major .

             cities have banned all guns. In 1976 guns were banned in Washington D.C. Since then the .

             murrder rate has risen 200%. According to a poll on an internet site, 64% of Americans .

             rightfully understand and don't believe gin control laws reduce crime. History has proven that .