Gun Violence in America: A Cultural History
Historical Blindness
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution Protects the Right of the People to Arms
The second amendment states that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. John Avlon says it is an artifact of a political view that America should rely more on militia forces than on a standing army. The fact that we now have one of the largest militaries and arguably the best equipped military in the world means this amendment is logically obsolete, he writes.
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