The Security of a Free State: This essay points out some of the major flaws in the argument for strict gun control and argues for the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

The possession and use of firearms is a source of much debate in the United States. Some people favor stringent gun control laws, while others are staunch supporters of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Both sides of the issue have many voters in agreement with them. For example, the "Million Mom March" is an organization (which incidentally, has only about 750,000 members) that supports stricter gun laws, believing that will make the world …

…onto the American people with unbridled gusto. The old adage will come to pass: "when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will own guns". Where will that leave us? Works Cited Lott, John R. "Right to Carry Would Disprove Horror Stories." Editorial. The Kansas City Star 12 July 2003: n. pag. Cong. Impact Evaluation of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act of 1994. 13 Mar. 1997. 25 Nov. 2003 <http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=83>.