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The age individuals from the age group of 45 to 64 are many times more likely to die an accidental death related to firearms than are young children to die a firearm related accidental death.
The United States Constitution, Second Amendment states as follows:
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed..."
This right has not changed since the writing of the U.S. Constitution and cannot be changed without violating the U.S. Constitution which is "the" basis for all laws of the United States in America.
It has been proven that gun control does not stop or prevent death by homicide or suicide and as well, proof has shown that gun ownership does not propel deaths related to firearms by either homicide or suicide. It is the position of this researcher that, although gun control laws are needed to some extent, that any gun control law that exists outside of the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is not legal and should be withdrawn, reviewed and revised to abide by what is set forth in the United States Constitution.
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