There will be extended background checks when private gun sales are made. This was passed June 1st. This is only in Nevada, a democratic state, as of now.

This is a booklet from the California Research Bureau that goes over laws pertaining to concealed handguns. It goes over crimes committed due to self defense and how the public takes these laws.

This article says how gun safety is different then gun control. It states "guns are freedom".

This article says how gun control got loose over the last 2 decades and crime rates have gone down. Therefore, more control wouldn't really help bring down crime. It says how the argument is going no where fast and that no changes will end up being made.

This article really supposrts how it's not the guns that kill people, it's the people that kill people. It doesn't support more gun laws. It also supports the point of how guns aren't the problem.

After all the new gun voilence in America, there has been many debates on how to have more control over guns. But in fact, some groups are saying that could make it worse and are wanting less control.

This article talks about how Illinois has 6 of the harshest gun laws in the US. They were ranked #45 for general freedom and last for personal freedom.

This article says how freedom is good as long as it has a common good in the end. Freedom without a good cause will end up in a "jungle"

Gerard feels that taking our right to bear arms is only the beginning of a lot of changes in our freedom. He mentions a few scenarios where your rights are based on someone else's opinion such as a cop can take away your gun if they are "suspicious" of your control over it.

Senator Pat Toomey wants to find a way to get guns out of the hands of criminals and keep them in the hands of citizens. The way he proposes to do this is extended background checks. He knows criminals will always find a way to get guns, but you have to start somewhere.

This article covers the misleading argument of how privacy and security is an either/or problem. It goes on to explain how you can have a balance of the two.

This article talks about how surveillance is stealing people's identities and just a way to track people. It then goes to explain how you can protect yourself from identity theft and overall safety and privacy.