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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







Firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens stop 2.5 million crimes every year.*

That’s 6,800 crimes stopped every day by law-abiding citizens with guns!

* Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control, Gary Kleck and Don Kates
Citizens Need Firearms





MORE than Police
Private citizens face violent criminals, and do so without the benefits of back-up, nor bullet-resistant vests.

Victims and bystanders are the real first responders to crime, not police.

Private citizens kill twice as many criminals as police, and do so with a 5 times lower error rate than police.*

If there is a need for police to have firearms, there is twice the need for private citizens to have firearms.

State House Police have AR15s to safeguard you, our state’s elected officials, because they are reliable and accurate. My family deserves the same.

*Newsweek Magazine, “Are we a Nation of Cowards?,” November 15, 1993.
AR15s are the Best Choice
for Personal Defense





The majority of Police departments around the country rely on the AR15 because it is:
- Highly adaptable to different body sizes (especially good for women)
- Reliable
- Easy to shoot accurately which reduces the possibility of misses
- Ammunition is less likely to cause collateral damage compared to a
handgun
- Minimal recoil allows safer operation
- Easily able to attach an auxiliary sight which increases safety
- Easily able to attach a light which increases safety

The Department of Homeland Security has stated that firearms with the AR15’s 5.56 ammunition are “suitable for personal defense in close quarters.”*

My family’s safety should rely on nothing less than the best.

*Department of Homeland Security, Personal Defense Weapons Solicitation,
Solicitation Number: HSCEMS-12-R-00011, June 7, 2012








There is No Such Thing
as an Assault Weapon

Anti-gunners have created a fake class of firearms, based solely on their appearance, and deceptively named them “assault weapons.”

Their hope was that their scary looks, combined with an evil sounding name, will influence the unknowing public in supporting a ban on them.

Specifically, they seek to ban firearms with:
- Pistol grips
- Folding stocks
- Collapsible stocks
- Flash hiders
- Bayonet lugs
- Forward vertical grips
- Etc.

The features have absolutely no effect on the lethality of rifles. Many non-banned firearms are far more powerful.



Assault Weapon Bans have been
Proven Useless in Reducing Crime


Those who do not learn from history
are doomed to repeat it.


The assault weapons ban in Connecticut did NOTHING to stop the Sandy Hook massacre.

The 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban had no measurable effect on crime, according to the CDC.*

A 2004, Dept. of Justice study** concurred and stated:
“Should it be renewed, the ban's effects on gun violence are likely to be small at best and perhaps too small for reliable measurement. [Assault weapons] were rarely used in gun crimes even before the ban.”

*U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Firearms Laws,” Summary, October 3, 2003.

**An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impact on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003. Report to the National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice, Christopher Koper, June 2004
Rifles are the Least Used Weapons
in Murders according to the FBI*


Weapon # of Murders
Rifles 323
Knives 1,694
Hands & feet 726
Blunt objects 496
(clubs, hammers)


*FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Crime in the United States 2011
Firearms are One of the
LOWEST Causes of Accidental Death
of Children







Gun Control Increases Crime

Locations in the Country that have the strictest gun control have the highest violent crime rates – Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Etc.

There are twice the number gun-related deaths in
“gun-free” Chicago than U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.*


Illinois disarmed its citizens by prohibiting concealed carry, yet Chicago has the one of the highest rate of gun-related violence in the County.

Locations in the Country that have the least gun control have the lowest violent crime rate. ME, NH, VT, SD, VA, MN, Etc.

Criminals don’t fear laws, they only fear armed victims.

Citizens, who submit to a police check and give their fingerprints to the FBI to get a firearms license are the safest demographic in the Country.

*125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer. Total Is About Double The U.S. Troop Death Toll In Iraq. Sept 2008
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.summer.shootings.2.810166.html





223 Million Firearms in the US
are Used Safely

There are 223 million firearms currently in the hands of law-abiding citizens in the US.* Tens of millions of them are rifles.

The AR-15 is the most popular rifle sold in the US today. They have been available to citizens since 1963.

We use them everyday for fun, sport, hunting, competition, and personal defense.

http://www.assaultweapon.info is a great source of additional information.

*BATFE estimates







We Don’t Ban Cars

If the Sandy Hook murderer had stolen a car and killed the same number of children by driving it into a classroom, would there be a call to ban cars? Of course not!

The logical reasoning is that, although twice as many people are killed every year in auto-related incidents than in firearm-related ones, cars have a great benefit to society.

The same holds true for Firearms:
- Citizens Stop 1.5 - 2 million crimes every year
- Citizens kill twice as many violent criminals as police with
a 5x lower error rate.





What Laws Can Be Enacted to
Stop Mass Shooting?

NONE. There is not a law in the country that will stop an evil, psychopath from committing crimes. Criminals, by definition, do not follow laws.

If guns are not available, murderers will use knives, bombs, cars, poisons, etc. There are hundreds of ways to kill.

How to Stop Mass Shootings

Deterrence. All mass shootings happen at gun-free zones because they know their victims are defenseless. Elimination of gun free zones, nationwide, will deter violent crime.

Fight Back. The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is good guy with a gun.
- Place multiple police officers at each school and train and arm
administrators and teachers.
- Train all school personnel defensive procedures and tactics
again armed gunmen.

Israel solved their problem with school shootings by arming teachers. They also stopped plane hijackings by putting armed officers on every plane.

Can’t Wait for Police. It takes second for a murderer to kill. Police response is measured in minutes.


Require Police Chiefs to Obey the Carry Permit Issuance Laws
RI law states that Town’s and City’s issuing authorty SHALL issue carry permits to law-abiding citizens, yet most police chiefs, illegally, refuse to do so.

States with the highest numbers of carry permits have the lowest crime rates in the country. Criminals do not fear police, they only fear armed victims.

Numerous lawsuits have forced some RI police chiefs to issue, but most still do not. It is dispicable that a RI citizen has to use the courts to force the police chief to follow the law.

Strengthen Sentencing Laws
According the the June 2011, RI Dept. of Corrections 2009 Recidivism Report, RI released almost 1300 violent criminals back onto the streets of our community. With a roughly 28% recidivsm rate, that means Rhode Islanders are victomized approximately 360 times every year by violent criminals who were let out of jail. Compare that to fact that no crimes have ever been committed by RI citizens with so-called assault weapons.

Strengthen Drunk Driver Laws
Time and time again, Rhode Islanders are injured and killed by drunk drivers that the courts let back out on the street. Even with 5, 10 and 15 drunk driving convictions and these people are still on the road killing Rhode Island residents. Compare that to fact that no crimes have ever been committed by RI citizens with so-called assault weapons.

Strengthen our Mental Health System
The one thing all mass killers have in common is extreme mental health issues. Increase education and assistance to people with mental health problems and to their families.

Sandy Hook and all of the other tragedies were not gun problems, they were mental health problems.
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Guns Save Lives



So do tanks, but I wouldn't want to be married to one.



Are you?
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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So do tanks, but I wouldn't want to be married to one.



Are you?



No; although I do have a buddy who's married to a battle-axe.



ugh don't think I'd want to have to grind on her...
In every man's life he will be allotted one good woman and one good dog. That's all you get, so appreciate them while the time you have with them lasts.

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Yeah, good thing those girls didn't get hauled away and raped and/or killed. If the leftists had their way, that's probably what would have happened.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
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Yeah, good thing those girls didn't get hauled away and raped and/or killed. If the leftists had their way, that's probably what would have happened.




If raped, they just would have USED them for and abortion argument
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Yeah, good thing those girls didn't get hauled away and raped and/or killed. If the leftists had their way, that's probably what would have happened.



Yep. That's almost a direct quote from the Leftist Manifesto.

Real high-level analysis you got going there.

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Guns save tons of lives.

This is an not for debate.

We have theMOST GUNS in the world, and the LOWEST HOMICIDE rate in the world.

It's obvious why.

We need more guns however, since we still have some homicides with guns. We need more to deter those.

+11111111

Also, strengthen drunk driving laws, because they will reduce gun crime.

+1111

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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







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Debunked years ago. Kleck's data are rubbish.


Excuse me????? Debunked by who????

Reading assignment=go back years worth of American Rifleman-armed citizen and read.
These are just pulled from mainstream newspaper articles across the country. Yes real!!!!
You can even research the actual articles to satisfy yourself they're real.
If you still can't concede that a firearm and the will to live can save yourself and or your family members-then I give up on you.
But I'll still always support your right to choose....
Maybe if you worked patrol for a few years you could see some reality......
OK, what's my reading assignment :P

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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







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Debunked years ago. Kleck's data are rubbish.


Excuse me????? Debunked by who????



Asked and answered previously.

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But I'll still always support your right to choose....
Maybe if you worked patrol for a few years you could see some reality......



Actually, I HAVE :P

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OK, what's my reading assignment :P



Just look up some facts BEFORE spouting off on things you apparently know nothing about.
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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So do tanks, but I wouldn't want to be married to one.



So, you're saying you're against mixed marriages?
I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







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Debunked years ago. Kleck's data are rubbish.


Excuse me????? Debunked by who????



Asked and answered previously.

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But I'll still always support your right to choose....
Maybe if you worked patrol for a few years you could see some reality......



Actually, I HAVE :P

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OK, what's my reading assignment :P



Just look up some facts BEFORE spouting off on things you apparently know nothing about.


You really can't give an honest answer-just smart ass replies....
So I won't give any smart ass replies back.
yup you're just a troll
I don't feed trolls....

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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







.



Debunked years ago. Kleck's data are rubbish.


Excuse me????? Debunked by who????



Asked and answered previously.

Quote


But I'll still always support your right to choose....
Maybe if you worked patrol for a few years you could see some reality......



Actually, I HAVE :P

Quote



OK, what's my reading assignment :P



Just look up some facts BEFORE spouting off on things you apparently know nothing about.


You really can't give an honest answer-just smart ass replies....
So I won't give any smart ass replies back.
yup you're just a troll
I don't feed trolls....


Apparently you can't handle the truth.
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

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You have a link for where you beat up on the Kleck Gertz study? I'd like to read it. Did you address the eleven similar studies, or how Kleck Gertz was rated highest among those published and peer reviewed studies?
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You have a link for where you beat up on the Kleck Gertz study? I'd like to read it. Did you address the eleven similar studies, or how Kleck Gertz was rated highest among those published and peer reviewed studies?



5 seconds on Google came up with many. Here's one.

www.stat.duke.edu/~dalene/chance/chanceweb/103.myth0.pdf

You should try Google sometime.
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A Presentation by the
Citizens’ Rights Action League







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Debunked years ago. Kleck's data are rubbish.


Excuse me????? Debunked by who????



Asked and answered previously.

Quote


But I'll still always support your right to choose....
Maybe if you worked patrol for a few years you could see some reality......



Actually, I HAVE :P

Quote



OK, what's my reading assignment :P



Just look up some facts BEFORE spouting off on things you apparently know nothing about.


You really can't give an honest answer-just smart ass replies....
So I won't give any smart ass replies back.
yup you're just a troll
I don't feed trolls....


Apparently you can't handle the truth.

Hey go away troll

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