Mass Murder, A Constitutional Right

Would America be a safer place to live, if there were strict Gun control

laws in place?

Billy Jack Sheffield

Professor Allison Fernley

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The 2nd Amendment

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

So Violent a Nation

Bill Moyers

• 13th White House Press Secretary• In office: July 8, 1965 – January 1967• President: Lyndon B Johnson• Born June 5, 1934 (age 78)• Political party: Independent

•Firearms are not the driving factor•Violence is socially driven•Poverty is a huge factor•Education lowers violence•Racial profiling adds to violence

Picture/Bio courtesy of PBS.org

DISARMED; The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America

Kristin Goss

• PhD, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2003

• A.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1999

• Master of Public Policy, with faculty award, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1996

• Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 1987

Picture/Bio courtesy of press.princeton.edu

•Americans choose not to restrict access to guns•Most Americans want the gun violence to stop•Columbine high school – 15 Dead, 21 Injured•Buell elementary school – 1 Dead•Day trader massacre – 13 Dead, 12 Injured•Two white supremacist attacks

Illinois/Indiana – 2 Dead, 9 InjuredJCC in CA – 1 Dead, 5 Injured

10 Years Later The Real Story Behind Columbine

Greg Toppo

• Decade of public and private education • The Santa Fe New Mexican. • 4 years Associated Press in Baltimore• USA Today in 2002. Picture/Bio courtesy of USA

Today

•Bullying did not motivate shooters•Violent Video games were not a factor•Two shooters were Sociopaths•Guns were the backup plan•300 pipe bombs failed to Explode•The Attack/Shooting was planned for over a year•Guns were purchased illegally

Crossing the US-Mexico Border This Time Following Guns

Christof Putzel

• Christof Putzel, is an award-winning journalist and correspondent for Vanguard, Current TV's investigative documentary series.

• In addition to Current TV, his work has appeared on ABC’s Nightline, Good Morning America, PBS, CBC, and the Sundance Channel

Picture/Bio courtesy of Current.tv

•47,000 murders in 4 years in Juarez, Mexico•Most Guns Come from El Paso, TX•Drug Cartels exploit gun laws•Gun show loophole•Private VS Licensed Sellers•Purchase 7 assault weapons in less than 30 minutes•Guns were purchased legally

Get Rid of the Rights to Bear Arms

Melynda Price• UK College of Law as an Assistant Professor,2006.• Doctorate degree in Political Science, University of

Michigan in 2006. • Her dissertation was awarded the 2007 Best

Dissertation Award from the Race, Ethnicity and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.

• J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2002.

• undergraduate studies in Physics at Prairie View A&M University in 1995.

Picture/bio courtesy of law.uky.edu

•Wants 2nd Amendment abolished•Grew up with gun violence•“Drive-By”•Lost a family member to guns at a young age•Argues that The founding fathers didn’t envision today's violence•compromise is missing

Disarming the Myths Promoted by the Gun Control Lobby

Larry Bell• Professor and endowed professor at the

University of Houston• Founder and Director of the Sasakawa

International Center for Space Architecture• Recently written a new book titled

"Climate of Corruption: Politics and Power Behind the Global Warming Hoax"

Picture/bio courtesy of blogs.forbes.com

•Wants Looser gun control•Gun control hurts law-abiding•Criminals don’t obey laws•Argues that if everyone had a gun, crime would take care of itself

“Castle Law” at Issue After Fatal Montana Shooting

Jack Healy• Reported in Iraq for New York Times• Currently lives in Colorado, covering the

west for the New York Times

Picture/bio courtesy of New York Times

•Castle law in 20 states•Victim was unarmed and outside house, in garage•Knew Victim•Justified homicide•NRA is pushing these gun laws