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Voice of Calm in Debate on Guns
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"In 'Living With Guns' Craig R. Whitney, a former correspondent and editor for The New York Times, writes that he is motivated by the belief that 'Americans on both sides of the debate about guns can and must find common ground.' He hopes to defuse the prevailing 'hysteria' by establishing that both sides are correct in at least one fundamental assertion."
"To gun-rights advocates he would say that there is indeed a personal right to bear arms, and that it actually predates the Second Amendment."
"To advocates of gun regulation he endorses the core belief that gun ownership comes with a set of responsibilities. In the colonial era the main responsibility was to serve in the local militia. ..." ... |
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A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. — Thomas Jefferson, Encyclopedia of T. Jefferson, 318, Foley, Ed., reissued 1967. |
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