by Scott Mayer

Don't for one minute think that the Left's core motive for demanding ever increasing  amounts of gun control is the reduction of crime rates in any meaningful  fashion. When the Left exploits  a tragedy such as the one in Aurora Colorado and then calls  for even stricter gun control, it has little to do with removing guns from criminals' hands or saving lives, and everything to do with the control of law abiding citizens.  The Constitution, especially the Second Amendment, is nothing but an obstacle to the Left's desire for such control.  This is why you rarely hear about the countless incidents in which guns are used to prevent  crimes or save lives.  It simply doesn't further the Left's agenda and is therefore ignored.

There is plenty of evidence showing that increased gun control does nothing to lower  crime rates.  John Lott's book More  Guns Less Crime  is one of the best books out there on the subject and  provides solid statistics to back up what many consider to be nothing more than  common sense. And that's without even delving into our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. For more on that I recommend The  Second Amendment primer.

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