The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
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The LP Platform Currently Reads
The Issue: Governments at all levels often
violate their citizens' right of self defense with laws that restrict, limit
or outright prohibit the ownership and use of firearms. These "gun control"
laws are often justified by the mistaken premise that they will lead to a
reduction in the level of violence in our society.
The Principle: The Bill of Rights recognizes
that an armed citizenry is essential to a free society. We affirm the right
to keep and bear arms.
Solutions: We oppose all laws at any level
of government restricting, regulating or requiring the ownership, manufacture,
transfer or sale of firearms or ammunition. We oppose all laws requiring
registration of firearms or ammunition. We support repeal of all gun control
laws. We demand the immediate abolition of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms. Transition: We oppose any government efforts
to ban or restrict the use of tear gas, "mace" or other self-protection devices.
We further oppose all attempts to ban weapons or ammunition on the grounds
that they are risky or unsafe. We favor the repeal of laws banning the concealment
of weapons or prohibiting pocket weapons. We also oppose the banning of inexpensive
handguns ("Saturday night specials") and semi-automatic or so-called assault
weapons and their magazines or feeding devices.
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