How to does someone get an education on 2A?

[Barkoff]

I can recommend a cheap read off of Amazon, "A Nation Of Cowards" is a pretty good reference to start. Read the reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/Nation-Cowards-Jeff-Snyder/dp/1888118083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311352929&sr=8-1

[Southwest Chuck]

Here is a good site/article that gives a beginner a good perspective...

http://actionamerica.org/guns/guns1.shtml

[loose_electron]

Having a good set of factual independent sources to deal with the many "talking points" out there is a good thing.

Keep in mind - this is also a struggle of culture as well. Litigation paths are ongoing, but offer to take people shooting and teach them about guns in a non-threatening non-confrontational way.

Maybe we should all take a friend, journalist or politician to the range!
Seriously!
If 80% of the state were gun owners, it would not be an issue would it?

Start with

http://www.guncite.com/

http://www.saf.org/default.asp?p=gunrights_faq

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZS.html

To hone and sharpen your arguments you have to practice against anti-gunners in a target-rich environment. The best place I have found for that is http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/gun-control They frequently have gun control-related articles as well as blog posts by the Brady Campaign's Paul Helmke and Dennis Henigan, and VPC's Josh Sugarmann. The articles generate thousands of comments, mostly from gun-haters. It is a good place to practice your debating skills. There is a group of us there who are pro-RKBA, and while heavily outnumbered we easily defeat the antis because the anti-gunners' arguments are based on emotion, misinformation, and just sheer ignorance. Register there and then join the debates, it's fun.

I have a whole list of bookmarked links so whenever I want to back up my claims or shoot down theirs I have the evidence.

Whenever they say the Second Amendment applies only to "a well-regulated militia" I give them



When they say something like "the Second Amendment says you can have a single-shot musket, not an Uzi" I tell them the Supreme Court said their argument borders on the frivolous:



When they whine about the "gun show loophole" I point out that only 0.7% of criminals obtained their guns at a gun show http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fuo.pdf

When they say assault weapons should be banned I point out that a study commissioned by the Dept. of Justice found that the 1994-2004 ban had almost no effect:



and that more people are murdered each year with hands, fists, and feet than with all types of rifles, including "assault rifles" http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/off...rtable_08.html

and so on. It really is fun to coolly and calmly pick them apart with Supreme Court decisions, facts, and statistics.

[Milsurp Collector]

Latest anti-gun thread at Huffington Post, more than 2,800 comments in 8 hours http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_908140.html It's a good opportunity to debate anti-gunners and clear up misinformation for those interested, like this:

But violent crimes are on the increase since the repeal of the Assault Weapons ban.

False.

Total US violent crime rate by year (per 100,000):

2004 --- 3,977.3
2005 --- 3,900.5
2006 --- 3,808.1
2007 --- 3,730.4
2008 --- 3,669.0
2009 --- 3,465.5

http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/jerrylee/re...w_exec2004.pdf

I find it really useful to see just how full of misinformation the anti side is and why they justify more gun control laws.

[CDFingers]

A good introduction to 2A concepts is to read both Heller and McDonald and to read the notes found in the text. The notes are quite instructive as regards the history of various laws about firearms.

It takes time, but the understanding is worth the investment.

CDFingers

[notme92069]

This is great information. Should this be a sticky?

[vantec08]

It started for me with some information the NRA used to publish about "gun facts" and "constitution facts" that listed, at that time, some important case law.

[CalBear]

The Founder's Second Amendment by Steve Holbrook.

http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Second-Amendment-Origins-Right/dp/1566637929/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311664884&sr=1-1

Read the Heller / McDonald rulings.

[safewaysecurity]

Lots and lots and lots of research... Google is your friend.