Gun Control Debate

"The gun is a harmless, inanimate thing." - The National Rifle Association

"If we held firearms to the same health and safety standards that we hold all other consumer products, we would ban handguns tomorrow." - The Violence Policy Center

David Hardy, senior attorney for the National Rifle Association, takes a hard-edged line on gun control: he’s against it. Mr. Hardy has written numerous  books and papers on issues of the Second Amendment and eloquently argues the rights of individuals as guaranteed by the Constitution.

Michael K. Beard is founder and President of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, the largest gun control organization in the United States with over 100,000 individual supporters nationwide. As a lobbyist, he has testified before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as various state legislatures and city councils.