The Social Cost of Nullifying the Right to Arms: The Case of Mexico

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Part III.B describes how the Mexican people have practiced community self-defense, such as by coming together to form community militias for protection from cartels and from corrupt governments allied with the cartels.
51% : Contrary to the statute, gun permits are almost never issued, and even then only for .22 caliber handguns.
50% : While the Second Amendment belongs to individuals and includes the right of personal self-defense (such as against a lone burglar or rapist), the American right protects the ability of individuals to come together to defend their communities.
48% : Namely, that a 2005 federal statute, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, jurisdictionally forbids American courts from entertaining lawsuits such as Mexico's.

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