1. Charlton Heston claims that federal gun control laws were not adequately enforced under the Clinton administration, while the editors of the New Republic reject that claim and argue that new gun control laws are needed. Do you agree with Heston that the problem of gun violence can be adequately addressed by enforcing existing laws, or do you agree with the New Republic that new laws are needed?
2. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence believes that licensing and registration of firearms would make it harder for criminals to obtain guns and easier for law enforcement to identify people who illegally sell guns to criminals. How does John R. Lott Jr. respond to this reasoning? Do you find his counterarguments convincing? Why or why not?
3. List the reasons Dennis Henigan offers in support of lawsuits against the gun industry, as well as the points Jeremy Rabkin makes against...