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Pirro Clarifies Gun Warning After GOP Backlash

Are armed civilians dangerous vigilantes or are lawful gun owners being unfairly criminalized?
Pirro Clarifies Gun Warning After GOP Backlash
Above: Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, on Jan. 29. Image credit: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

The gun lobby's "good guy with a gun" myth has created a dangerous culture where armed civilians act as judge, jury and executioner. Defensive gun use is rare, illegal over half the time, and guns are used nine times more often in crimes than for protection. Having a firearm in the home doubles homicide risk and triples suicide risk while providing zero protective benefit.

Right narrative

Law-abiding concealed carry permit holders are among the most responsible citizens in America and shouldn't face prosecution for exercising their constitutional rights. The Second Amendment doesn't disappear at state lines, and gun owners who legally carry are friends of law enforcement, not criminals deserving jail time for crossing into Washington.

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