Maryland Shall Issue® presents the 2nd Amendment Resource Room. We have collected a variety of educational material on 2nd Amendment issues in various forms. We hope that this website will become a valuable reference as we fight to protect our 2nd Amendment Civil Right.
Books
- Shooting Blanks: Facts Don’t Matter to the Gun Ban Crowd by Alan Gottlieb & Dave Workman
- An excellent publication filled with facts about 2nd Amendment Topics
- Aiming For Liberty by David Kopel
- A history of self defense and 2nd amendment issues
- Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America – Adam Winkler
- Dive into the mind of a “self described fence sitter” and learn their perspective on 2nd Amendment issues.
- Stopping Power by Neil Schuman
- Facts about gun ownership that would make even an opponent of 2nd Amendment rights think.
Studies and Publications
- Would Banning Guns Reduce Murder and Suicide by Don Kates and Gary Mauser
- Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy article.
- The Right of the People of Maryland To Keep and Bear Arms
- Published by Maryland Shall Issue, refuting the position that the 2nd Amendment is not an individual right.
- Of Weapons and Wickedness, a Jewish perspective on gun control.
- Written by the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad, find out how Torah law views gun control and self-defense.
- The Case for More Guns and More Gun Control
- An unabashed look at gun control and gun ownership from a non-supporter perspective. As featured in Atlantic Magazine.
- Tough Targets: When Criminals Meet Armed Citizens by Claton Cramer
- Claton Cramer is a well-respected researcher and has several publications on 2nd Amendment topics.
- Right To Bear Arms Quotes from George Mason University
- Get into the minds of the people who wrote the Constitution.
- Assault Weapons Legislation: Unwise and Unconstitutional
- From the American Journal of Criminal Law
- University Study Confirms Private Firearms Stop Crime
- Defensive, Legal Gun use happens often
- Gun Control Research
- From Congressional Research Service
Websites
- www.gunfacts.info
- One of the most authoritative websites on 2nd Amendment issues. A wealth of fact checked and foot noted data.
- www.guncite.com
- A very reputable site discussing a variety of 2nd Amendment issues. Guncite’s reputability comes from their desire to debunk both anti-2A and pro-2A myths.
- The Truth About Assault Weapons
- In slide show format, learn the truth about assault weapons.
- Raging Against Self Defense
- A Doctor of Psychology examines the anti-2nd amendment mindset.
Newspaper Articles
- Gun Control, The Wrong Focus
- Learn how enforcement of current gun laws is sorly lacking, at the same time there are calls for more laws.
- New York Governor Disavows Gun Laws
- Read how NY Governor Andrew Cumo disavows his involvement in NY SAFE Act.
- We Don’t Have Time to Prosecute People Who Lie on Background Checks
- Joe Biden admits they don’t have time to prosecute those who lie on background checks.
- Printable PDF Version
- A Gun Ban That Misfired
- From a former DC Prosecutor
- The Great Gun Control Fallacy
- From a British newspaper
- The Most Violent Country in Europe: Britain
- Straight from the British. Remember violent crime isn’t just murder.
- Concealed Carry Why the Uproar?
- Reflections on the anniversary of concealed carry in Ohio.
- Gun Control Tramples On The Certain Virtues Of A Heavily Armed Citizenry
- From Forbes magazine.
- Regulating the Militia
- Useful information on what the 2nd Amendment means.
- Americans, Never Give Up Your Guns
- Support for the 2nd Amendment, all the way from Russia.
- Surge in Permit Requests in India
- People from India are seeing the value of firearms for self-defense.
- More Deaths from Hammers?
- Putting statistics in perspective
- Ex-Criminals Weigh In On Gun Control
- Ex-Criminals discuss how guns and gun control impacted them.
- A Mother’s Case for Gun Rights
- A mother decides not to be a victim.
Videos
- Concealed Carry + Mass Shooting = More Carnage?
- Does it?
- A Warning to Americans From England
- England warns of the true dangers of a gun ban.
- You May Be A Gun Control hypocrite If…
- Mr. Colion Noir
- Chuck Woolrey on Assault Rifles
- Thought provoking
- Choose Your Crime Statistics
- Get some real statistics on crime.
Permit Issue and Revocation Data
- State of Texas Criminal Conviction Rates
- Conviction rates for crimes in Texas broken down by carry permit holders and non-carry permit holders.
- State of Florida Permit Issue and Revocation Report
- Statistics on Florida permits including issue, and revocation with reasons.
- North Carolina Permit Data
- Permit data for North Carolina.
- Tennessee Permit Data
- 2011 Calendar Year Permit Data
- Michigan Permit Data
- Multiple years available
MSI Member Contributions
- Pistol proportions
- Learn what Olympic used pistols will be banned by SB281.
- Is Australia Really A Safe Gun Free Zone?
- The truth may surprise you.
- Are Semi-Auto Rifles a Threat to MD?
- The answer might surprise you.
- A Critique of SB 281
- Charts and Graphs
- Straight Talk on Semi-Automatic Rifles
- They don’t fire full auto.
If you have a suggestion for the 2nd Amendment Resource Room, please email it to “web at marylandshallissue.org.”
