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You\u2019ve heard the argument before. The Second Amendment is outdated, outmoded, and anachronistic. These days, we can rely on local police departments to protect us\u2014we don\u2019t need firearms to defend ourselves, our families, or our possessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The riots of 2020 have effectively destroyed that argument, according to a new paper by George Mason University law professor David E. Bernstein. Bernstein, who also directs GMU\u2019s Liberty and Law Center, argues that the violence and unrest we\u2019ve seen across the country prove the ongoing necessity of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unwillingness or inability of local authorities to stop looting, rioting, and other lawless and violent behavior is powerful evidence that\u2026 Americans still need firearms to defend themselves,\u201d he says in his article<\/a> published by the Liberty and Law Center<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, Bernstein argues, the riots prove that the individual right to own a firearm should apply outside the home, and restrictive \u201cmay issue\u201d concealed carry laws are not appropriate restrictions on Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe looting, rioting, and general mayhem on display in the Summer of 2020 in cities throughout the United States, often unimpeded by law enforcement, buttresses the argument that a proper right to armed self-defense must include provision for law-abiding Americans to protect themselves outside their homes,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make his case, Bernstein provides a detailed, fully cited summary of the violence and unrest in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Louisville, New York City, Columbus, and Atlanta. In particular, Bernstein highlights how the violence was encouraged and enabled by city officials who prohibited police from restoring peace.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Suppressed CDC Survey Indicates Over 2 Million Defensive Gun Uses Per Year\u2026 in 1998<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan encouraged rioters to set up their own \u201cautonomous zone\u201d and initially compared it to a \u201cblock party.\u201d<\/a> But when it finally ended, Bernstein notes, Durkan admitted that the rioting produced a 525% increase in \u201cperson-related crime,\u201d<\/a> including rape, robbery, assault and gang-related activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Minneapolis, a state senator whose district was overwhelmed by rioters called Gov. Tim Walz to request aid from state law enforcement, describing her district as \u201con fire, no police, no firefighters, no social control, constituents locked in houses wondering what they were going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Chicago, a Democratic city councilwoman told Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the phone, \u201cMy ward is a shit show …. [Rioters] are shooting at the police. I have never seen the likes of this. I\u2019m scared.\u201d The call came in July during the city\u2019s deadliest weekend in 60 years: 24 people were\u00a0killed, at\u00a0least 61 injured in gun-related incidents,\u00a0and the\u00a0city\u2019s\u00a0911\u00a0dispatchers\u00a0received\u00a065,000\u00a0calls\u00a0in\u00a0a single day \u2014 50,000 more than normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even during the chaos, Lightfoot refused to deploy the National Guard beyond Chicago\u2019s central business district, leaving districts on the south and west side of the city unprotected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernstein follows these examples with detailed descriptions of 16 incidents in which city residents used firearms to protect themselves and their businesses. Some of the incidents have been covered extensively, but others received little more than local coverage. Bernstein also points out that the true number is likely much higher since many armed self-defense cases go totally unreported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Minneapolis, for example, a restauranteur gathered a group together to arm up and protect the area\u2019s Latino community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not something that I would want,\u201d she told local media, \u201cbut \u2026 we were left alone \u2026. There were no cops that would come around. So, what are we to do? Just stand there and do nothing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Sheriff Vows to Deputize Gun Owners to Protect Citizens from Rioters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Dallas, another group formed to patrol the streets and protect businesses from looting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here using our Second Amendment right to enforce and let everybody use their First Amendment right as long as they\u2019re peaceful\u2026,\u201d one resident told the media \u201cIf you have a problem with the police, take it up with the police, leave private businesses out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who follow news outlets like GunsAmerica know that Americans use firearms to defend themselves thousands of times every day. But the recent rioting and violence have infiltrated mainstream media coverage, and the value of the Second Amendment appears to have risen in the minds of the public at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports<\/a> shows that 90 percent of Americans who have purchased a gun recently feel safer, and a survey by the National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> suggests that as many as 5 million Americans have purchased a firearm for the first time this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s unclear how this public support will translate into the election, but it\u2019s worth noting that at the recent Vice Presidential debate<\/a>, guns and gun control never even received a mention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Bernstein is correct, 2020 may be the year that gun rights sees a major boost among the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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