Federalists believe that the central government should be strong and they should have most of the power. The anti-federalist believe that there should be a less powerful central government, but that the individual states, or anyone BUT the central government should have power.
The Supreme Court made a ruling that people should have the individual
Rights to bear arms. Some people are not very happy with this. In some states or cities, there have been bans against guns, some of these have been successful, the anti-federalists think that the central government should give the power to the individual states, with this in effect, and then there can be more success stories with this. These bans have cut down on homicides and suicide rates.
I think that there should be a compromise between federalists and anti-federalists where the power to make decisions is spread equally between the central government and the individual states.
Gun Laws and Crime: A Complex Relationship
By ADAM LIPTAK
NY Times
Published: June 29, 2008
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