July 6, 2007 2:12PM 

# A Tale of Two Cities 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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In one city, the right to keep and bear arms is respected. And so is the right to use arms for [self-defense](http://www.macon.com/198/story/78653.html).

In another city, the right to keep and bear arms has been criminalized. In that city, the police want to [lock up people](http://www.nbc5.com/news/13627607/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news) who take responsibility for their own safety.

For Cato work about self-defense and gun control, go [here](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8126) and [here](https://www.cato.org/ccs/2nd-amendment.html).

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[Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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