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Stop And Frisk Pros And Cons
Gun deaths have been in general decline for 20 years. Between 1993 and 2000 the tally of gun deaths was down by 50%. As of 2012, there are 310 million handguns in America, 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles and 86 million shot guns." (Cooper 14). This means that guns are no where near as big of a problem as democrats make it out to be. Gun deaths are lower than ever and only continue to go down. “Clinton said “Her advisors think guns, including the assault weapons ban, could help Clinton break through to the female voters who are reluctant to trust her.”” (Elliott and Frizell). “Gun owners are rarely pigeonholed against all gun laws. They usually believe in some regulations." (Cooper 13). Gun owners are not stubborn morons like …show more content…
Most Republicans feel it is a effective way of reducing crime, as proven during Rudy Giuliani’s governing of New York City. However, Democrats feel that it is racist and ineffective. Democrats have become overly politically correct in recent years. Currently it is hard to say anything about someone else, that is not considered offensive to Democrats. It is true that in around 85% of stop and frisk situations , the individual has been found to have done nothing wrong. But if using stop and frisk as necessary drops the crime rate as much as it did in New York City, then it is worth using this form of policing. The Republican policies are clearly much better to run a society than Democrat …show more content…
Some people feel the rich do not pay their fair share in taxes. “The 95th/50th ratio in 2011 was $186,000 divided by $50,054, which equals 3.72. In other words, the income of houses in the 95th percentile was 3.72 times the income of households in the 50th percentile. Those in the top 25th percentile obtained a vast majority of the income in America (79.5% in 2007 and 75.9% in 2010.” (Evans, “Wealth”). This does prove that wealth is not evenly distributed among all Americans, which is an understandable thing to be upset

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