about the various policies and proposals by the various candidates in this upcoming election. The main topic that developed my interest in politics was the response 1 on Gun control. I never knew what the second Amendment meant until I took this class. With the recent shootings that’s happening all over US‚ the issue on gun control has become an open subject to debate on. Being assigned this topic made me more familiar with the events that has been happening in the real world. With the unfortunate
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Gun control has been a long debated issue amongst people. I chose to research the pros and cons of laws already in place. Firearms are grouped into three different categories: Handguns‚ Rifles‚ and Shotguns. Under federal law it is illegal to be given‚ obtain‚ or move any firearm or ammunition for people who have been “convicted of or under indictment for a felony punishable by more than one year in prison‚ someone convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years in prison‚ a fugitive
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Gun Control is becoming an extremely popular topic especially with elections coming up. Some people are voting for certain candidates solely based on their views involving gun control. I personally am against gun control simply because i believe it will cause more harm than good however‚ i do believe that we need to have more strict requirements for people who want to purchase firearms. There needs to be more strict requirements for people who want to purchase firearms concerning the security of
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reported gun violence that unintentionally caused the death of a child (“Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America”). According to the second amendment in the Constitution‚ citizens have the right to own and bear arms. This is a controversial topic that is often debated and almost all people have their own opinion. Moms Demand Action is a current organization determined to make changes to our laws to prevent gun violence. One advertisement that subjects itself around the issue of gun control depicts
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Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints‚ there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned‚ these arguments are outweighed not only by the need for protection‚ but
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Why does a society need to control guns? Gun control has always been a topic of hot debate. Shooting like the ones that occurred at Sandy Hook sparked a gun control craze in the United States (Gun control Sandy Hook shooting). Arguments were brought to ban assault rifles‚ universal background checks‚ and a ban on hi-cap magazines. While the mentioned arguments are strong‚ there are many flaws in these arguments. Gun control will not stop crime‚ responsible citizens can’t protect themselves effectively
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pros and cons of gun control have been contemplated and talked about for many years. Gun control is currently a major issue in today’s society. There have been numerous meetings and debates about gun control issues‚ but nothing has made any major impacts. The United States government doesn’t know what to do about the issue. The citizens of the United States don’t know what to do. The issues of gun control remains an issue that still needs to be decided. People talking about gun control are usually extremely
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Facing The problems:Gun control teens In 2015‚ 124 teenage children were involved in unintentional gun accidents in the united states(“Gun Control”). Gun control affects everyone for in today’s society. To have gun control improve effectiveness take a look how far we have come starting in the years of weaponry first being in use. When it first needed to be addressed with gun control. The main population that needs focus on is the teenage. If we attack the situation with the young population would
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Bowdish P.6 4/11/18 Argumentative Essay Gun Control Gun control is an extremely controversial topic that really came into play in 2018. Some people say gun control is going to be the only way to stop mass shootings in the U.S.‚ while others disagree and think gun control is considered unconstitutional because it would be voiding our 2nd Amendment right‚ “The right to bear arms.” Americans should have stricter gun control laws because gun control should become institutionalized which would
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ProCon.org recently featured an article that studied gun control. “Stricter state gun laws associated with fewer gun deaths‚ study finds.” The article discussed gun control laws in states with stricter laws tend to have lower rates of gun related homicides‚ and a suicide (ProCon para. 1) Gun control in the United States is becoming a wide spread issue and is becoming a problem everywhere. Although I am living in a city with uprising crime that has been skyrocketing over the years‚ I wasn’t aware
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