Isabella Correa Pr. ENC 04/16/2013 Research Paper: Gun Control Restrictions According to the 2010 statistics presented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime‚ (UNODC‚) in Great Britain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ and Japan‚ a total of 294 people were murdered by firearms. In the United States more than 22‚000 people were murdered by firearms by the end of the year. The difference that exists among these countries and The United States is that in these countries
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Gun Control in America On March 24‚ 1998‚ firing from the woods overlooking their school‚ 13-year-old Andrew Golden and 11-year-old Mitchell Johnson shot and killed four middle school students and a teacher and injured ten other students in Jonesboro‚ Arkansas. The two boys had a semiautomatic M-1 carbine with a large ammunition magazine‚ two other rifles‚ seven handguns and more than 500 rounds of ammunition which they took from the home of one of the boy?s grandfather‚ who had a large arsenal
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Anti-Gun Control: Preserving The Second Amendment Corey Jones West Coast University‚ Ontario Abstract The gun control debate is more than just a two-sided argument about whether guns should be legal or banned. The right of the people to keep and bear arms is not limited to what restrictions the government places on its people. Throughout history governments have used gun control to overpower its citizens for example‚ Hitler and Nazi Germany imposed very strict gun laws. Self-defense is one of
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Gun Control: The Downfall of America It is to be believed that America’s public safety is being threatened by guns. There have been numerous events leading up to this accusation. Today‚ there is a rising debate whether gun control should be legalized or forbidden. There stand two sides of this dispute‚ one is for bearing arms and the other is against it. One could infer that one side remains superior over the other. In America majority vote rules‚ therefore the gun control laws remain not into effect
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Rachel Bohnenberger Professor Bartholomew JLC 103-001 31 March 2014 Gun Control Debate Paper Summary of Readings In chapter three‚ restrictions‚ possible effects of the restrictions‚ and laws in favor of gun control are examined. The two most common approaches to restricting gun control are a discretionary licensing and a non-discretionary system. Under the discretionary‚ or “may issue‚” licensing‚ people who wish to own a gun must show a legitimate need. On the other hand‚ under the non-discretionary
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Gun violence in Arizona. "There is someone killed by a gun almost every day in Arizona. Our state ranks as the 11th-worst for gun deaths and Phoenix’s level of homicides is equivalent to Mexico’s." These are Congressional candidate Ruben Gallego’s words. Arizona has been suffering for decades from gun violence‚ it became one of the most dangerous states in the United States. There are many causes behind these massive deaths every year‚ owning and carrying guns in Arizona is allowed which makes the
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less gun control we have will result in a decrease in murder rates. After analyzing the findings‚ the majority of the articles advocated that the correlation between gun control and murder rates is that the less gun control equals less murder rates. This is due to the fact that countries in the past have tried banning handguns but ended up with higher murder rates. An even more gun control ended up increasing the murder rates as well. In contrast‚ there are also countries that have low gun control
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Gun control has been a controversial issue for many years. A majority of individuals believe that if gun control is strictly enforced‚ it would reduce the crime rates. Many people believe they have the right to bear arms for protection or to have a weapon to enjoy hunting. According to the second amendment‚ “ a well regulated milita‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Caplan‚ 1982). The benefit of a waiting period
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“Gun control means control. It means control for the government and government start controlling the people”‚ according to Luke Scott. Gun control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms by civilians. Gun should be allowed anywhere‚ citizens need guns for self defense. It is important to understand why gun control was added to the amendment‚ the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution States: A well-regulated
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Guns Do Not Kill People; People Kill People Gun control is a very large problem going on in the United States today. All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be used with precautions‚ as well as the right safety regulations. Guns can be hazardous and tragic accidents can happen‚ like the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut‚ but only if they are in the hands of the wrong person. Guns are not only used every day for protection‚ such as law enforcement like the military and the police
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