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    More gun control is required in the United States. If our country has strict gun control laws‚ criminals cannot get in contact with a gun. Even if many people owned legal guns‚ they are rarely used in self-defense. More gun control is necessary because people are killed by guns very often. Private Citizens shouldn’t have handguns because they don’t serve any military purpose. A common person shouldn’t have their hand on a gun unless they’re serving the country or state. Guns cause violence‚ which

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    politicians want gun control to supposedly make the world safer. Even though some politicians may argue that gun control limits violencegun control should be banned because guns in the hands of noble people give protection and drop crime rates. Gun control‚ as defined in the Merriam-Webster‚ is “laws that control how guns are sold and used and who can use them” (Webster). This means that this regulation on guns limits who can own a firearm and it tries to rule over throw a gun is used. Gun control

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    Everyone has either used or seen a gun. It’s American to own a gun. In the United States constitution‚ it states that we have the right to bear arms. Everyone that has shot a gun knows that feeling of adrenaline they get when they shoot an animal or even a target. We need to have laws enforced to keep guns off of certain properties. Today parents should let their kids play with toy guns not just to entertain them‚ but to show the children gun safety‚ get the kids more involved with the outdoors‚

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    Gun Control: Pros And Cons

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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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    down. Democratic parties are scared to bring up the topic of gun control because they fear that they will lose votes to the people that do not want gun control. Gun laws are intended to limit the amount of guns in an area and lower crime rates‚ but people with mental problems do not follow those rules. They set their minds on killing people and that is what they do. If gun control became stricter‚ then there would still be gun violence because criminals would be armed making unarmed citizens easy

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    Gun Control Laws Are Bad

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    deserve neither and lose both ” (Benjamin Franklin). Gun control has been an issue for several years now due to the mass shootings and gun violence that has taken place. Many laws have been established to keep anymore shootings from happening‚ but these laws are starting to get out of hand. Adding and creating more gun control laws will not fix the problems with society today. Although some people could argue that gun control laws keep people safe‚ guns do not murder people‚ people murder people and no

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    GUN CONTROL +Obama’s quote for gun ban : "While there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely‚ no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy‚ every act of evil‚ if there’s even one thing we can do to reduce this violence‚ if there’s even one life that can be saved‚ then we’ve got an obligation to try it." +Some of the main legislative proposals backed by Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are: -requiring criminal background checks on all gun

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    Therefore‚ I picked three images that had different stories of gun violence. Further‚ those images supported the goal of taking a stand against gun violence that has been causing many deaths for years. The most striking visual elements in each image were intelligent in choosing the angle snapshot‚ free of amendments and understandable without further explanation

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    and keep firearms‚ along with the right to defend oneself‚ is as central to the American identity as apple pie. However‚ unlike American cuisine‚ the issue of “gun politics” (as many academics and pundits call the issue) or gun control in the United States is extremely polarizing. During the last couple decades‚ the debate over gun control has been characterized by a stalemate between the individual’s right to own firearms protected by the Constitution and the duty of government to prevent crime and

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    Gun Control Policy Paper

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    POLICY PAPER ON GUN CONTROL FRANCIS OTIENO OTIATO (T00524520) October 2013 Policy Paper on Gun Control The fact that over 40% of households in the United States own a gun is terrifying. Despite the fact that owning a gun for the self-defense purpose is a human right‚ a lot of speculations and debate on the same is still contentious. Although a lot of efforts have previously been dedicated to ensuring policies are put in place‚ the problem related to the problem still

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