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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American citizens the right to “bear arms”. The Second Amendment text states‚ “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed (Jefferson)” The argument over the second amendment is basic and complex at the same time. Most of the controversy is over the vagueness of the terms
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Title: Gun Control General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: After listening to my speech‚ audience members will be aware of gun control and the steps to take to eliminate it. Thesis: An argument against Gun Control as long ago as 1789‚ the creators of the Constitution realized the importance of guns in American society. INTRODUCTION I. Attention-Getter: Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people. II. Thesis statement III. Preview of main points BODY I. Gun control
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Gun control has sparked quite a controversy over the years. Some people believe that having strict gun control is the only way to fix the problems. While others‚ including myself‚ believe it is more a problem with the person that is behind the trigger. There has been laws about gun control as early as 1934. as citizens‚ we need to ask ourselves if having gun control will solve all the issues at hand. With both arguments‚ there is facts to support. I believe that gun control will not have the ability
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century‚ guns were not an issue in the United States with many reasons contributing to this fact; however‚ guns have become a hot topic in the 21st century. Right-wing politicians promise to not take away citizens second amendment rights or villainize politicians who support gun control legislation. On the other hand‚ left-wing politicians say they will keep the American people safe and get guns out of the hands of people who will abuse the right to own a gun. With mass shootings and other gun violence
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Abstract This paper will show that gun control laws in the United States have had no significant effects on reducing crime. Although the anti-gun lobby supposes that passing more stringent laws will reduce the level of crime it will be shown that this just places additional hardships on the law abiding citizens of the United States. The work of various studies and reports from the United States government and private foundations will be the mainstay supporting concepts of this paper.
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The Need For Gun Control Shortly after dusk‚ a sixteen-year-old boy stands on the street corner talking with a friend about what happened at school today between himself and another student. He nonchalantly stands there sipping his Pepsi when all of a sudden a black Honda with tinted windows drives up to the corner. The window rolls down‚ a voice calls out‚ and the boy walks up to the car. He bends down to peer into the car to see who it is when three rounds from a .38 caliber pistol rip through
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Restriction of Gun Laws Having less guns on the streets should make people safer. Most people believe that would be a reasonable way to protect innocent people from being killed or hurt from someone with a gun. This argument would make perfect sense if everyone was a law abiding citizen. Unfortunately that is not the way the world is. Statistics show that areas that have stricter gun laws‚ actually have a higher rate of crime involving guns‚ whereas areas that have less gun laws have less
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Case Comment: Introduction: Gun control in Canada has a long and controversial history with supporters on different sides of the issue. There are those organizations who want the strictest gun control possible versus those pro-gun organizations that are staunchly opposed to tougher laws. The history of firearms control in Canada is rather widespread‚ dating back to early Confederation. The Constitution Act of 1867 divided legislative powers between the federal government and the provinces. The provinces
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should own guns. Gun controls laws have long been a controversial topic in England‚ the United States‚ and just about every country that has guns. Gun laws should allow civilians to own to protect themselves from criminals. Many people and states have different perspectives considering gun control laws. Gun laws should not be increased because gun violence would increase due to civilians not possessing firearms. Gun control laws should allow all citizens to protect themselves with guns. Crime rates
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