dead or in the hospital due to random gun violence. US leads amongst all the developed nations in mass murder due to gun violence and gun abuse. Between 1976 and 2012‚ most high-income countries did not experience a single shooting. The U.S. witnessed 16 shootings involving 7 or more fatalities‚ resulting in 241 deaths‚ more than all the other developed countries combined. Every year‚ roughly 21‚000 children and youth under age 20 are killed or injured by gun violence in the US. Most of these young
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this nation involving various topics. I will be writing about one of these topics today‚ that one topic‚ being gun control. I believe that‚ for the safety and security of the American people‚ guns should be banned. Firstly‚ less guns means a safer America. According to wisqars.cdc.gov‚ there were 464‚033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013. Based on this‚ you can tell that owning guns has and will continue to cause harm to our nation. Secondly‚ in 2003‚ 23 high-income nations have been studied
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Guns have been a part of society for thousands of years. According to pbs.org the first recorded use of a firearm was in 1364(pbs.org) .They are used for a myriad of reasons. Some people use guns for protection from those who pose as a potential threat to their lives. Other people use guns as a toy which can result in accidental death;or time spent behind bars for using the gun to commit a heinous crime. There is currently a ton of controversy surrounding whether guns should or should not be banned
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task: Banning of guns in America Ever since the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school‚ it has brought attention to the people around the world for the introduction of the banning of guns. In recent years‚ the firearm related deaths in America soared to over 30‚000‚ but in Australia in the same year‚ we have only had 236 deaths resulted from firearms. This is a huge difference and the major reason why is because of the introduction of the gun laws which banned certain guns in Australia in
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for 120 days. Green card holders‚ refugees already granted asylum‚ people who already have visas‚ and people with dual citizenship are granted access. The amount of refugees allowed access to America per year was lowered from about 110‚000 to 50‚000. This strongly limited access to the United States of America is‚ in my opinion‚ a social injustice. The number of individuals forced to abscond because of conflict in the Middle East (where all of the countries affected by the travel ban are located) was
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Less Gun Control in America Today in America there is a huge debate going on. Do we as Americans have the right to carry a fire arm‚ in our car‚ in our purse‚ or even on ourselves? Should they only be allowed in our homes? Who‚ if anyone should be allowed to own a gun? What will happen to the crime and death rates if laws are changed? There are many different opinions on this matter. In reality‚ allowing more people to own and carry firearms will decrease the crime and death rates. Many people
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The United States has been a gun culture country since the day the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4‚ 1776. After many decades‚ gun ownership had rapidly increased‚ and many lives have been saved with a gun. An American citizen can legally purchase a handgun at age twenty-one and a rifle at the age of eighteen with a cleared background check by a licensed dealer. In recent months’ guns has become a very conversional topic because of all the incident happening around. For example‚ Orlando
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Why should guns be banned‚ i think guns should be banned because they are dangerous to people and families. Yes‚ guns should be banned because they might hurt someone or something and most people rob places and they always have to use a gun or the person that is working has a gun under them and might need it if they get rob or something else. Everybody wants guns because with all the shooting that is going around they want them to protect there family and friends and probably other
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cigarettes are extremely addictive and poisonous. Smoking kills people everyday and costs billions of dollars in health care. People who smoke not only hurt themselves but also people around them. There are many strong reasons why cigarettes should be banned in America. First of all‚ smoking is the leading cause of death in the United States. Over 425‚000 Americans die each year from the effects of smoking. In addition‚ another 50‚000 people die from secondhand smoke. It is estimated that a single
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10 October 2016 Gun Violence in America “I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around‚ I want to be in control of it (Eastwood). Statistics are proving that we need to prevent gun violence and get rid of all access to all guns. In this country‚ anybody can get a gun‚ statistics prove gun violence is increasing‚ we need to prevent gun violence. Banning guns completely will make America safe again. Every day‚ 306 people in America are shot in murders
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