Allowing Guns on Campus Will Prevent Shootings‚ Rape Tyler Ohmann A graduate student leaving an evening class walks along the poorly lit sidewalk to the parking lot—it is a long‚ cold walk in the pitch-black night‚ and the student grows wary as shadows begin lurking in the distance. Suddenly‚ someone jumps out in front of the student‚ immediately threatening her with force. Before the student can react‚ she is raped and robbed. This is a very scary scenario‚ and one that happens on the SCSU campus
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"assault weapon" ban is also often cited as a reason why guns should not have regulation. The logical flaw in this is that the "ban" only stopped the manufacture of new semi-automatic guns and did nothing to affect those that already existed (Lysy 2013). An outright ban on all guns and other weaponry for non-military use‚ both new and already present‚ needs to enact in America as the current laws are excessively
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One of the most highly discussed issues in this country for the last few years and especially the last year has been gun control. More and more people have been asking questions along the lines of; should an individual be legally allowed to carry or own a firearm? Which firearm is best used in self defense? Will limiting the size of a magazine prevent future tragedies? Or‚ why does anyone need an “assault” rifle? It is a very important issue to be discussed‚ especially after the incidents that
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Is gun control really the right solution to gun abuse? Will this really be effective? Will the American society be safer when guns are banned? Though there are many questions‚ there is only one answer: NO!! Liberals have tried to argue that banning guns from civilians is the best way to solve this problem. However‚ this is not the right way to solve this problem for many reasons:First‚ to get facts straight‚ guns do not kill people; people kill people 100% of all homicides are committed by people
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Guns can be used for a lot more than violence so why take them away. Guns are used for a lot of different sports. People can use them for self-defence. Guns can be used to get food. Gun law should be less strict. Gun laws should be less strict because guns are used for a lot of different sports. There’s a part of the olympics called the three shotgun ISSF/ shooting event.“They shoot clay birds launchd by a trap”(jonsson). The event has very strict rules like you have to use a lever action and keep
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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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Gun Control I. Did you know that according to Gun Owners of America which I accessed on April 5‚ 2014‚ the governments of the world slaughtered more than 170 million of their own people during the 20th century? A. That same article that I accessed on April 5th goes on to say that the vast majority of those people had been disarmed by their own governments prior to being slaughtered. B. Though assuming that our government is disarming us to eventually overthrow us is a bit much for most to even
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Gun Violence in New Orleans Carolyn Mayo November 11‚ 2013 Gun violence in the United States is a problem that has plagued this country since I was a child. I know this because I have been the victim of gun crimes on more than one occasion. Gun laws in this country need to be changed in order to stop the ever increasing occurrences of violent crimes involving guns. Taking a stand against gun violence calls for more background checks (Brown‚ M. (09-06-2013). During a study
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Should Veterans With PTSD Be Able to Own Guns? Community Health Courtney Gosnell East Tennessee State University Executive Summary Veterans with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder should not be allowed or able to own a gun. By federal law‚ under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)‚ it is unlawful for anyone to sell a firearm or ammunition to any person while knowing or having a reason to suspect that person has a mental disorder or defect (Doeden‚ 2011). There is a reason for this; people who have PTSD are more
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Why I picked up a gun The text “Why I picked up a gun” is written by Tiffany Hyatt in May 13‚ 2003. In the year 2001 Tiffany Hyatt drove past a beautiful little house. The house was surrounded by crime scene tape. This made Tiffany think about how she was raped and beaten by men who are commissioned police officers. In the text she talks about how every woman should be able to carry a gun. When Tiffany was younger she had a gun for sport‚ but after her assault she thought that it was important that
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