Lee Hanson WR 122 Final Paper Mary Bentson 7 June 2012 Gun Control: Is it a Good Thing? Contrary to what many people may have seen on bumper stickers‚ gun control does not refer to using two hands. The legal definition of gun control is: having laws that aim to restrict or regulate the sale‚ purchase‚ or possession of firearms through licensing‚ registration‚ or identification requirements. A large number of American households or residents‚ approximately 40-45% of them‚ own at least one firearm
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Ban Guns Last year‚ about 50‚000 Americans died from gun-inflicted injuries. Guns are‚ non-arguably‚ designed to kill. Carrying of guns has been a major topic of discussion and argument over the past several years and it has gotten no where close to a solution. Guns should be banned. The fact that the second amendment in the United State’s Constitution states that an individual has the right to bear arms‚ has been over-stretched and erroneously considered to comprise the right to bear guns. Plus
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Is Strong Gun Control Necessary in North Carolina? Some people may think that guns are dangerous and unnecessary in today’s society‚ but guns are helpful and provide safety. They have been used to save many lives within hostile situations. People save themselves because of the right they have to own guns. Let’s be honest‚ with how many guns are in the world‚ if somebody who is dangerous wants to cause harm with one I am positive they will find one. In 1791‚ when the right to bear arms was given
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In the Bloomberg Businessweek article ’Guns Don’t Kill People‚ Gun Culture Does’‚ author Charles Kenny‚ a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development‚ posted his opinion on the gun control debate. Kenny states "Even today‚ the strongest relationship to homicide rates around the world involves overall levels of economic development‚ inequality‚ and social cohesion rather than gun prevalence." However‚ the author continues with a contradiction of that statement‚ writing "Yet‚ if you restrict
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Do guns kill people or do people kill people? Child soldiers is a very heart-wrenching topic. Yes‚ children are taken from their families and commanders forcefully require these children to kill people. These children are brainwashed and drugged into thinking that this act is the correct thing to do‚ when clearly it is not. Like any other murderer they should be prosecuted. If a child in the United States was forced and drugged into being a murder regardless the age‚ wouldn’t they be prosecuted
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Seneca T. Ortiz In the next three paragraphs I will be giving a brief summery on an article in the New York Times on the topic of‚ “A Missouri School Trains Its Teachers to Carry Guns‚ and Most Parents Approve” written by John Eligon. The writer goes on by expressing the feelings of the parents of students attending the school in broad detail ranging from the many supporters to those few that disagree on the topic in question. The writer brings forth a wide array of opinions like that of
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Teachers and guns‚ is it ok? There has always been a contradiction on the topic. People have argued that it isn’t safe and that it shouldn’t be allowed for years. It has already been passed in 18 states and many public and private schools have already begun allowing it. Guns should be allowed to be concealed by select teachers in all schools. Teachers should be able to carry firearms at school. “the arming of teachers would have a greatly immediate impact on violent behavior in schools by criminals
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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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The Invention of the Gatling Gun In 1871‚ a new military technology was developed that would fundamentally change the way warfare was conducted‚ and which would lead to some of the most tremendous slaughters of human beings ever witnessed. This invention was the machine gun‚ and it changed warfare by making it possible for a handful of men to kill thousands in only minutes. Richard Jordan Gatling was‚ for most of his life‚ involved in the making of farm equipment. The son of a North
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Is a gun a good thing or not? In fact‚ a gun itself cannot do anything good or bad. A gun can see on different angles‚ everything depends on how the owner of a gun uses it. Some people get their guns in order to terrorize or to do horrific stuff while others have theirs to protect people’s life or their family. So it is essential for the government to have a system of control on gun owners including regular tests on the following aspects‚ mental illness‚ utilization of a gun‚ and the ability to own
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