Isabella Correa Pr. ENC 04/16/2013 Research Paper: Gun Control Restrictions According to the 2010 statistics presented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime‚ (UNODC‚) in Great Britain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ and Japan‚ a total of 294 people were murdered by firearms. In the United States more than 22‚000 people were murdered by firearms by the end of the year. The difference that exists among these countries and The United States is that in these countries
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Gun control is a very controversial topic that has been debated in America for quite a while now. Recent‚ incidents of shootings across the country‚ such as‚ mass shootings at the cinema in Colorado‚ the Connecticut elementary school shooting or even the recent attacks on police officers in New York have made the argument of gun control a volatile topic of discussion. While some government officials‚ lobby for stricter gun laws‚ there are many that are adamant‚ to the second Amendment‚ which states
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should be able to have guns? Well i believe if you have no records and is not a criminal it shouldn’t matter . First shooting is a olympic sport and the united states hold more golds than any competition ‚ and nearly 50 % of households hold guns. I also belive you be should be able to have guns because guns stop burglars and it make people more scared to think about breaking into your house. Guns also make people safe if somebody to to break in or harm them in any kind of way‚ guns can be dangerous but
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amendment expect to have unlimited access to any form of gun but there needs to be certain boundaries with guns to ensure the safety of the general public while maintaining the right to carry a weapon. First of all‚ banning all handguns does not allow for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. Some people may think that banning handguns will decrease violent crime. However‚ that will take away the rights of the people that follow the law and use guns for self-defense. According to JustFacts.com roughly
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Independence over 200 years ago‚ the right to own a gun has been questioned if is should exist. The second amendment gives the people the privilege of owning firearms. This has gotten many people arguing that this amendment is responsible for a majority of crime and that America would be better off without it. They argue that if guns were limited to people of authority (military‚ police‚
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Nathan 3/30/08 Gun Control in America Ever since the days of the pioneers‚ firearms have been an element of the American tradition as defense and a means of hunting or activity. As we progress through the 21st century the use of guns has changed significantly. The reason that the use of the gun is changing is fast and steady increase in crime and the battle for the right to have possession of a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to decrease the felony in the
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points about guns and people with guns. However I think that guns themselves should not be banned but maybe things about the guns should be banned. This artic explains how some people view guns and how these people want to either ban guns or not. The article also tells us how the government wants to deal with the guns and how the people will be safer or not as safe. The national rifle association is calling for a cooling off period after this shooting in Las Vegas. I think that gun laws should be
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Guns Are the Savior for the American People Gun control is a controversial topic amongst the people of the United States of America. Some believe that increasing gun control laws will save lives throughout the country‚ while others believe that guns are necessary in order to save human lives. Although it is known that guns can be dangerous‚ the United States should not restrict the use of guns because armed citizens can help stop violent crimes when the police are nowhere to be found‚ everyone has
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While reading statistics on shooting and gun violence‚ I am flabbergasted. I am not ignorant to the fact that there is violence and a lot of it; however‚ I was not aware that 33‚880 people die from gun violence in one year. I was raised in a great environment growing up that was in a great part of town‚ which was safe. I did not have to worry about going outside to play and possibly getting shot wile I was outside. A lot of kids are not that luck. Every day on average‚ this is EVERY DAY‚ 48 children
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Amendment expressly grants this right to all citizens‚ making all gun control laws unconstitutional. James Madison said in No. 45 of The Federalist Papers‚ "The powers of the federal government were to be ‘few and defined.’ The supposed federal power to regulate guns is anything but ‘defined’;
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