debate on gun control. Should civilians be able to buy automatic weapons? What about high-capacity ammunition clips? Are guns helpful at all? Such questions have arisen after every new account of a shooting‚ which seem to occur quite often based on their prevalent coverage on mainstream media outlets. Furthermore‚ with such strong stances on pro-
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more stringent gun control? This is a question that has been sparking nationwide in America. Gun control is simply defined as a regulation of selling‚ owning‚ and use of guns. This debate has many arguments saying that the U.S should have stricter gun laws to prevent fewer crimes or some even say to abolish the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and others argue that the U.S does not need any more laws to strict guns away from U.S citizens (Sowell). People for more gun control laws
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Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” by Linda Hasselstrom exemplifies a use of having a gun for protection as a last resort. Hasselstrom was justified for her need to own a gun as she wanted to be protected‚ safe and have a peace of mind. Desire to be protected justified Hasselstrom to get a gun; however‚ she considered other means of protection first. To begin with‚ Hasselstrom used improvised means for protection. For example‚ she had her own “gun” (spray cans of deodorant) which did
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With all the gun related violence and school shootings that have happened lately in the United States there has been a lot of talk about whether or not there should be a gun reform. Some people argue that there should be a gun reform with stricter gun laws in order to prevent more gun related violence and crimes from happening. Some others believe that a gun reform is not necessary. They believe that stricter gun laws would cause more gun related violence. The United States should put a gun reform in
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Having a semi-automatic weapon with a reasonable high magazine capacity saved that woman’s life. The high capacity of an AR‚ along with it’s light weight‚ accuracy and accessories make this an awful nice weapon to have in the case of an emergency. Banning assault weapons isn’t going to save lives‚ it will only disarm or disadvantage the law obeying citizens and help the criminals who will have weapons no matter what. The reason to own an assault weapon is for protection ‚recreation and self defense
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I believe gun control laws do not stop gun violence because of the killing population. If the gun control laws stop the violence the death crime wouldn’t be so high. Criminals don’t seem to care about the laws. Criminals continue to carry guns looking for trouble. Gun control laws doesn’t seem to affect criminals. Some criminals even feel as regardless of what‚ they are going to do what they want to do. I believe if the gun control laws were strict and had more consequences behind it the crimes may
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November 2009 Molly Ivins and Her Crazy Gun Theory Molly Ivins‚ in her Op-Ed called‚ “Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns‚” argues for an absolute abolition of civilian gun ownership. Ivins begins her argument with a sarcastic attitude toward gun laws in the United States. She calls herself “not antigun‚” but immediately announces that she is “proknife.” She seems at first to offer an unbiased view‚ claiming not to want to outlaw guns completely‚ but when she admits to
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Bear Arms In society today‚ the issue of gun control has been becoming more and more relevant‚ especially with all of the recent shootings‚ including the Aurora‚ Colorado theatre shooting as well as Sandy Hook. People are blaming guns for these tragic happenings when really the irresponsible person holding the gun is at fault. We don’t blame cars for car accidents‚ so why blame guns for shooting crimes? The person in control is at fault. Taking away guns is going to do more harm than good in society
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Teachers in 18 states are now carrying guns in school! After a recent study in the news that left many people questioning about‚ whether teachers should carry guns at school or not. My opinion is that they should not bring guns to school because it could accidentally go off. If this occurred it could affect a child’s learning long term and their home life. This could also attract teachers for the wrong reason. What if the gun goes off? There are many things a gunshot could do‚ the harm
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Children should play with toy guns because this practice can teach gun safety‚ encourage imagination‚ and reduce the fascination and allure of real guns. Parents are becoming increasingly more hesitant to allow their children to play with toy guns. Many parents believe that letting a child play with toy weapons will lead to that child being prone to violence. Contrarily‚ studies have been unable to identify a link between toy gun toting children and violent crimes. This argument is unfounded‚ but
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