102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College English 102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College Gun Control in America In my lifetime there have been countless fatalities due to gun violence. Some people would say that‚ “guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people”. Other citizens believe that the guns are the root of these deaths and more
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Gun Control in America? “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed” (O ’Connor & Sabato‚ 2008). That is the second amendment found in our U.S Constitution. According to the second ammendment the people have the right to keep and bear arms. Is this a right that everyone is given‚ and if so can this right be taken away? The question of gun control is one that has been highly debated since the founding
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Second Amendment Political Dilemmas The state of the union speech given by Barack Obama on gun control Legislation Bill On the 12th February 2013 President Barrack Obama delivered the state of the union speech to congress‚ in his speech he demanded for votes on gun control bills. Obama is trying to lobby congress to support him on new gun control legislation which includes banning of military style or semi-automatic firearms and high capacity magazines. During his speech he talks about events
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hold firm‚ or does it not? Personally‚ I believe that there should be a tight control on the sales and distribution of guns in the country‚ as they are a threat to human lives. Firstly‚ the rights to own guns should be controlled as they have the power to kill‚ to inflict damage. Instead of “being necessary to the security of the state”‚ it is contributing to the unknown dangers of the state. People are not using the guns that they are given the right to own to protect themselves‚ but rather to hurt
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101 Professor Hilsher November 20‚ 2013 Gun Control Issues 1. Will outlawing guns make the United States any safer? Many may think banning guns will help dissolve crimes throughout the country‚ but is that actually true? Laws will inevitably be broken. If you ban guns from citizens who obey the law‚ most will obey it even though they don’t agree on it. Those who already don’t follow the law are going to find a way to get guns and use them in the wrong way either way.
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on college campuses. The guns provide the protection that may be necessary in certain situations. Like the Virginia Tech Shooting‚ many people could have been saved if only one person had a gun. Having a gun gives a sense of safety to many people on the campus‚ especially for women with a greater risk of intruders and rapists. For these women‚ knowing that they have a way to defend themselves can set their minds to ease. Though some believe that the allowance of guns would increase violence on
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Roxanne Walton Logic Prof. C. Van Youngman September 12‚ 2012 Gun Control-Affirmative America was founded on basic fundamental rights that are to govern a civilized society. When those rights are challenged by those same citizens‚ reform is imminent and necessary. As stated in the second amendment of the United States constitution‚ “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed”. Enforced
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Crime has been a major issue in society. Gun crime has been on a rapid increase‚ leaving families to bury their loved ones‚ children without parents and in the case of Sandy Hook Elementary school‚ twenty five innocent lives lost. With resent activities‚ gun control has become an issue of constant debate. The issue of constitutional rights to bare firearm may need to be revisited in other to control the flow of firearms in the hands of criminals. Gun crimes are on the rise in the United States and
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In the past few years so many lives have been lost due to guns in the hands of the wrong people. There have been many debates weather or not the United States should have stricter gun laws. Due to recent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown Connecticut there should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms‚ because stricter laws is always the best way to prevent crimes. There should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms‚ because the numbers show that there
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English 102 Alex West 2-23-2012 Argumentative-Persuasive Writing Gun Control One of the most currently popular and controversial topics often displayed in the media is gun control. Though it is no new subject in our country gun control has flooded the news and has been a rapidly growing concern. American citizens along with the NRA are working to defend their rights. However‚ many politicians and gun control supporters want bans and limits on the ownership of firearms. Because of the actions
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