good people with guns. More laws do not equal less violence. One reason why is because gun control laws have not proven that they deter crime. One study conducted in 2013 proves this point; it found that between 1980 and 2009‚ bans on guns and concealed carrying did not significantly affect the murder rates per state (Gun
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Do you believe that gun-free zones are doing there job protecting us? Glenn Reynolds’ article “Gun-free Zones Called Magnets for Mass Shooters‚" claims that gun-free zones are an open door for gunmans‚ and has an alternative solution. I comply with Lott’s stance that gun-free zones are an open invitations for shooters. Glenn Reynolds argues that enforcing gun-free zones in public places is only welcoming a gunman a place to shoot down. It gives the shooter comfort‚ knowing he will not get shot
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to find the volume of pentagon in statistics. After that I headed over to the cafeteria for some lunch. But on my way there‚ there was a shooting. Even though 86 percent of voters and several law enforcement organizations agencies pleaded against concealed
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the gun laws that allow citizens of Ohio to carry fully loaded concealed weapons to public areas. The law also stated that offices and schools weren’t allowed to let people know who ’s carrying a concealed weapon. She argues that the law focuses more on the citizen who is carrying a concealed weapon‚ rather than those who do not. She ’s states on why she ’s against the law because it puts people in more unnecessary danger‚ and that if people were to carry weapons she would want to know who. Schultz
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in the nation. The gun control movement helped people recognize and reflect the right of self-defense. The first gun control movement that was passed was in Kentucky‚ this curbed the practice of carrying concealed weapon in in 1813‚ and in the same year Louisiana also passed an act banning concealed weapons (Cornell‚ p. 138). Many citizens were not satisfied that the government was contravening with their rights and many of these citizens in several states began to make their own individual constitution
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in my life. I have dropped out of school against my mother’s wishes. My father isn’t around‚ so his opinion doesn’t matter. Mom works two jobs to provide for her and I‚ while I go out and cause trouble. I was recently arrested for possession of a concealed weapon‚ which I pled guilty to. When they arrested me I was taken to the police station for the booking process. They took my fingerprints‚ entered all my information into the system and told me exactly what charges were being filed against me. A
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Cited: Lott‚ John. Crime‚ Deterrence‚ and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns. Chicago‚ IL. The University of Chicago. 1997 Harris‚ John. Gun Control. On-line. Internet. 2 November. 1999. Available. www.///a/essays.htm Otero‚ Glen. Ten Myths Bout Gun Control. On-line. Internet. 2 November. 1999. Available. www
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Do not attack the weapon‚ instead‚ attack on the person who used the weapon. A weapons purpose is to defend oneself. It is the decision of the behind the gun whether they use it for protection or for harm.Citizens should not be banned from guns because it takes away their right to the second amendment. The gun is not the thing hurting people‚ it’s all about the intention behind the gun. Many citizens have questions about guns and how they are beneficial to our society or what would happen if the
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares Fugitive Slave Law Unconstitutional Wisconsin APUSH Ryan Adams APUSH Mr. Menteer December 9‚ 2014 The Fugitive Slave Law was passed by Congress in 1850. This was part of The Compromise of 1850 between slave states and free states. At the time‚ there were many slaves that were escaping utilizing the help of the Underground Railroad and finding refuge in free states‚ although it’s possible the number was exaggerated by Southerners since there was no way to
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Gun Control Gun control is a major topic that almost any given American has an opinion on due to the different events that have happened in the last decade and even prior to that. Many are for removing the right for average citizens to own a gun. I believe though that the implementation of gun control could not only be catastrophic for the economy‚ but also could have a negative effect on the number of casualties and massacres that are believed to be caused by our right to bear arms. Many people
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