On June 9‚ 2016 the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 7-4 that "the right of the general public to carry a concealed firearm in public is not‚ and never has been‚ protected by the Second Amendment‚" thus upholding a law requiring a permitting process and "good cause" for concealed carry licenses in California (Nagourney). Many states do a better job than others requiring in depth background checks for purchasing a gun‚ penalties‚ and prison
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everywhere on the planet had this God-given right to bear arms recognized” (Gingrich). If everyone had the right to gun ownership‚ less people would be likely to commit crimes and violence against those that are armed as well. Concealed carry permits allow citizens to carry a holstered handgun upon government approval.
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gov/ucr/cius2008/offenses/violent_crime/index.html . (2009). Constitution of the United States Bill of Rights. Retrieved September 24‚ 2009‚ from ratical.org Web site: http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/billofrights.html#2 . (2009). South Carolina Carry Laws. Retrieved September 25‚ 2009‚ from OpenCarry.org Web site: http://opencarry.org/sc.html Al Baker. (June 3‚ 2008). Where Illegal Guns Can Do No More Harm (Illegal Handguns‚ pp. 1-11). Retrieved August 22‚ 2009‚ from Free Republic Web site:
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My second topic is: Should citizens be permitted to carry a concealed weapon to their workplace (e.g.‚ office‚ school‚ construction site)? I choose this topic because it made me think of the circumstances at Sandy Hook School. My audience will be those who are concerned with gun control. My thesis is no‚ I do not feel the concealed weapons should be carried at the workplace. Two credible sources for this topic will be implemented on the reference
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response to that‚ when then? When should America find a way to not only prevent but stop gun violence? This seems like a perfectly reasonable time for such a discussion. Gun permit laws vary throughout the U.S. The state of Kentucky’s laws to carry a concealed firearm state that you must be 21 years of age. However just four days after the Sandy Hook massacre three gun threats were made by KY high school students‚ as well as in March of 2013 a juvenile brought an unloaded gun on school property. None
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For years now our country has been in a heated debate on the second amendment. Some people feel that it is not safe to let citizens have and carry guns‚ while others agree it is their right as an american to own a gun. In America‚ there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians‚ and only 897‚000 carried by police.Close to 33‚000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011 and an average of 268 citizens are shot every day. In the past decade our country has witnessed 142
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Historically‚ the Anishinaabe were given certain rights to hunt and fish in northern parts of Wisconsin. Native people used the supply of fish as a way to nourish themselves and their families (p.280). The Anishinaabe people were known for harvesting and making use of everything on their land for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter (p. 232). In 1854‚ the Treaty of LaPointe was created‚ keeping Indigenous people from using their land to hunt and fish freely. As a result of this‚ the Anishinaabe people were
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spread in the United Sates was a major concern for many politicians and citizens in the United Sates of America. It was Joseph Raymond McCarthy‚ a republican senator born in 1908 in Wisconsin from Irish-Catholic roots‚ who took the lead in confronting and fighting Communism. After McCarthy was elected as a senator for Wisconsin in 1947 he started issuing lists that includes Americans with any kind of relation to the Communist party. McCarthy was the Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation
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the other side of the door with a .44 magnum revolver‚ then a different story can be told. Gun rights date way back to the American Revolutionary War days. Every owner of the household was required to own a gun even women. Men were also ordered to carry a gun to church and public meetings to protect their families from threats or foreign invaders. Although many are trying to enforce gun control‚ we should keep our rights to bear arms because of self-defense and the support of our second amendment
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that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry‚ semi-automatic weapons‚ and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States‚ feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong. I believe you should be able to legally own and operate a weapon in a safe and secure manner. Anyone that is a law abiding citizen should be able to own a firearm. My first argument‚ conceal and carry‚ I believe should be legal in all states. This will
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