given the people back the power to protect themselves and their loved ones from fatal danger. I would have to agree with them‚ but at the same time since the law was introduced in 2005‚ justifiable homicides have increased by 200%‚ the amount of concealed carry permits have gone up significantly and now there is not only a fear of the criminals but of everyone around them. Since 2005 numerous cases have been deemed “self-defense” and over 70% of the shooters were set free because of the claim that they
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Do people want their children to grow up in an unsafe world? The world that their children will grow up in will not be safe at all. This is because assault weapons can be placed in the hand of mentally unstable people. Their children could be in school one day and a school shooting may happen and their child could possibly die. People could be walking around in a store and somebody with an assault weapon could come in and kill a ton of those people. That can all be changed by putting a ban on assault
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students. There are some states permitting teachers to carry a gun with a concealed weapons permit. This puts me in a panic and could very well create a larger scale of danger. Guns in our schools seem to invite more conflict and even more reason to take more precaution‚ so teachers should not be allowed to carry guns in school. Training could be costly and would take a lot of time to be properly trained. Though some teachers may possess a concealed gun permit‚ but it does not mean they are on high
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agree that in order of having a firearm a person should have special training before getting one not only for their own safety but for the safety of others. What I think is that if it is necessary for a person with a permit of a firearm should carry a concealed gun. So far I really haven’t seen anything done by the government that keeps this from happening. All I see in the news is more and more people dying because of firearms but nothing important is being done about
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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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On December 14‚ 2012‚ Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother in her home in Newtown Connecticut. He then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary school where he shot and killed 20 students ages 6-7 and 6 staff members. Lanza committed suicide as the first emergency responders arrived at the school. This shooting became the second deadliest school shooting in Unites States history following the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. It is important that America considers increasing gun control to prevent any more violent
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Second Amendment Rights: Pro-Gun Control and Anti-Gun Control Activists Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………….….3 Anti-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis……………………………..5 Pro-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis………………………………7 Anti-Gun Control Organizations………………….………………………..10 Pro-Gun Control Organizations……………………………………………12 Conclusion……………………………………………….……….………..15 References …………………………………………….…………….…….16 Second Amendment Rights: Anti-Gun Control and
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On the contrary‚ opponents of gun-control laws claim that it is useless to prevent violence by regulating guns. In fact‚ law-abiding citizens are already permitted to carry concealed weapons in forty states with gun crimes rate remaining the same (Wright). In my opinion‚ with guns thousands of citizens could save their lives. Just like Jessica‚ they gain courage because guns are available to them when emergencies occur. Also‚ in many campus shootings‚ professors and students could not defend themselves
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K THOMPSON 1/12/13 OPINION EDITORIAL 1ST DRAFT YOUR FREEDOM‚ YOUR RIGHTS AND YOUR GUNS On December 14th‚ 2012; 20 year old Adam Lanza‚ entered Sandy Hook Elementary School to carry out the mass murder of innocent staff and children of the school. This shooting as well as others‚ such as the "Batman" shooting in Colorado‚ have sparked the emotions of almost everyone in our local communities. Members of the media as well as government have been left asking how did this happen in our
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Gun Control and Why it is Necessary What does it take to maintain a proper and orderly society? This question is not easily answered. There are numerous statements that can answer that question. One answer that some people may use is “Gun Control: Securing the use‚ sale and purchase of firearms in a society so that the murder and violence rates decrease.” There are different extremes of the gun control issue. There are those who say that ALL firearms should be registered by ALL owners or that
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