stop playing the blaming game‚ wether it’s the politicians‚ the media‚ video games‚ the news or whatever else the NRA seems to be blaming today‚ and act together. And no‚ guns are not the answer. I’m sure you have heard Wayne LaPierre’s most recent speech concerning the Sandy Hook tragedy‚ and his opinions on the role of guns in America. I’m not here today to completely disagreeing with everything he was saying‚ however‚ there were
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outlawed guns completely or put large restrictions‚ America still has some states with very relaxed gun laws‚ and many organizations and supporters to keep it that way. Just look at the facts‚ despite only containing 4.4% of the population‚ America owns 42% of the world’s civilian guns. It’s also estimated that there to be more
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Gun-Control‚ controversial issues Speech I believe that the United States gun control laws are way too lax. Guns are available to almost any citizen above the age of 18‚ with minor or no background checks. “The United States is one of the greatest nations in the world. But compared to our peers‚ we’re one of the worst when it comes to gun violence. In America‚ you can be shot at an elementary school. You can be murdered at a church or movie theatre. You can even be executed on live TV — and yet
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treated like ordinary people‚ but once you bring the topic of crime up‚ they immediately go in to self-defense. Celebrities should be receiving stricter penalties because they’re humans too‚ they broke the law‚ and while non-celebrities are serving eight years in jail for their mistakes‚ celebrities are receiving half of that sentence. Celebrities should be receiving stricter penalties because they’re not that special when it comes to situations like this. It’s all common sense and celebrities aren’t
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also an important year for gun control. The Gun Control Act was fueled by assassinations of John F. Kennedy‚ Martin Luther King‚ and Robert Kennedy. The Gun Control Act meant stricter regulations; license requirements were expanded to include all dealers and a more detailed record keeping was expected of them. This act essentially defined those who were banned from possessing firearms. Handgun sales were restricted over state lines; the list of people who could not buy guns included those convicted
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have the right to regulate freedom. To start‚ the reason schools have this right is to keep its students safe. Schools prohibit weapons like knives‚ guns‚ and other objects to make sure no one gets hurt or even killed. Also‚ the school doesn’t allow drugs because the effects may cause harm to the person taking it or maybe someone around the person that took it. Drugs and guns are dangerous; therefore‚ the school has the right to regulate them. As another statement‚ schools have this right to maintain
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Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues 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
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Title: Gun Control General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: After listening to my speech‚ audience members will be aware of gun control and the steps to take to eliminate it. Thesis: An argument against Gun Control as long ago as 1789‚ the creators of the Constitution realized the importance of guns in American society. INTRODUCTION I. Attention-Getter: Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people. II. Thesis statement III. Preview of main points BODY I. Gun control
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GUN CONTROL & GUN VIOLENCE in CHILDREN To start my essay off‚ I have an unusual story that is true. My mom knew a girl when she was little. The girl was around the age of 2-4 years old. She got a hold of the gun her family had in the home and shot her older sibling. Then when she was in the eighth grade‚ her little brother got a hold of the same gun that her family had and killed her. It proves my point on why children should not have guns and children in the home
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you to your grave. The problem that would cause this worry is guns. The focus of this paper is to inform you about gun control‚ how much it is needed and that it guns need to be much more difficult to obtain. A fact in the United States is that of the two hundred and seventy million people there are two hundred million guns. Murder is not the only form of death caused by guns; suicide is also an immense problem. Accessibility to guns has grown over the years and causes such things as school shootings
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