English Composition I November 30‚ 2013 Argumentative Essay To Strengthen Gun Control or Not Gun control is an issue that is much talked about in the United States of America. Events that took place recently such as the shooting in the Sandyhook Elementary school and the shooting in the showing of “The Dark Knight Rises‚” have made the government rethink whether or not the gun control laws‚ or their lack of gun control laws at that‚ are strict enough. Although these tragic events took place‚
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Gun control is a very controversial topic that has been debated in America for quite a while now. Recent‚ incidents of shootings across the country‚ such as‚ mass shootings at the cinema in Colorado‚ the Connecticut elementary school shooting or even the recent attacks on police officers in New York have made the argument of gun control a volatile topic of discussion. While some government officials‚ lobby for stricter gun laws‚ there are many that are adamant‚ to the second Amendment‚ which states
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No to Gun Control; Yes to the Second Amendment The second amendment of the constitution states‚ “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” (cornell.edu). The purpose of our founding fathers making this was to ensure the protection of the individual person. Banning semi-automatic weapons will have several negative effects on the well being of this country. The government cannot protect every
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Christian Ethics Gun Control Gun Control in Schools After the recent Sandy Hook Elementary shooting up in Connecticut‚ where twenty children and six adults were shot‚ the issue of gun control has been a much debated topic. Should be increase gun control? Should we allow teachers to carry firearms? What side effects will this have on our country? These are all questions that are raised when we think about gun control. There are pros and cons to both sides of gun control. Throughout this paper
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Angeles‚ CA 90012 United States House of Representatives Dear Senator Harris: I am writing to you in regards to the increasingly problematic issues surrounding gun control and active shooting in Southern California. As a college student at Cal State Fullerton University‚ there have been several controversial proposals about whether guns should be allowed in various college/high school campuses in California. These controversial proposals include the following: faculty members and students in California
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The Effectiveness of Gun Control Will banning guns prevent crimes? In my opinion it will not. Regardless of how the government attempts to ban guns‚ people will find illegal ways to obtain it‚ as it is not hard to get them illegally. On December 19‚ 2012‚ Jeff McMahan published an opinion page on New York Times called “Why Gun ‘Control’ is Not Enough.” Jeff McMahan is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of “The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life” and
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GUN CONTROL Thesis Statement – There is no doubt that this world would be a safer place without a license to carry‚ but we need to consider that guns are needed to hunt. Possible introduction - A lot of questions were raised about the effects of everyone being allowed to carry guns. The rise of crime and murder are certain areas to think about being most impacted by the state carrying side arms. We also need to ask ourselves‚ how often are guns used for protection? Is the law helping citizens
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Given that the goal of gun control is to reduce or prevent harm‚ it might be tempting to argue in favor of complete gun control or‚ at least‚ incredibly strict restrictions. After all‚ if such a level of control could be established over the entire population‚ then the amount of harm involving guns would be greatly reduced. The general principle at work here would be‚ obviously enough‚ that a complete ban or incredibly strict restrictions would be justified by the fact that they would significantly
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Jan. 17‚ 2013 Gun Control in America People in America decide to buy weapons for safety or because of the current tragedies. But buying guns does not prevent the homicides from happening‚ it just adds more problems to the source. For example the National Rifle Association said that”-the best way to protect school children was to place a guard – a “good guy with a gun”- in every school‚ part of a so called National School Shield Emergency Response Program.”- ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. But this will
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The Daily Buegle Gun Control in the United States of America… Our president (Barack Obama) of this country The United States of America has passed a law concerning gun control. Every person from now on purchases a gun must have legit gun license in order to own it. But was it really the smartest move? “The US General Accounting Office (GAO) estimated that 100% of deaths per year in which a child under 6 years old shoots and kills him/herself or another child” (http://gun-control.procon.org/)
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