Hawaii has the lowest gun death rate in the nation. Statistics from 2013 reveal that states with gun violence laws that aren’t robust with higher rates of gun ownership possess the highest overall gun death rate in the nation. Simultaneously‚ states with the lowest overall gun death rates have lower rates on gun ownership and strong gun violence prevention laws. It is vital that states adopt stricter gun violence laws because they will decrease fatalities‚ reduce school shootings‚ and prevent accidents
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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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However‚ guns have changed dramatically since the constitution was written. Now‚ guns have the capacity to kill more people‚ quicker than ever before. And far too often‚ guns are not used for protection or self-defense‚ but to intentionally harm the innocent. For this reason‚ political figures‚ social activists and members of the general public have called into question what is really outlined and protected under the 2nd amendment. For example‚ are all guns permitted‚
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mass shooting in Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ America should consider having stricter gun control laws made as it reduces gun deaths and homicide rates‚ machine guns cause a lot of damage‚ and these weapons are rarely used in self defense. Firstly‚ there is a relationship between states with a high percentage of gun ownership and higher crime rates. Looking at states that have little to no gun control laws shows that‚ “States with the highest gun-ownership levels….had 6.8 times the rate of firearm assaults‚ 2
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mass shooting in the U.S.‚ the subject of gun safety has once again been brought into the spotlight. The numbers of crimes involving guns are increasing more and more because of how easy it is to have one. Thousands of people die each year in handgun related incidents in the U.S. and daily citizens can’t manage such a powerful thing. These tragic events serve as reminders that stricter gun control policies should be enforced to ensure public safety. Gun control in this country is not what it should
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Gun Control Once every thirteen seconds an American uses a gun to protect themselves (Harris). Americans using guns this frequently is clearly an issue‚ but making gun control stricter is not the answer. Gun control should not be stricter in the United States because guns are an excellent source of protection‚ guns can lower crime rates‚ and gun control laws only affect law abiding citizens. According to Jeffery Goldberg‚ guns are responsible for 30‚000 deaths a year. These statics only show people
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WHY WE NEED GUN CONTROL LAWS? Gun has been a problem for a long time the United States. Gun control is the regulation of the sale‚ manufacture‚ ownership‚ modification of firearms by the government. Different countries have different gun control laws. Some countries have stricter gun control laws while some are less strict gun control laws than others. In United State‚ our gun control laws are lacking in general. Different states have different state’s gun control laws. Gun is easy to purchase
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emphasize on the last 14 words‚ pro-gun advocates focus on the words “well-regulated militia” and “security of a Free State” to rule that Second Amendment rights are reserved to states and their organized militia (Cohen). It is unconstitutional to violate the second amendment‚ especially when legitimate studies have proven that guns are more beneficial in the hands of the average citizen than it is not. Those who feel that the execution of gun control will limit crime do not realize that they are necessary
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Either guns were not taken by the safety precautions to protect them‚ or no one else there had a firearm to protect innocent civilians. Some people use guns inappropriately but that shouldn’t stop the rest of us from practicing are constitutional right for good reasons. This is America People! Gun rights are a constitutional amendment and as such should not be taken away from us. Although many people believe gun control will stop deaths and murders its actually worse when there are stricter laws
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murdered (Djansezian). Looking at gun violence in this light makes it very understandable why support of stricter gun control has increased drastically in the recent past. A 2015 Gallup poll found that 55% of Americans say we should have stricter gun laws‚ up a significant 8% from 2014. Ideally‚ intensifying gun control laws would keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals or other people that would use the weapons illegally. However‚ would creating stricter gun laws actually decrease violence
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