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    Stricter Gun Control Laws Gun control laws aim to restrict or regulate the sale‚ purchase‚ or possession of firearms through licensing‚ registration‚ or identification requirements. With the recent abundance of mass shootings in the U.S.‚ the subject of gun safety has once again been brought into the spotlight. These tragic events serve as reminders that stricter gun control policies should be enforced to ensure public safety. According to The Center for Responsive Politics‚ gun activists argue

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    The Need For Gun Control Shortly after dusk‚ a sixteen-year-old boy stands on the street corner talking with a friend about what happened at school today between himself and another student. He nonchalantly stands there sipping his Pepsi when all of a sudden a black Honda with tinted windows drives up to the corner. The window rolls down‚ a voice calls out‚ and the boy walks up to the car. He bends down to peer into the car to see who it is when three rounds from a .38 caliber pistol rip through

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    killed with a gun each year (Stricter Gun Regulations‚ 2013). That enormous number includes parents‚ siblings‚ family‚ friends and neighbors. In modern American culture many people have the incorrect view that guns are toys because they are so prevalent in our society. From childhood‚ Americans are aware of guns because they are on television‚ in movies and videogames‚ and used as “play weapons”. However‚ guns are not toys. The problem of gun violence needs to come under stricter gun control laws and

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    Should Gun Control Laws Be Stricter? Lindsey Curry English 111 Dr. Robert Brandon November 20‚ 2012 Many different freedoms were granted in many different ways to the people of the United States. When the Constitution was written in 1776‚ many rights were granted to the people of the United States. In 1791‚ the second amendment of the Constitution was adopted and allowed the people to be able to keep and bear arms (Members‚ 2011). Today‚ there is a debate on making these gun control laws stricter;

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    Most people regard gun control as a black or white matter with no grey area or room for interpretation. From my personal experience with guns‚ I have never once felt unsafe near a gun in any way‚ but unfortunately that is not the case for everyone. Which is why I believe that gun safety and security should be one of our nation’s priorities. That being said‚ gun laws should be made more strict to not only make people feel safer but also combat America’s growing crime rate. Gun ownership in the United

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    The Need For Gun Control

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    population. We as a society need to put systems in place to prevent any continuation of gun violence. Another‚ complicated issue is the lack of restriction and policies on firearms. In order to fix this problem‚ we need to reduce the chance of an individual getting a gun if they do not have the proper background for one. The fact that the majority of Americans want gun control is telling from a Gallup Poll of 1993 reported that “Total Ban of Handguns: 39% of U.S Population and 17% of Gun Owner‚ One

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    that stricter guns control will make the American citizen less safe. First of all‚ stricter gun control could attacking the 2nd amendment of the constitution of their right to bear arms and to defend themselves. My stance on this issues is that trickster can control can put people’s lives in harm’s way and won’t be able to defend themselves in case of robberies‚ and other criminal activities. My stance on this issues is as a con gun control is stricter gun control will not be a wise thing to do because

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    There are some people who are for gun control and then there are those who are against it. Many innocent people die every year because of guns. Don’t you think there should be more laws or restrictions regarding gun control? If a person has access to a firearm‚ there is a high possibility that someone will die. People are more likely to start fights when they are in possession of firearms than without and because of this‚ more people are dying everyday. Since there are so few restrictions when it

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    Stricter Laws on “Gun Control” In the state of Texas‚ a shooting took place on September 6‚ 2013. A 46 year-old man‚ who was identified as Brian Cloninger‚ shot an 8 year-old African-American‚ Donald Maiden Jr.‚ in the face. Prior to the shooting‚ Cloninger was seen waving his gun at people (Edwards). This incident and other similar incidents enraged our nation and have bought to citizens’ attention about how laws covering the sale of firearms should be made stricter. Too many people with mental

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    States suffer from their loved ones dying at the hand of a gun. For a long time the United States has long debated the issue on making gun laws more advanced. Americans are tired of dealing with mass shootings and wondering when the next shooting is going to happen. They want to see change with stricter gun laws preventing guns to be in the hands of the wrong people. Americans want proficient background checks that will actually work. Tougher gun laws and having more advanced backgrounds checks would

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