Godines Kersey English 11 Anti Gun Control 9/16/13 To have gun control laws or not to have gun control laws that is the question. Recent tragedies involving firearms have sparked up a controversial debate in America. Our president‚ Barack Obama‚ has remained “noncommittal” (Grier) as of late but the war rages on with or without him. Peter Grier has thus far remained neutral‚ but as for me‚ I have already chosen my answer to the question. Gun control laws would not only leave our law abiding
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Gun Control Gun control has been a hot topic for very long time. People on the anti- gun control side believe that gun ownership is a Constitutional right backed by the Second Amendment. The anti-gun believe that you should be able to posses and own any firearm. They also believe that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. Pro-gun control believe that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe that gun laws help keep guns of the street and deter crime.
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Rafael Ramos May 14‚ 2011 Gun Control The issue of gun control and restrictions is an ongoing debate in America that just cannot be settled. It is a pressing issue because it deals with the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. Do we abide by what our founding fathers’ laws? Or do we adapt our Bill of Rights to fit how society works today? It is such an issue because we say that our country was founded on the constitution‚ yet we cannot decide whether or not to live by it
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Gun Control Issues The issue of gun control seems to be an ongoing issue that has now become a major topic in news media once again due to the tragic incident that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School just a few months ago. With dust now being blown off the topic‚ debates continue to ensue both politically and socially in regards to what exactly is the best for our country. Are the stricter laws now being overlooked really the best for our country‚ or are armed civilians going to be
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2013 Professor Tiffany Brown Gun Control Gun control is a huge issue in our country at this time. There has been much violence involving guns‚ and it has put the public society on high alert to rethink the standards and laws concerning guns and what types of guns are out there [This is a slang term; avoid slang and informal English in academic writing. It could be confusing in an international business communication] . Violence involving guns is a major concern‚ therefore rethinking
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society‚ guns have been instrumental in altering contemporary warfare. The dangers of these weapons are not a secret; it is simply their mere nature. Some argue that guns were created to protect‚ while others suggest that they were built to destroy and cause the death of one’s intended target. Frank Zimring‚ a University of Chicago Law scholar‚ stated in his piece The University of Chicago Law Review‚ “The rate of knife deaths per 100 reported knife attacks was less than 1/5 the rate of gun deaths
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Charles Jones | GE217 – ITT Technical Institute | | Gun Control Did you know that guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year? There are many dangers in the world other than criminals. The United States Constitution was signed to defend the rights of the people. Gun control laws are too constraining because guns are used to prevent violent crimes‚ guns are used for self-defense and it is every American’s right to keep and bear arms. Dr. Kleck‚ Ph.D.‚ has been conducting
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But‚ a study was | |Be brief. |done‚ but there is no evidence is too weak to determine if having| |Reflect key facts or ideas. |a gun will prevent crime. It has been shown that gun laws have | |Help readers understand context. |prevented crime. The study that was used in this type of study | |Do not insert personal views. |was “city-level
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Gun Control In America guns have been a part of the country’s society since its birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation‚ protect their families‚ to hunt for food and to engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control takes on a proportion of extreme magnitude. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States‚ gun control
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Scholarly Essay: Gun Control There has been considerable debate recently in Canada over the issue of gun control. The Canadian parliament enacted the Firearms Act to enforce gun control by requiring gun owners to register their firearms. Just recently‚ the government of Alberta lead in a charge‚ including five other provinces and numerous pro-gun groups‚ complaining that the law is unconst... Gun Control Gun control Gun Control Part I:Introduction The issue of gun control and violence
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