to Kleck “In 1982‚ Kennesaw‚ Georgia passed a law requiring heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate subsequently dropped 89% in Kennesaw‚ compared to just 10.4% drop in Georgia as a whole. Gun ownership has been a debatable issue for a long time in the United States” (n.p.). Some states allow open carry firearms‚ and some allow concealed firearms. The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world‚ witch is 88.0 per 100 resident in
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whether the Second Amendment provides for collective or individual rights. However‚ in 2008‚ in the District of Columbia v. Heller case before the Supreme Court‚ the Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual ’s right to possess a firearm‚ unconnected to service in a militia and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home. In a 2011 Gallup poll‚ only 26% of American citizens said they would support the handgun ban. When Gallup first
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should have the right to defend themselves‚ whether or not firearms are used. As people of this country we should have the right to defend ourselves‚ and that should include defense by firearms. The gun owner does not have to pull the trigger of a firearm. Sometimes the threat of the gun and the possibility of it being fired is enough to send those who intend harm away. “Statistics show that in true life instances of self-defense with firearms‚ firing the gun was necessary only one third to one half
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government should allow for guns in schools‚ others think that there needs to be more gun regulations and less firearms in the hands of citizens. Nicholas D. Kristof‚ a columnist for The New York Times‚ has a firm belief in the latter. In his essay‚ “Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?” faces the controversial issue of gun control. Kristof explains why he believes there should be more control on firearms and makes use of literary techniques to convince the reader. Logos is the appeal to logic and reasoning
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Moore‚ R. Gun Control. 13 Apr. 1995 In this essay by Richard Moore‚ he talks about the societal benefits of firearms in the hands of responsible citizens. He believes that keeping firearms from law-abiding citizens would do more harm than good. A law-abiding citizen “must not have a criminal record‚ must not abuse alcohol or drugs‚ must not be mentally ill‚ must not have renounced U.S. citizenship‚ must not have been dishonorably discharged from the military‚ and must be in the U.S. legally” According
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some officers who carry firearms: those involved in diplomat protection or airport‚ border and anti-terrorism security. There are also Armed Response officers who can be quickly deployed if a problem occurs which their specialised need help. But in this rapidly changing society the question frequently arises if having routinely armed police officers would have a positive impact in deterring crime. We must take pride in the fact we are able to reduce crime without firearms. Police officers are seen
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The currently accepted meaning of the Second Amendment is that it gives militias and individuals the right to bear arms‚ the right to own firearms (“Second Amendment to the United States Constitution”). However even though the right to bear arms is given to every American it can be revoked‚ many states have sensible laws that restrict where you can take a firearm and who can own them‚ and many Americans support these restrictions even though they technically
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criminals and terrorists to get firearms. With that‚ we know there are many ways that we can let the peaceful civilians keep their weapons but reduce gun violence at the same time. While gun control is not the most effective way or constitutionally correct there are other ways. It could be something like working on better mental health care. Or even making it so that you have to do a background check to acquire a firearm. This let’s civilians keep their firearms but also reduces gun violence and
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any firearm‚ rifle or handgun‚ should be made illegal followed by extremely harsh punishments aimed at deterrence. All Federal gun laws should also supersede all state laws. We must also make huge strides and attempts to figure out exactly how many guns are in our population because a plus or minus estimate of 100 million is just not good enough. We must have an accurate count of the number of guns if we look to accurately account for and track those guns. The Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms department
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