a country and not be able to live the way we do today. We as Americans have the right to own a firearm if we so choose‚ and many take full advantage. The United States has the highest percentages of gun ownership‚ and many blame that as the reason we have so many violent gun crimes. However‚ when you look at a country like Brazil‚ who has a much lower ownership rate‚ they have a homicide by firearm rate that is very close to ours. Many would look at the small picture and decide that Brazil must
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both claim to have the best interest of this country’s citizens .However‚ there are private citizens who believe that there should be laws to limit the number of people who own a gun. Even though the United States has enacted laws for regulating firearms‚ the recent shootings at Aurora movie theatre and Sandy Hook Elementary School which both occurred in 2012‚ and many other school and public place shootings‚ has once again brought this issue to attention. The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights
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Should American gun laws be reformed? America is under ever mounting pressure to reform its gun laws. Overall‚ 337‚960 gun related crimes and 31‚000 firearms deaths a year results in America having the highest rate of firearm crime and death in the western world. America’s gun violence is so remarkably high for such a wealthy nation. Continuous mass shootings in schools and workplaces‚ most recent of which was the Sandy Hook school shooting on December 14 2012‚ means there is constant political
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within the United States. I believe that unconcealed (open) carrying of weapons or concealed carry of a firearm is a law that should not be infringed. I believe this to be true because the right to carry a firearm concealed or not is guaranteed by the 2nd amendment. Many advantages come with openly carrying or concealing a firearm on your person when out in public. For example carrying a firearm can be a deterrent for violent crimes or activities‚ prevent spree shootings‚ protect yourself‚ your family
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Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that‚ as of 2009‚ there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States‚ 110 million being rifles. (Peters) So what exactly makes a rifle an assault rifle or assault gun magazine? An Assault Weapon is most commonly defined as a semi automatic firearm possessing certain cosmetic features. Most assault rifles such as an AR-15 fires a 5.56mm round. The bullet tends not to penetrate walls in close quarters
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today‚ it’s clear guns must have some effect on our nation. The definition of gun control is "laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms". To summarize‚ gun control is the laws that let governemnt control the purchase and possesion of firearms. Due to multiple reasons‚ this idea has spawned much controversy. The first reason some people find it controversial is because they
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’Shoot First ’ [Press release]. Retrieved August 23‚ 2009‚ from CBS News.com Web site: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/26/natiohnal/main691124.shtml Congress Congress. (1968). The Gun Control Act of 1968‚ Public Law 90-618 [State Firearms Control Assistance]. Available August 22‚ 2009‚ from http://www.atf-gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/gca.htm Daniel D Daniel D. Polsby. (2007‚ April 19). The False Promise of Gun Control. Retrieved September 23‚ 2009‚ from NRA-ILA Web site: http://www
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Project: Is the right to bear arms ethical? Lucas Van Duyn Senior Seminar: Business Ethics Dr. Jewe July 31‚ 2012 Introduction to the Project: In the United States‚ research into firearms and violent crime is fraught with difficulties‚ associated with limited data on gun ownership and use‚ firearms markets‚ and aggregation of crime data. Research studies into gun violence have primarily taken one of two approaches: case-control studies and social ecology. Gun ownership is usually determined
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are following the rules regarding firearms. Criminals do not take the time to register their firearms because they normally retrieve them by stealing them or purchasing them on the black market. Plus criminals have proven that if they cannot get their hands on smaller caliber guns‚ they will illegally obtain larger caliber shotguns or rifles instead. If we really want to prevent crime in this country‚ we should give more people the right to carry concealed firearms in order to protect themselves
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Second Amendment Rights: Pro-Gun Control and Anti-Gun Control Activists Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………….….3 Anti-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis……………………………..5 Pro-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis………………………………7 Anti-Gun Control Organizations………………….………………………..10 Pro-Gun Control Organizations……………………………………………12 Conclusion……………………………………………….……….………..15 References …………………………………………….…………….…….16 Second Amendment Rights: Anti-Gun Control and
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