laws could not stop a criminal from obtaining a gun and committing a crime. However‚ more gun control laws would aid in reducing gun deaths. From a March 2016 Lancet study‚ requiring universal background checks for potential gun buyers “could reduce firearm deaths by a projected 56.9%; background checks for ammunition purchases could reduce deaths by a projected 80.7%; and gun identification requirements could reduce deaths by a projected 82.5%.”. Aside from reducing death‚ gun control laws would lower
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The 1033 program was enacted in 1996 under the direction of former President Bill Clinton‚ allowing excess equipment originally purchased for the military to be transferred to state and local law enforcement agencies at no cost (GovTrack‚ 1996). The equipment is stated as being surplus‚ moreover‚ several notations are made on the Defense Logistics Agency’s website advising the equipment was not purchased for the sole purposes of providing it to law enforcement (n.d.). The equipment that has been
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with a majority of passengers‚ Americans may ride safely and with a calm mind on their flights. Another example which has ensured the safety of the American populace is the ban on tobacco and firearms in schools. The ban on tobacco has dissuaded most in regards to dealing drugs to minors‚ The ban on firearms however has stirred debate due to recent school shootings. While these debates likely won’t resolve with policies changing‚ the american public doesn’t agree with Benjamin either‚ as they call
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out of people’s hands that are unstable dangerous. In the article‚ “The Case for Gun Control‚” written by Fareed Zakaria‚ he talks about the history of guns. In this article the author writes about how the U.S. has more crime and more citizens own firearms than any other countries. The article‚ “U.S. ‘model’ for Gun Control‚” by Susan Haigh‚ she writes about the recent Newton school shooting and how the Connecticut government needs to pass a bill to have better gun controls. An article written by Jamelle
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While “Guns” may be a pro-firearm‚ pro-second amendment article at its heart‚ the anonymous author misses the mark when he resorts to borderline ad-hominem attacks against the “unreasonable”‚ “control fanatics” of the gun control lobby. The author’s bias leaves the reader uninformed about more viable counter-arguments to the rhetoric of the anti-gun sector‚ misrepresents the arguments of the opposing viewpoint‚
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with them. Others believe that guns are the backbone of American society and without them chaos would ensue and the country would no longer function. There are also many in the middle that believe that there should be regulations on the types of firearms and the number of them and individual may be allowed to own. Arguments have been made on both sides of the gun-control controversy. “A recent study published by the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy concluded that there is a negative correlation
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has been on the rise in several American states. The rising cases of homicide in the past few years have prompted several states to implement stringent gun control laws that restrict purchase and possession of firearms by civilians. The American constitution allows civilians to own firearms for their own protection. However‚ this is not the main argument why gun control should not be allowed. This argument supports the need for Americans to protect themselves and their families. America does not need
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think that “more guns‚ fewer shootings” is the answer to the debate about gun control. Some say gun incidents are decreasing. However‚ people have failed to notice that guns are still the reason for numerous amounts of death. Once we understand that firearms are one of the main causes of mass shootings‚ we’ll begin to see that the answer to the problem is gun control. It’s best to increase the rules and regulations regarding guns to decrease the number of mass shootings. Many gun laws have been taken
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federal government to ‘infringe’ that right” (par. 8). The federal government has taken away that right by limiting assault rifles. First‚ nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government granted to right to limit an individual’s right to own firearms. On the contrary‚ the Second Amendment expressly grants this right to all citizens‚ making all gun control laws unconstitutional. James Madison said in No. 45 of The Federalist Papers‚ "The powers of the federal government were to be ‘few and defined
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Guns have always been a part of the United States; it was what we used to declare independence from Great Britain. The right to bear arms is the second amendment in the Constitution‚ and the Constitution is the set of bylaws set forth by our founding fathers. These 27 amendments are what makes America‚ America. The right to bear arms is endorsed by millions of Americans. But lately stricter gun control has been a controversial topic in the news‚ there is one side that supports stricter gun control
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