why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment‚ which states‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague‚ it is up for interpretation‚ and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence‚ gun control is a frequently discussed
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Gun Control What does gun control really mean? Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale‚ possession‚ and use of firearms and ammunition. A lot of people have been arguing whether gun control is good or bad for our country. I am against gun control because if a robber were to break into my house with a gun in their hand‚ what would I do? Call the police? If I call the police‚ the burglar would have already shot me by the time I reached the phone. Sure‚ it would be a perfect world if only
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Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Controlling access to firearms will not make shootings happen less frequently. While the media prefers to report and sensationalize the shootings committed by ’loners who kept to themselves until they finally snapped ’‚ the average gun violence incident happens among the already present criminal element. Therefore‚ taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens will not only do nothing about criminal access
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Does gun control reduce crime rate? Abstract Over the past few months‚ people across the nation have been debating about gun control. Topics ranging from firearm restrictions to background checks have been heavily discussed by both emotion and logic‚ by both gun supporters and gun control activists‚ and it seems like there is no middle ground for both parties to agree on. Crime rates influence guns demanded for self-protection‚ and guns demanded by criminals depend upon
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By: Kiet E-mail: lonely99@yahoo.com Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States‚ firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to reduce the crime in the United States‚ has been a hotly debated
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many effects and Consequences of Gun Control. The right for of all Americans to bear arms is a right even the Founding Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Whether or not gun control laws work‚ the fact of the matter is that these kind of laws directly violate this right and therefore should not even be under consideration. Even if that issue is overlooked‚ gun control advocates state that in order to reduce firearm related violence‚ gun control laws must be implemented to remove
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Kylie Dale Composition 2 Professor Davis 3 March 2013 Gun Control These three essays on the topic of gun control‚ “Both Sides Have Something to Fear” by David Ropeik‚ “We Can Ratchet Down the Passions” by Adam Winkler‚ and “A Divide Widened by Misunderstanding” by David Kopel‚ have many similarities in their views and opinions of the gun debate; i.e. to have gun rights or gun control. Not only their viewpoints‚ or lack thereof rather‚ but their timing from when these essays were written and
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For many years the controversial topic of gun control has sparked countless passionate debates. The arguments posed in these debates vary widely concerning the possible solutions to solving the problem of violent crime due to the possession of firearms. This paper introduces three different views concerning gun control. The first illustrates the freedom to own firearms. The second view advocates the complete restriction of firearms owned by citizens‚ and the last one presents a modified freedom
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Gun Control POL/215 Gun Control A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case‚ the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on ownership
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Fuente 1 Ms.Nelson English 1301 April 10‚ 2013 The American Way Gun Control. This is one of the most popular subjects to talk about nowadays. Ever since schools and movie theaters are being threatened by people with guns‚ society wants to ban guns just because they believe their to dangerous. It took a lot of shootings for people to act against the NRA and ban guns. But‚ its not the guns fault for all these shootings it’s the people committing the crime. The question I keep
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