Jane Got A Gun directed by Gavin O’Connor‚ expresses her concern about gun violence in the country. She may have played a gun-slinging cowgirl in her latest movie but she feels strongly about tighter gun laws. Portman is a strong advocate for tighter gun laws in the United States. During the premiere of the Jane Got A Gun in New York‚ Natalie stated in an interview that she is very concerned about the state of guns in the U.S. and agrees with President Barack Obama’s platform to increase gun ownership
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No to Gun Control; Yes to the Second Amendment The second amendment of the constitution 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” (cornell.edu). The purpose of our founding fathers making this was to ensure the protection of the individual person. Banning semi-automatic weapons will have several negative effects on the well being of this country. The government cannot protect every
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Name Date Class Professor Pro-Gun Control With the Second Amendment giving American citizens the right to bear arms‚ and approximately fifty percent of Americans owning some form of a firearm‚ issues involving the ownership and possession of guns has led to debates in American society. Many feel that the some form of gun regulation is necessary in order to lower the level of gun related violence in the country. On the other hand‚ the opponents of gun control feel that it would be an infringement
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Reading‚ Writing‚ and Thinking” textbook‚ which can be titled “Guns” for the use of this essay. 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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AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYTEM Charles Town‚ West Virginia Foundations of College 100 Shechema Dunham Professor Danna Meyers December 30‚ 2012 Reading Comprehension Reading is an essential element in every aspect of life. Therefore‚ understanding what is read is very important. Reading is a multifaceted process involving word recognition‚ comprehension‚ fluency‚ and motivation (Leipzig‚ 2001). Although many people view reading comprehension
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- in June of 1961‚ the NAACP chapter of Monroe‚ North Carolina decided to picket the town’s swimming pool that was forbidden to Negroes although they formed one quarter of the population - the blacks started the picket line and the picket line closed the pool. When the pool closed the racists decided to handle the matter in traditional southern style‚ they turned to violence - the pool remained closed but we continued the line and crowds of many hundreds would come to watch us and shout insults
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The Gangs In Our Communities By: Adam Taylor What set do you claim? Isn’t that a question we all hear at some point in our school years and maybe sometimes even after. Well I remember being in elementary school and not having to worry about nothing but recess. Those were the days of no worries and no stress. Then came middle school and that’s when things begin to change. Middle school is more about who you hang out with and how you dress. That’s where most of it starts. At the level of middle
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Guns in Today’s Society In the United States today‚ gun control has become a very big issue in the lives of its citizens. People arguing with each other over whether it is our constitutional right to be able to obtain and bear any kind of arms that we choose or that it only belongs to the militia. Many arguments come up over whether or not just average people can show up at a gun show and sell a gun to any person without giving them a background check first. Not only do they want back ground
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Is a gun a good thing or not? In fact‚ a gun itself cannot do anything good or bad. A gun can see on different angles‚ everything depends on how the owner of a gun uses it. Some people get their guns in order to terrorize or to do horrific stuff while others have theirs to protect people’s life or their family. So it is essential for the government to have a system of control on gun owners including regular tests on the following aspects‚ mental illness‚ utilization of a gun‚ and the ability to own
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Anti-Gun Control: Preserving The Second Amendment Corey Jones West Coast University‚ Ontario Abstract The gun control debate is more than just a two-sided argument about whether guns should be legal or banned. The right of the people to keep and bear arms is not limited to what restrictions the government places on its people. Throughout history governments have used gun control to overpower its citizens for example‚ Hitler and Nazi Germany imposed very strict gun laws. Self-defense is one of
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