stand before you today to give me sincerest condolences to all the families and all people affected by the recent events at Sandy Hook Elementary school. We as a nation need to stand together to stop this unnecessary and inhumane violence throughout our beautiful home that is America. We need to stop playing the blaming game‚ wether it’s the politicians‚ the media‚ video games‚ the news or whatever else the NRA seems to be blaming today‚ and act together. And no‚ guns are not the answer. I’m sure
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States suffer from their loved ones dying at the hand of a gun. For a long time the United States has long debated the issue on making gun laws more advanced. Americans are tired of dealing with mass shootings and wondering when the next shooting is going to happen. They want to see change with stricter gun laws preventing guns to be in the hands of the wrong people. Americans want proficient background checks that will actually work. Tougher gun laws and having more advanced backgrounds checks would
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Rachel Bohnenberger Professor Bartholomew JLC 103-001 31 March 2014 Gun Control Debate Paper Summary of Readings In chapter three‚ restrictions‚ possible effects of the restrictions‚ and laws in favor of gun control are examined. The two most common approaches to restricting gun control are a discretionary licensing and a non-discretionary system. Under the discretionary‚ or “may issue‚” licensing‚ people who wish to own a gun must show a legitimate need. On the other hand‚ under the non-discretionary
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Banning guns‚ lifesaver or instigator? Imagine this; You’re out with your friends‚ possibly at a concert or some theme park or even the mall‚ and you’re having a great time. You see a shifty stranger looking around the room‚ their eyes darting from person to person and exit to exit. Suddenly‚ they pull out a gun. You‚ your friends‚ and the surrounding bystanders are mowed down by rapid gunfire. You are now a victim of a mass shooting. How does it feel? You’re completely innocent‚ never saw the
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Gun culture in the United States of America has prevailed ever since the beginning of this country’s history. The Second Amendment‚ written in 1776‚ protects an individual’s rights to “bear arms” without punishment. Many problems with this law have arisen since 1776‚ such as a growing number of suicide‚ accidental‚ and mass-shooting related deaths. Because the Constitution is a living document‚ a change is vital for the safety of American citizens. More gun control laws would lead to less crime‚
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Gun Reforms and the NRA: Both a Misfire Can Gun Control and the Civil Liberties issues be reconciled before the Second Amendment is Amended or ruled on by the Supreme Courts? Our Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights had created a virtual war over guns and gun ownership in the United States for more than two centuries. It reads The Second Amendment provides: "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
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War is more than just military‚ guns‚ battleships‚ and jets. Though it is usually caused by an external force that is in disagreement with someone or a group of people‚ war can occur outside of the battlefield and within the minds of individuals‚ communities‚ and even a whole race or gender of people. Such a war is caused by a powerful force or movement that cannot be stopped without a serious effort. War is a byproduct of the misfortunes inflicted upon society or individuals by political oppression
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Every Good Boy by Davis Nicholls ‘Every Good Boy’ is a short story written by the English novelist and screenwriter‚ David Nicholls. The short story was first published on The Guardian website in 2011. It is a short story about a young boy at the age of 9 who is struggling to figure out what he is good at and wants to find something that he can call his talent. While everybody else in the world including his older siblings are being successful‚ he feels graceless‚ charmless‚ useless‚ physically
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How to get the point across Depending on who you ask they will give you a different answer on to what is medium is best to get a point across. There are those who feel that threw a book you would have endless possibilities to your writing that can go into dept and give specif details that you could not get in a movie or a documentary. There are those movie buffs who believe that getting your purpose out through a movie is most beneficial because you get to visual see what is trying to be represented
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American Gun Owners In the world that humanity has constructed it has left itself vulnerable to threats that nobody could comprehend: terror‚ mass murderers‚ chemical warfare‚ and numerous others. These fears have caused a vast rift in the population of the United States. People just do not feel safe anymore and how the population is dealing with their fear is coming across numerous fields; the biggest area under siege is the Second Amendment. In this debate on United States citizens gun rights
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