"assault weapon" ban is also often cited as a reason why guns should not have regulation. The logical flaw in this is that the "ban" only stopped the manufacture of new semi-automatic guns and did nothing to affect those that already existed (Lysy 2013). An outright ban on all guns and other weaponry for non-military use‚ both new and already present‚ needs to enact in America as the current laws are excessively
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Entertainment Control Needed Mass shooting have grown exponentially after the 1999 school shooting of Columbine this shooting involved two students that planned and killed 12 of their peers along with a teacher before both committing suicide. There are many people that offer what they feel would be the best solution to mass shootings. One of them being Mona Charen who says that it could be fixed with mental health system reform and censorship of media including games to movies.Placing guards
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possible solution to the problem. With that being said‚ gun laws should not be tightened on law abiding citizens because it would cause the United States to be a more thriving environment for criminals. It would also cause the government to have a control over the people like never before‚ going against what our forefathers tried to prevent. A government that controls the people with no way for the people to fight back. Many people would say‚ if gun laws were made more stiff‚ there would be less mass
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Gun Control Imagine the world without guns‚ less crime‚ less murder and the children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting would still be here today. Guns pose serious threats to ordinary New Zealanders. It’s quite simple no guns‚ no gun violence. Banning guns would reduce the number of gun related deaths‚ a lot of the people would not listen but it would defiantly lower the number
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‚ about the gun control and the use of gun in mass shootings have gone up in the years. When Omar Mateen entered an Orlando‚ Florida‚ nightclub on Sunday June 12‚ 2016‚ to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history‚ he wielded a weapon that has been used in massacres from California to Connecticut: a military-inspired semi-automatic rifle the AR-15 rifles. The NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) estimates there are roughly 5 million to 10 million AR-15 rifles owned in the United
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Outline—Gun Control in Schools I. Introduction II. Parents Feel Safer III. Stopping Threats IV. Saving Lives V. Conclusion Tylor Fontenot 3rd Block English III 29 April 2014 A national telephone survey finds that 62% of Americans with children of elementary or secondary school age would feel safer if their school had armed guards (Pavlich). Many people (parents) believe that if schools had armed guards on campus they could stop the next mass murder at schools. These are some of the reasons that
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When discussing gun control and children safety we have to remember that there are many issues to take into account because the children are the most important topic. Question‚ are our children safe at school and are the teachers equipped to handle this kind of responsibility? The government thinks that if they take the guns away that this will solve the problem‚ when the real issue is how we stop the violence in America and at our schools. Let’s look at what the NRA is saying. First‚ they are
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owning a gun. The second amendment states that “ 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." This amendment entitles people to obtaining a gun legally for whatever reason. I Believe that people have a right to self defense. There is no way to entirely stop people that obtain a firearm legally from using it to murder another person. For instance if someone breaks into a stranger’s house with a gun they
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and appeals. The Act also details the considerable powers of the provincial firearms officers (and their agents) to inspect gun storage‚ demand compliance and seize firearms” (Firearm Law Canada‚ n.d.). This Act is enforced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)‚ the RCMP has the power to seize any firearm that is not properly stored or registered. They also use the gun registry to keep check of all the registered firearms in Canada. On the other hand an individual‚ business owner or an employee
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One of the most highly discussed issues in this country for the last few years and especially the last year has been gun control. More and more people have been asking questions along the lines of; should an individual be legally allowed to carry or own a firearm? Which firearm is best used in self defense? Will limiting the size of a magazine prevent future tragedies? Or‚ why does anyone need an “assault” rifle? It is a very important issue to be discussed‚ especially after the incidents that
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