bear arms. In today’s society‚ gun control is a hard topic to discuss due to the very different viewpoints. Many Americans today don’t want more firearm regulations because as stated in the Constitution‚ it is their right to have gun ownership. While many Americans want stricter gun control to stop the violence that firearms causes in our society. When the founding fathers wrote the second amendment they were thinking of the society that they were surrounded by. Gun ownership was a necessity for
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ProCon.org recently featured an article that studied gun control. “Stricter state gun laws associated with fewer gun deaths‚ study finds.” The article discussed gun control laws in states with stricter laws tend to have lower rates of gun related homicides‚ and a suicide (ProCon para. 1) Gun control in the United States is becoming a wide spread issue and is becoming a problem everywhere. Although I am living in a city with uprising crime that has been skyrocketing over the years‚ I wasn’t aware
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Irving PRO GUN CONTROL Should gun control be tightened? 1. Controlling firearms would save more lives in schools. “When Students Pack Heat‚ the Danger Grows” USA Today‚ September 28‚ 2012 http://sks.sirs.com.ai.libproxy.edmc.edu/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SAIPROXY-0-4262&artno=0000345634&type=ART In May‚ when University of Colorado students left Boulder for summer break‚ their campus was gun-free. Last month‚ they returned to a campus where just about anyone can carry a gun just about
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Gun control has been in the spotlight for the past few months ever since the theatre shooting in colorado‚ and the sandy hook elementary shooting in Connecticut. This article is about the impact the shootings have had on a nation as a whole. It is about the two opposing sides which are in support of new stricter gun laws or preserving our second amendment right to bear arms. There are first hand interviews with victims parents from the sandy hook shooting and also with leaders of the NRA which strongly
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that another 48‚676 were treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds received In assaults.” One of the main reasons that numbers associated with gun violence are so high is because guns are falling into the hands of people who should not have them. If we can prevent criminals from acquiring guns‚ we can drastically reduce gun violence. If someone wishes to buy a gun in the United States‚ he or she will do so in one of two ways. The first method is through a federally licensed dealer; all sales through a
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reported gun violence that unintentionally caused the death of a child (“Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America”). According to the second amendment in the Constitution‚ citizens have the right to own and bear arms. This is a controversial topic that is often debated and almost all people have their own opinion. Moms Demand Action is a current organization determined to make changes to our laws to prevent gun violence. One advertisement that subjects itself around the issue of gun control depicts
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questions‚ the main question being Are Guns Really the Problem? Many people feel that this is a direct violation of our Second Amendment right to “Bear Arm” written by the founders of the United States Constitution in 1787. Still others will argue that because of the lack of restrictions on guns many people have died and this injustice needs to change. I am a gun owner and have never murdered anyone by way of a firearm therefore I feel compelled to agree that the guns are not the problem. I feel that the
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Gun Control Gun control is a very controversial topic‚ some people want it‚ and some people don’t. I’m going to tell you some of the reasons that create a valid argument for why there should be no gun control. Everyone needs protection‚ and guns provide that. If someone is breaking into your home‚ what do you reach for first? A gun is the most logical option‚ in most situations it’s either shoot or be shot. Would have those school shootings resulted in less violence if school staff would have
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Gun Control Gun control policies are laws that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms. These laws or policies vary widely around the world. Some countries such as United Kingdom‚ have very strict limits on gun possession while others like the United States‚ have laws that vary significantly within their states. However due to recent events the government is trying to pass and enforce new gun laws that would make certain types of weapons illegal as
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opinion about gun control with politicians‚ the media‚ community leaders and school administrators leading the charge. The debate over gun control is actually misguided. How can a law be controlled? It can only be enforced. The Constitution legally established the right for any law abiding citizen to keep and bear arms‚ yet proponents of gun control wish to steadily erode this law through regulation and legislation. The term gun control is just that‚ a steady relentless effort to seize control by chipping
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