Professor Schweers English 1302 November 30‚ 2013 Throughout our nation’s history‚ gun control has largely remained an intermittent issue. compared to the historical issues such as slavery and inequality for women; gun control has remained unsullied. The majority of our founding fathers were quite comfortable their selves with fire arms and saw no threat in them. Be that as it may‚ the debate on gun control is at an all time high and is finally demanding the absolution it deserves. At the end
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is difficulty of gun control. Gun control is defined as "...laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms...". These laws are ideally issued by governments to preemptively reduce armed crimes‚ though it has been shown to be one of the first acts of most rulers plunging into tyranny. In terms with the USA‚ there are primarily two sides of the heated subject; Democratic‚ and Republican. Obviously‚ the "left" argument is completely moronic;
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Modern issues essay Gun control is a controversial issue for a long time around the world‚ particularly in U.S. because of a lots of mass shooting in school and public places. The second Amendment of the U.S. constitution is one of the shortest in all of the bill of right‚ it was written by the time period of American’s birth and it is the spirit of self-defense that help the new citizens of U.S. win their own freedom from the British. But now as the gun shooting problem happening every day in America
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“A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman.” “ Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” “ An armed society is a polite society.” These are common phrases used to show that the guns aren’t necessarily murderous but the holder’s intention is what truly causes a death. Regardless of whether or not the person has a gun‚ if they are legitimately intent on harming you they will find a way to‚ so strengthening won’t make anything different except make it harder for those
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Gun control is one of the hot topics in today’s political standings. The liberal point of view hates guns‚ while most conservatives like them. Most people who have negative opinions on gun’s are the people who have never used a gun in their life. All they know is people can die if they are shot. Realistically‚ what happens when violence is taking place? Someone with a gun is called. Gun control should not be enacted because it takes away a sense of security‚ most guns used in a crime are bought
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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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causes a staggering number of deaths and injuries throughout the world. The main weapon used to engage in violence is the gun. That’s why I want a strict gun control policy that would nearly abolish guns and make the world a safer place. This policy would make it impossible to buy guns and would only allow hunters to "rent" guns. By doing this‚ violence‚ related to guns‚ would greatly and rapidly decrease. On April 20th‚ 1999‚ 2 friends from Columbine‚ Colorado came to school. They had
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the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports the crimes committed with guns and not the lives saved with them. What would happen to the crime rate in the United States if guns were banned altogether as other countries have done? While some people think guns should be banned‚ it has been proven that criminals will still find ways to
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The Support of U.S. Gun Rights Rough Draft When a six foot four‚ 300 pound man breaks into a young woman’s house‚ she stands no chance. On the other hand‚ if that girl is waiting on the other side of the door with a .44 magnum revolver‚ then a different story can be told. Gun rights date way back to the American Revolutionary War days. Every owner of the household was required to own a gun even women. Men were also ordered to carry a gun to church and public meetings to protect their families from
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Bear Arms In society today‚ the issue of gun control has been becoming more and more relevant‚ especially with all of the recent shootings‚ including the Aurora‚ Colorado theatre shooting as well as Sandy Hook. People are blaming guns for these tragic happenings when really the irresponsible person holding the gun is at fault. We don’t blame cars for car accidents‚ so why blame guns for shooting crimes? The person in control is at fault. Taking away guns is going to do more harm than good in society
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