Gun Control What does gun control really mean? Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale‚ possession‚ and use of firearms and ammunition. A lot of people have been arguing whether gun control is good or bad for our country. I am against gun control because if a robber were to break into my house with a gun in their hand‚ what would I do? Call the police? If I call the police‚ the burglar would have already shot me by the time I reached the phone. Sure‚ it would be a perfect world if only
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By: Kiet E-mail: lonely99@yahoo.com Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States‚ firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to reduce the crime in the United States‚ has been a hotly debated
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Gun Control Since the early days‚ gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime‚ the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States‚ that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide level?(www.guncite.com)
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Gun ControlRichard MooreEnglish Composition IIJudi Reed13 April 1995 Thesis Statement: Society benefits from firearms in the hands of responsible citizens. Attempts to keep firearms away from these citizens do more harm than good. Outline I. Introduction II. Political A. Legislation 1. Rights 2. Restrictions 3. Prejudice B. Crime prevention 1. Effects on criminals 2. Effects on crime victims III. Practical A. Hunting B. Competition IV. Personal A. Recreation
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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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Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the United States for the past few years due to the increase of gun related deaths such as school and mass shootings. There have been debates on whether to eradicate firearms from Americans. These ideas were addressed by the United States government and gun control advocates who are for stricter gun control. On the other hand‚ people who oppose the policy feel that their 2nd amendment rights will be violated just because there are reoccurring school and mass
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hold firm‚ or does it not? Personally‚ I believe that there should be a tight control on the sales and distribution of guns in the country‚ as they are a threat to human lives. Firstly‚ the rights to own guns should be controlled as they have the power to kill‚ to inflict damage. Instead of “being necessary to the security of the state”‚ it is contributing to the unknown dangers of the state. People are not using the guns that they are given the right to own to protect themselves‚ but rather to hurt
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weapons are a huge controversial topic‚ guns in particular. The Sullivan Act‚ was the first piece toward gun reformation and was passed in 1911 for New York State. The law required anyone who carried a small firearm to have a permit. This piece of legislation is still in effect today. In the 1960’s‚ there were a series of important political assassination’s including‚ President John F. Kennedy‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Senator Robert Kennedy (Gun Control Reform). Politicians feel that they can
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If guns were controlled by government‚ will it help to reduce the violent crime in the U.S.A? Recently‚ I have been searching "gun control" on the internet in order to understand more about it to finish this research paper. Gun control is a kind of law or things like a policy to limit the production‚ sale or use of guns by people. This law or policy is very greatly around the entire world. In my country‚ only polices and those security guards can have the permission to use guns. But still‚ they
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