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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Roxanne Walton Logic Prof. C. Van Youngman September 12‚ 2012 Gun Control-Affirmative America was founded on basic fundamental rights that are to govern a civilized society. When those rights are challenged by those same citizens‚ reform is imminent and necessary. As stated in the second amendment of the United States constitution‚ “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”. Enforced
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Gun Control Creates A Safe World Gun control is a controversial and divisive issue in our routine life‚ not only in the United States‚ but also all over the world. Basically‚ gun control refers to governmental efforts to limit or restrict the production‚ sale‚ possession and use of guns by private citizens. Some people believe that it is necessary that federal and state laws allow citizens to purchase and possess guns‚ or even actively require adult citizens to maintain weapons in their house‚ and
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“Gun control means control. It means control for the government and government start controlling the people”‚ according to Luke Scott. Gun control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms by civilians. Gun should be allowed anywhere‚ citizens need guns for self defense. It is important to understand why gun control was added to the amendment‚ the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution States: A well-regulated
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Blank Blank English 1102 - 71 Professor Blank Blank 21 February 2013 Gun Control The second amendment states as follows: “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” (Becker 9). The founding fathers of the United States agreed that the civilians of this country should have the right to bear arms. They believed that the government should be afraid of the people‚ not the people afraid of the
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Gun Control Philosophy 310 1/14/2016 Kelsey Reinholt Gun Control The view on this paper will be from a pro-gun stand point providing valid points of view from the individual’s right to own guns to protect themselves and how instilling strict gun laws actually do not lessen gun crimes as anti-gun advocates proclaim. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states‚ “A well-regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people
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There are two main issues when it comes to gun control. One being a safety issues and the other being a rights issue. With each of these issues there are some citizens who would like more guns laws; and some who feel there are already enough gun laws in place. Both sides of this argument are strong. In this essay I will examine both sides of the argument. The right to own guns has gone unchanged for nearly hundreds of years. Guns were common in the American Colonies‚ first for hunting and general
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Gun Control If you think that people should have a license to buy a gun‚ well it think so to because to many people are dying every day. If we don’t do anything about it‚ it will get worse. Here are some reasons why. Did you know that 16‚808‚538 guns were sold in 2012. Did you know that 2 million of them are hand guns. That is a lot of guns. Half people dying are between the ages 18-35. There are 30 people dying every day in the U.S. because of guns. People could put an end to this if you had to
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you give them a gun? I would think not. However‚ this point commands some attention and few have addressed the issue of how others’ incompetence can most certainly interfere in our lives in many damaging ways. With our
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continuation of gun violence. Another‚ complicated issue is the lack of restriction and policies on firearms. In order to fix this problem‚ we need to reduce the chance of an individual getting a gun if they do not have the proper background for one. The fact that the majority of Americans want gun control is telling from a Gallup Poll of 1993 reported that “Total Ban of Handguns: 39% of U.S Population and 17% of Gun Owner‚ One gun a month limit: 69% of U.S Population and 64% of Gun Owner‚ Ban Cheap
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