One of the most conversed and debated issues in the Unites States‚ other than Donald Trump’s hair‚ 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
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Lee Hanson WR 122 Final Paper Mary Bentson 7 June 2012 Gun Control: Is it a Good Thing? Contrary to what many people may have seen on bumper stickers‚ gun control does not refer to using two hands. The legal definition of gun control is: having laws that aim to restrict or regulate the sale‚ purchase‚ or possession of firearms through licensing‚ registration‚ or identification requirements. A large number of American households or residents‚ approximately 40-45% of them‚ own at least one firearm
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“Four out of every 10 Americans own a gun. And nearly 3 out 4 believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to have a firearm.” (Schwartz 2011 n.p.) Many Americans believe that concealed weapons are the main cause of violence. There have been many controversial‚ religious and political issues addressing gun control‚ concealed weapons and banning fire-arms in the U.S. that have been going on for many years. Gun Control is an action of the government that is suppose to reduce
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America should have better gun control for many reasons‚ people don’t feel safe with others having guns because they believe criminals have a higher advantage of killing innocent people and could cause more trouble. Even if it is the police’s job to protect us from this happening‚ there are others that take the advantage from using their gun and they make big mistakes with it. America must have a different way to control gun safety and gun laws should be stricter. The majority of deaths in the United
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Is gun control really the right solution to gun abuse? Will this really be effective? Will the American society be safer when guns are banned? Though there are many questions‚ there is only one answer: NO!! Liberals have tried to argue that banning guns from civilians is the best way to solve this problem. However‚ this is not the right way to solve this problem for many reasons:First‚ to get facts straight‚ guns do not kill people; people kill people 100% of all homicides are committed by people
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"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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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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Few Things to consider If you’re like millions of Americans‚ you’ve either recently purchased‚ or you’re seriously thinking about purchasing your first gun. Whether you decided that you’d like to go to a range to try out a few different types of firearms to see what works best‚ or you are trying to maximize your skill level. You will find that having a little instruction will go a long way in not only safety‚ but it’s always a lot more exciting when your hitting the target more often. Having
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The question of Gun control is in the news. The subject comes up with each election along with the latest tragedy statistics. Both sides of the debate throw explicit words towards the other‚ it all turns into an argument and there seems to never be any agreement. It ’s very disparaging to me to see the innocent lives of children taken and for a defense gun owners hide behind what amounts to a 400 year old scrap of paper which is neither relevant to modern day problems or understood the same way by
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Gun Control By: Emma Beery Gun control can be looked at from many different viewpoints from many different people. Some people believe that all crime will be stopped while others think it will only increase. Guns should not be banned in the U.S because banning them will not make the killers stop‚ good people need to help‚ and making guns illegal will just lead to people disobeying the law. Before addressing the viewpoints and the positive and negative effects‚ understanding what gun control is should
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