when you hear the word ‘gun’‚” I bet you the average person would say something along the lines of violence‚ death‚ or war. This doesn’t have to be the case. Guns can mean protection‚ safety‚ and survival. Gun control is a very controversial topic that has been discussed for years. Proponents of more gun control often want more laws to try to prevent mass shootings‚ and call for smart gun laws‚ background checks‚ and more protections against the mentally ill buying guns. On the other hand‚ opponents
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some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage...This is becoming the normal.We should be ashamed ”(Obama). All around America many people are killed by gun violence.The issue of gun control has taken place in America for many years now.Now gun control has got out of hand.Due to the amount of gun violnece in the United States‚the government has evrey right to dictate to citizens that they should not be allowed to own guns. Guns are used in many crimes
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In America’s history‚ there are more than two Presidents that were assassinates because ofthe assault weapons. Today‚ there are many guns violence in our country due to the second Amendments; it’s the right to bear arm. The United States is the country that has mostly guns violence in society. According to the research‚ there are more than one school in America are violated by the shooter each year. But the President of the United States cannot do anything to prevent. When American heard there are
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Paper-Gun Control Gun control is government regulation on the manufacture‚ sale‚ and possession of firearms. As a heavily debated and very controversial matter‚ many advocates undoubtedly have different opinions. In the forthcoming paragraphs‚ I will discuss those differing opinions. Presented from two separate articles‚ the opinions discussed will be those of two different authors who have their own viewpoint as to why gun control is or isn’t necessary. In Russ Thurman’s article‚ “Guns up. Crime
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murdered (Djansezian). Looking at gun violence in this light makes it very understandable why support of stricter gun control has increased drastically in the recent past. A 2015 Gallup poll found that 55% of Americans say we should have stricter gun laws‚ up a significant 8% from 2014. Ideally‚ intensifying gun control laws would keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals or other people that would use the weapons illegally. However‚ would creating stricter gun laws actually decrease violence
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I’m Taking a Stance on Gun Control Guns need to be controlled. From the mass shooting in Newton‚ Connecticut that killed twenty-seven people‚ twenty of whom were faultless children at Sandy Hook Elementary‚ to nine people gunned down during Bible study in Charleston‚ South Carolina at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church‚ guns have proven to be an extreme political problem. In 2011‚ former Arizona congresswoman‚ Gabrielle Giffords became a victim of gun violence‚ along with eighteen other
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Antonio Smith Jr Gun Control Debate Gun control is a hot button issue that boils over whenever acts of gun violence occur. Citizens‚ lawmakers and gun lobbyists have been debating the issue of gun control for more than a century‚ and there has yet to be a definitive answer. Proponents of gun control don’t believe that state and federal gun control acts do enough‚ and gun rights advocates believe that the laws go too far. Opponents of gun control laws argue that Americans have the right to bear
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Name Date Class Professor Pro-Gun Control With the Second Amendment giving American citizens the right to bear arms‚ and approximately fifty percent of Americans owning some form of a firearm‚ issues involving the ownership and possession of guns has led to debates in American society. Many feel that the some form of gun regulation is necessary in order to lower the level of gun related violence in the country. On the other hand‚ the opponents of gun control feel that it would be an infringement
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Gun Control Is Needed Regulation of guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. A good definition of gun control is needed to understand the sides and issues. Gun control is an effort to stop the rise in violent crime by strengthening laws on the ownership of firearms. Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong‚ and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. Those in favor of gun control believe that gun control is good
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infringed” (CITE). However‚ guns have changed dramatically since the constitution was written. Now‚ guns have the capacity to kill more people‚ quicker than ever before. And far too often‚ guns are not used for protection or self-defense‚ but to intentionally harm the innocent. For this reason‚ political figures‚ social activists and members of the general public have called into question what is really outlined and protected under the 2nd amendment. For example‚ are all guns permitted‚
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