Farley Comp I 15 February 2013 The Gun Control Debate in America The debate over Gun control has taken front and center in recent news head-lines. The communities and families whose lives have been effected by gun violence are speaking out. In an article titled “Newtown Open eyes to other gun violence against young people” Sarah Hoye explores how every day gun violence effects inner cities like Philadelphia on a daily basis. “Scott
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Entertainment Control Needed Mass shooting have grown exponentially after the 1999 school shooting of Columbine this shooting involved two students that planned and killed 12 of their peers along with a teacher before both committing suicide. There are many people that offer what they feel would be the best solution to mass shootings. One of them being Mona Charen who says that it could be fixed with mental health system reform and censorship of media including games to movies.Placing guards
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When we look at gun-related events‚ such as a school shooting‚ or a massacre‚ our first knee-jerk reaction is to immediately blame guns for the crime. Stricter laws will surely stop those law-breaking criminals‚ right? As if the time of the writing of the article from procon.org‚ 49 out of the 62 mass shootings were done with legal guns. At least‚ that’s one less crime committed‚ right? Would leaving ourselves defenseless while criminals acquire guns illegally instead be a better method protection
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grab your gun and protect you and your children. Now if you were to take the gun out of the situation what would you have done? The intruder is already in your house where your kids sleep at night‚ and the police’s response time is not going to be fast enough. What if you were able to hide‚ well you can not hide forever and eventually he will find you. No matter what you think‚ or how you feel about guns; if you were to put yourself in that position. You would be very grateful for the gun that saved
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Enforcing more constricting gun laws is not the answer! By restricting the American people’s right to bear arms‚ the government is infringing on the Second Amendment. There are plenty of laws currently in existence that would benefit the nation if they were only better enforced. In addition to this‚ a common misconception of the populace is that reducing the number privately owned guns will in turn reduce the number of fatalities involving firearms. This is‚ however‚ not the case. For example‚
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owning a gun. The second amendment states that “ 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." This amendment entitles people to obtaining a gun legally for whatever reason. I Believe that people have a right to self defense. There is no way to entirely stop people that obtain a firearm legally from using it to murder another person. For instance if someone breaks into a stranger’s house with a gun they
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Less Gun Control in America Today in America there is a huge debate going on. Do we as Americans have the right to carry a fire arm‚ in our car‚ in our purse‚ or even on ourselves? Should they only be allowed in our homes? Who‚ if anyone should be allowed to own a gun? What will happen to the crime and death rates if laws are changed? There are many different opinions on this matter. In reality‚ allowing more people to own and carry firearms will decrease the crime and death rates. Many people
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Stricter Laws on “Gun Control” In the state of Texas‚ a shooting took place on September 6‚ 2013. A 46 year-old man‚ who was identified as Brian Cloninger‚ shot an 8 year-old African-American‚ Donald Maiden Jr.‚ in the face. Prior to the shooting‚ Cloninger was seen waving his gun at people (Edwards). This incident and other similar incidents enraged our nation and have bought to citizens’ attention about how laws covering the sale of firearms should be made stricter. Too many people with mental
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Gun control laws should be revised. By definition‚ provided by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ gun control is the regulation of the selling‚ owning‚ and use of guns. There has been many cases where guns have been in the wrong hands. These situations have occurred in schools (high school‚ grade school and even college)‚ movie theaters‚ churches‚ and even U.S military bases. Is it the right to bear arms or is it the right to free murder? Nowadays‚ many people can go out and purchase a gun with their
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stricter gun control laws can help curb the increasing violence in the United States. They argue that tighter control on hand gun sales and the banning of assault rifle would be beneficial to our society. Can new gun laws put an end to gun violence in the U.S.‚ or do they infringe upon constitutional rights provided by the Second Amendment‚ and serve no purpose other than to take away guns from law abiding citizens? Pros "The U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership and of gun homicide
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