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    Gun Control I supportive of gun control laws‚ there are fewer deaths and less violence if there are fewer guns in the hands of citizens. Less gun control is a uniquely American phenomenon. The Founding Fathers had no way to know in 230 years that people living in large urban areas such as New York‚ Chicago and Los Angeles would be angry enough to kill each other with guns over drugs and money on a daily basis. Countries with tighter gun control laws have far less violence and fewer deaths. If life

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    right to bear arms; however certain gun control laws must be put into place in order to keep the public safe and protect the well being of our country. Gun control in the United States has been a controversial topic for American’s for a great number of years. The first gun laws date back to the Revolutionary War and have continued to evolve into the widely debated proposals of present day. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) There are a number of pros and cons where gun control in concerned. Most rational American’s

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    about gun-control. Even though they all reached the same conclusion‚ that there is a need for stricter firearm policies‚ their methodology while researching about this topic has changed over time. In the recent years‚ scholars usually talked about why people favoured or opposed gun control. But as the years have passed that has changed to them talking about the loopholes in the current firearm laws and how they need need to be stricter. So‚ has the scholarly conversation about gun control has seen

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    Gun control in the United States has been a source of societal and political debate dating back to the 1934 when the National Firearms Act of 1934 was enacted. While countries around the world define the basics of gun control as “laws that control how guns are sold and used and who can own them” (Merriam-Webster). Some have become concerned about the United States policies regarding the “relaxed” state of current laws. Countries around the world with tight policies contend to have reduced death and

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    On the contrary‚ opponents of gun-control laws claim that it is useless to prevent violence by regulating guns. In fact‚ law-abiding citizens are already permitted to carry concealed weapons in forty states with gun crimes rate remaining the same (Wright). In my opinion‚ with guns thousands of citizens could save their lives. Just like Jessica‚ they gain courage because guns are available to them when emergencies occur. Also‚ in many campus shootings‚ professors and students could not defend themselves

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    Gun Control POL/215 Gun Control A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case‚ the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on ownership

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    2A:  Gun  Control  in  the  US     Can US gun addiction be controlled? By Mathilde Ahrenkiel‚ mathildeahrenkiel@gmail.com‚ Capus News‚ 20.09.2013 “I will try very hard”1 those are the words of President Obama as he spoke at the National Rifle Association Campaign on gun control in January 2013. His words underline the problem of a nation of enthusiastic gun owners‚ who are not afraid of teaching their children how to use a gun and to shoot to protect their freedom

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    Does gun control reduce crime rate? Abstract Over the past few months‚ people across the nation have been debating about gun control. Topics ranging from firearm restrictions to background checks have been heavily discussed by both emotion and logic‚ by both gun supporters and gun control activists‚ and it seems like there is no middle ground for both parties to agree on. Crime rates influence guns demanded for self-protection‚ and guns demanded by criminals depend upon

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    March 2013 Gun violence is a serious issue in the United States‚ it is rated to be the highest form of crime. Vermont and New Hampshire are recorded to be the safest places to be. As for California would have to be the worst place to be around. This state has an annual of 1‚257 deaths per year. (aggregated- pulling from one resource and another and making it my own) Over the years‚ President Obama has been impacted by several tragedies that have occurred. He’s been making proposals since the day

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    of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns‚ through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute abolition (AA)

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