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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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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Gun control has gotten way out of hand‚ the United States have been changing the firearm policy for over a century now. The very first push to change the Firearm policy was in the 1930’s from the Roosevelt administration which resulted two new laws. There was also a second attempt to make changes again to the firearm policy. John and Robert Kennedy‚ and Martin Luther King were assassinated which resulted a huge conflict on the Firearm Policy‚ their deaths proceeded the Gun Control Act of 1968. The
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Issue: United States Gun Control MEMORANDUM To: Senators and Congressmen cc: From: Subject: Gun Control Firearms restriction‚ commonly known as gun control‚ is a hotly debated subject in and out of the political arena. Advocacy groups propose more restrictions‚ tighter restraints and harsher punishments for offenses. These proponents claim that violence stems from guns and gun owners‚ gun manufacturers and gun supporters are to blame. Opposition groups to gun control suggest that lesser restrictions
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sounds of gunfire and screams from innocent children… This is why we need stricter gun control laws. When thinking of gun control‚ the first thing that comes in mind is safety. Now‚ safety can be viewed differently in the subject of gun control. Those who are for gun control think that gun control will provide safety. Those who oppose gun control may think that safety comes from guns. Violence associated with guns is a huge problem in the world‚ especially in the United States. In 2013‚ statistics
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where the hypothetical “line” is drawn with gun control. Gun control presents itself as a point of valuable authority in the government to some‚ and also continues to be an enormous problem to others. This argument between the government and its people clash over the matters of possession and confiscation of firearms‚ the Constitution’s content and the position it takes to back up the issue‚ what the future holds for gun owners‚ and if the stricter control of firearms by the government actually reduces
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States with guns‚ sixty seven percent is 10‚886 out of 16‚272 crimes that involved guns. (Agresti‚ James D) More gun control could decrease that number significantly. Gun constrictions will not hinder Americans hunting or hobbies‚ it will help stop the shooter from getting guns. Even though people think that guns are not a problem‚ there needs to be more restrictions on guns because it would decrease shootings and mass murders‚ it would reduce deaths and injuries associated with guns‚ and civilians
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right to keep and bear arm is the thread of gun violence. Mass shooting incidents‚ apparent evidences of gun violence have been seen all over the country. Gun violence has been causing fear for the people and endless loss for the country overall. This paper will target and discuss the problem of gun violence in the United States in the last few decades. I will first discuss what is gun violence and the cause of
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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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thing”‚ but has a few policies in place as well as some control over certain items. The big question; should there be a government intervention in the economy? There should be boundaries when in comes to government control‚ not every single industry and product needs government control but certain products should be under government control. One example of a product under Malaysian government control is guns- to get the license and to buy a gun. There are many reasons why the government has strong
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