With all the recent mass shootings happening in the country‚ people have made the call for stricter gun control. Is this really the answer that would solve all the problems? Is stricter gun control really the answer or is it a grand illusion to fool the masses? In these two opposing essays there are very hard hitting points and facts supporting both sides. Stricter gun control is majorly demanded in democratic states where most mass shootings occur. Republican states having open carry laws and CCW
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Laws having to do with gun control should have stricter regulations and require more in-depth background checks before anyone is allowed to purchase a fire arm. Gun control has been a major debate for a very long time now. It started hundreds of years ago in different parts of the world and continues today. Though there are always two sides to an argument‚ I firmly believe that being pro-gun control is important. People assume that just because you are pro-gun control that you have an “unrealistic”
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viewpoints of gun control mentioned‚ is the negatives of guns and the need for gun control. In the article‚ “The Impact of Violence on Children‚” Joy Osofsky elaborates that gun violence in communities are extremely detrimental in communities especially on children. Osofsky‚ a professor of public health in Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center‚ uses masses of children psychology‚ scenarios and experiences to demonstrate the importance of gun control and to increase gun regulations. She
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Groups such as the NRA argue that gun control does little to actually deter crime‚ therefore‚ why limit the right of law abiding citizens. A November 2013 study found that‚ between 1980 and 2009‚ "assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level‚" Likewise‚ "states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders" (M. Guis‚ 2013). The goal of gun control should be results‚ not merely implementing policy for the sake of policy.
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America guns are huge deal whether you like them or not. It may be gun violence or just using it for sport‚ either way gun laws should be set but guns should not be banned. Having stricter gun control laws can keep Americans and their communities more safe‚ help guns from ending up in the wrong hands‚ and help reduce the overall deaths in America which are way up there compared to all the other causes of death. If people want their communities to be safe then there needs to be gun control to enforce
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talking about three benefits of gun control. The first is to reduce the crime rate‚ if the number of guns is reduces‚ the number of violent criminal is decreased. The second is to provide a proper regulation‚ gun control will decide who has the right to own a gun. And the third is about better management‚ because gun will be registered‚ so we can know which types of guns would be used in some specific area. Response: I totally agree with this article‚ gun control will bring a lot of positive effects
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Article review Weisman‚ J. (2013). Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?_r=1& Jonathan Weisman‚ author of the article‚ studied journalism and African History at Northwestern University. Weisman’s professional career includes time at Education Week‚ CQ‚ USA Today‚ Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
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Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection‚ or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives‚ or even for enjoying a common‚ innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation means violating a person’s Constitutional rights. Although
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gun control & policy Gun Control and Policy: A Review of the Literature Abstract “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.” Amendment II‚ Bill of Rights Constitution of the U.S The Second Amendment has been a major issue in American politics since 1876. The nation ’s powerful gun lobby‚ the National Rifle Association‚ holds that it means the right to keep
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Gun control is accepted and also frowned upon by many United States people. There is a Second Amendment gun act to help prevent any laws to be passed that involve hurting or changing the Second Amendment. Surprisingly many of the guns are being bought by only a small percentage of people. “Today two hundred sixty-five million guns are owned by only fourteen percent of the gun owners in the United States”(Turkewitz‚“Today”). Too many gun control laws enforced can cause problems with the Constitution
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