Running Head: GUN CONTROL VS. GUN RIGHTS Gun Control vs. Gun Rights By Robert Marlow For CJ 450 Senior Seminar Dr. Michael Eskey Park University September 2009 Abstract Gun control and gun rights have been an issue that has been debated for decades. Whenever there has been a mass shooting of any magnitude‚ it seems that the debate heats up even more. Consideration must be given as to what the benefits are of these gun control laws. Gun control laws must also be written as
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Abstract This paper will show that gun control laws in the United States have had no significant effects on reducing crime. Although the anti-gun lobby supposes that passing more stringent laws will reduce the level of crime it will be shown that this just places additional hardships on the law abiding citizens of the United States. The work of various studies and reports from the United States government and private foundations will be the mainstay supporting concepts of this paper.
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COM 220 Gun Control I belive there is a need to increase gun control in an effort to decrease crimes that are related guns. The control of guns has been a controversdial topic as far back as 1813. In today’s society the issues regarding gun control have been controversial. Many strict laws have been passed by the federal government to regulate ownership of guns. In an attempt to regulate gun control many people believe that past familiar high profile political shootings have been as a result
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The Need For Gun Control Shortly after dusk‚ a sixteen-year-old boy stands on the street corner talking with a friend about what happened at school today between himself and another student. He nonchalantly stands there sipping his Pepsi when all of a sudden a black Honda with tinted windows drives up to the corner. The window rolls down‚ a voice calls out‚ and the boy walks up to the car. He bends down to peer into the car to see who it is when three rounds from a .38 caliber pistol rip through
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Guns Do Not Kill People; People Kill People Gun control is a very large problem going on in the United States today. All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be used with precautions‚ as well as the right safety regulations. Guns can be hazardous and tragic accidents can happen‚ like the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut‚ but only if they are in the hands of the wrong person. Guns are not only used every day for protection‚ such as law enforcement like the military and the police
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Gun Control Philosophy 310 1/14/2016 Kelsey Reinholt Gun Control The view on this paper will be from a pro-gun stand point providing valid points of view from the individual’s right to own guns to protect themselves and how instilling strict gun laws actually do not lessen gun crimes as anti-gun advocates proclaim. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states‚ “A well-regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people
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11 September 2013 Anti Gun Control Due to recent mass shootings in the U.S. many Americans fear for their safety. Many Americans fear to go out to movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ and even their children ’s schools. In the article "Will Sikh temple shooting spark U.S. conversation on gun control"‚ Peter Greier claims "Americans are deeply split about the prospect of new gun laws‚ and tragic events such as recent mass killings do not change voter opinions." Gun control laws should be any more strict
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Amendment only grants the right to bear arms within a militia. In their eyes‚ the right to bear arms does not apply to private militias‚ only government organized militias‚ such as the Armed Forces. The Founding Fathers feared the government’s control of its citizenry by disarming them; therefore the collective rights interpretation would be the exact opposite of the amendment’s intent. Another is the states’ rights interpretation of the Second Amendment. States rights advocates believe
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own safety and the safety of others.” 10 Myths about Gun Control in Canada http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/tenmyths.html TOP 13 COUNTRIES BY # OF GUNS PER CAPITA | United States | 88.8 | 1 | | Yemen | 54.8 | 2 | | Switzerland | 45.7 | 3 | | Finland | 45.3 | 4 | 32[5] | Serbia | 37.8 | 5 | 58.2[6] | Cyprus | 36.4 | 6 | | Saudi Arabia | 35 | 7 | |
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right if they want a gun or not. Gun control is not effective in the United States. Americans have rights and one of them is the 2nd amendment. People have the right to defend themselves. Gun control laws take away the right to self defense and take away their feeling of safety. If a person doesn’t have a gun‚ when attacked they have a higher chance of dieing. “A small women is armed with a knife and the large man has a knife‚ he is more likely to win‚ but if she has a gun she gets to live another
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