While guns can be a means of protection‚ other times guns can be the source of fear and despair. Many countries must deal with the topic of gun control. In Canada‚ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to “take action to get handguns and assault weapons off of our streets” (Liberals’ Website). However‚ with the lack of gun violence in Canada‚ some people see the making of gun laws stricter as unnecessary or an attack; others see this as mandatory for the safety of other people. One can argue that having
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killed by guns in 2013 and 30‚800 people were killed by cars in the same year. People still say that cars are more safe that guns but with the statistics above I would say not. There is even more statistics that show how guns can help Americans in daily life. An example of this is that more than 2.5 million people were saved due to self defense by drawing a gun. With this I propos that we get government out of our self defense or in other words I fell that we should get rid of gun control. The reason
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When discussing gun control and children safety we have to remember that there are many issues to take into account because the children are the most important topic. Question‚ are our children safe at school and are the teachers equipped to handle this kind of responsibility? The government thinks that if they take the guns away that this will solve the problem‚ when the real issue is how we stop the violence in America and at our schools. Let’s look at what the NRA is saying. First‚ they are
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A Shocking Scenario: Analyzing a Gun Control Advertisement In the spring of 2013‚ GREY Advertisement agency released a series of advertisements for the organization “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.” These public service announcements‚ placed on billboards around the country‚ are intended to “reflect the absurdity of our country’s current lax laws and weak regulation of guns‚” (Huffington Post‚ 2013). Contrasting a piece of candy to an assault rifle‚ one image uses emotion and logic
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“Where you have the most armed citizens in America‚ you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control‚ you have the highest crime rate.” -Ted Nugent. One of the biggest political issues today is gun control. There have been so many shootings in the streets‚ in schools‚ in federal buildings‚ colleges‚ and movie theaters. There are many theories on gun control from both conservative and liberal sides; I believe the answer in somewhere in the middle. In 1791 the Constitution
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GUN CONTROL +Obama’s quote for gun ban : "While there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely‚ no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy‚ every act of evil‚ if there’s even one thing we can do to reduce this violence‚ if there’s even one life that can be saved‚ then we’ve got an obligation to try it." +Some of the main legislative proposals backed by Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are: -requiring criminal background checks on all gun
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The current gun control laws should be strictly enforced to avoid creating new laws. News laws make it harder on law abiding citizens to purchase firearms‚ ammunition‚ and magazines/clips. Some feel it would decrease gun violence by creating new laws. This is unfair to thousands of people who are gun advocates‚ including myself. Hundreds of thousands of people own a gun‚ if not more than one gun. In order to become a gun owner‚ there are legal steps to be followed in order to earn a permit.
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In the course of recent years‚ Americans’ backing for inflexible firearm control laws has been for the most part declining even as the quantity of mass shootings is on the ascent. Weapon control is a standout amongst the most forcefully divisive issues in the U.S. today. Envision appreciating a film at the theater or eating a dinner at Taco Bell while individuals surrounding you are conveying stacked weapons. In spite of the fact that this may appear to be inconceivable‚ it is conceivable in light
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Gun control is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms by civilians.1 Multiple countries around the world has control law set in place such as‚ the United Kingdom‚ Germany‚ Japan‚ Australia and many more‚ but the United States of America is one of the countries that do not have those laws in place. Some say that it is extremely important to have those laws and some argue that guns are essential to everyday life and there
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States almost 100‚000 people are shot or killed with a gun in one year? 10‚527 people die a year in handgun related incidents in the United States. This number‚ by far‚ outweighs the number of gun related deaths in countries such as Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ and Japan‚ which number 13‚ 22‚ and 87‚ respectively. What is the reason for such drastic differences in numbers? Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ and Japan are all countries that have stricter gun control laws than the US. Mind you‚ these are just the number
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