In the Bloomberg Businessweek article ’Guns Don’t Kill People‚ Gun Culture Does’‚ author Charles Kenny‚ a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development‚ posted his opinion on the gun control debate. Kenny states "Even today‚ the strongest relationship to homicide rates around the world involves overall levels of economic development‚ inequality‚ and social cohesion rather than gun prevalence." However‚ the author continues with a contradiction of that statement‚ writing "Yet‚ if you restrict
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Gun culture in the United States of America has prevailed ever since the beginning of this country’s history. The Second Amendment‚ written in 1776‚ protects an individual’s rights to “bear arms” without punishment. Many problems with this law have arisen since 1776‚ such as a growing number of suicide‚ accidental‚ and mass-shooting related deaths. Because the Constitution is a living document‚ a change is vital for the safety of American citizens. More gun control laws would lead to less crime‚
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In the United States‚ 88.8 out of 100 people own at least one firearm (Morris). A common misconception in today’s society is that these firearms are the root of all crime. Gun control is unconstitutional‚ illogical‚ and Nazi esque. In fact‚ more guns would be an improvement to our nation. Guns are a right given to us by the second amendment‚ and can be used for recreational purposes‚ self-defense‚ and are a means of keeping the government in check. The right to bear arms is a crucial part of this
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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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Anti-Gun Control: Preserving The Second Amendment Corey Jones West Coast University‚ Ontario Abstract The gun control debate is more than just a two-sided argument about whether guns should be legal or banned. The right of the people to keep and bear arms is not limited to what restrictions the government places on its people. Throughout history governments have used gun control to overpower its citizens for example‚ Hitler and Nazi Germany imposed very strict gun laws. Self-defense is one of
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Gun Control Once every thirteen seconds an American uses a gun to protect themselves (Harris). Americans using guns this frequently is clearly an issue‚ but making gun control stricter is not the answer. Gun control should not be stricter in the United States because guns are an excellent source of protection‚ guns can lower crime rates‚ and gun control laws only affect law abiding citizens. According to Jeffery Goldberg‚ guns are responsible for 30‚000 deaths a year. These statics only show people
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The history of guns in America is a long one‚ but they were first introduced to the world long before they were introduced to the United States. According to Linton Weeks‚the first guns in the world were most likely cannons used in the fourteenth century. There were also hand cannons carried by European soldiers (Weeks). This expresses that guns have been around much longer than the United States has. After cannons‚ there was the muzzle loader. Muzzle loaders had a fierce recoil ignited by a matchlock
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debate on gun control. Should civilians be able to buy automatic weapons? What about high-capacity ammunition clips? Are guns helpful at all? Such questions have arisen after every new account of a shooting‚ which seem to occur quite often based on their prevalent coverage on mainstream media outlets. Furthermore‚ with such strong stances on pro-
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Guns Are the Savior for the American People Gun control is a controversial topic amongst the people of the United States of America. Some believe that increasing gun control laws will save lives throughout the country‚ while others believe that guns are necessary in order to save human lives. Although it is known that guns can be dangerous‚ the United States should not restrict the use of guns because armed citizens can help stop violent crimes when the police are nowhere to be found‚ everyone has
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Amendment expressly grants this right to all citizens‚ making all gun control laws unconstitutional. James Madison said in No. 45 of The Federalist Papers‚ "The powers of the federal government were to be ‘few and defined.’ The supposed federal power to regulate guns is anything but ‘defined’;
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