Gun control in America should be limited based on second amendment rights that allow US citizens to protect themselves against their own government and in a private manner and limited changes in behavior by enforcing stronger laws. There has been controversy about gun control due to the recent public mass shootings and crime in our country. While stats can be used to persuade one way or another‚ true examination of mass shootings do not support arguments that ability to acquire guns is the true issue
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necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be fringed” (Cohen 1). Gun control is an extremely controversial topic. With all the violence and trouble guns cause it is easy to want to take away guns and establish a more secure gun control law or act‚ but what would America be if Americans took away the very thing that helped build our country. Guns‚ all forms‚ are a major part of American History. If it were not for guns America may still be under European
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tougher gun laws are a great debate. In the United States the argument varies per state and city. Cities such as chicago with a higher gun murder rate are prime examples of why we should have stronger gun laws. The gun laws in america have way too many loopholes. These loopholes leads to many mass shooting with guns being sold/bought by uneducated and mentally unstable.The Daily Beast reported over the last fourth of July‚ there was over 84 people shot and 14 of them succumb to their gun wounds.
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Guns Should Not Be Banned in the US Just a few weeks ago a man with the name Adam Lanza decided to take the guns of his mother and take the life of 20 children and 8 adults‚ including his mother ’s and his own. This atrocity hasn ’t been the first one. In the weeks since the massacre‚ gun control supporters have called for a new federal ban on assault weapons and for reductions in the number of concealed-carry permits issued to private citizens. However‚ to blame assault weapons for this tragedy
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stop playing the blaming game‚ wether it’s the politicians‚ the media‚ video games‚ the news or whatever else the NRA seems to be blaming today‚ and act together. And no‚ guns are not the answer. I’m sure you have heard Wayne LaPierre’s most recent speech concerning the Sandy Hook tragedy‚ and his opinions on the role of guns in America. I’m not here today to completely disagreeing with everything he was saying‚ however‚ there were
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domestic law enforcement in the United States (The National Research Council‚ pg. 57). The American persistent gun culture results from its revolutionary roots‚ colonial history‚ the second amendment‚ and frontier expansion. According to the second amendment; “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.” (Kalesan‚ Bindu‚ et al.‚ pg. 1847). Advocates of further gun control policies suggest that the
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The History of Gun Control Laws in the United States One of the most controversial issues in our society is gun control regulation. Gun control refers to restrictions or limits on possession‚ production‚ importation‚ shipment‚ sale‚ and/or guns by private citizens. There is an extreme amount of violence associated with guns that is increasing every year. Back in history when gun control laws and the second amendment was created‚ they didn’t have the huge fright that Americans have today of people
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Exercise The article that I selected is titled "Gun control is not the answer". The issue of the article is that taking away guns will not stop shooting in the United States of America; therefore‚ citizens should continue to have guns. The article should be viewed with skepticism because the author of the article is biased and uses fallacy tactics to try to persuade his the audience to agree with him because he’s a gun owner and the creator of a gun blog post. He supports the second amendment the
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Gun Violence in America Since the inception of firearms‚ people have been wielding all types of arms and ammunitions against each other in order to injure or kill their opponent. In the modern world‚ this violence is unwarranted and goes against everything society stands for. Nowhere else is gun violence most prevalent than in the United States of America. Because of the Constitution‚ Americans have had the right to bear arms since 1776. When the Constitution was drafted‚ the term “arms” meant nothing
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Gun Control: The Downfall of America It is to be believed that America’s public safety is being threatened by guns. There have been numerous events leading up to this accusation. Today‚ there is a rising debate whether gun control should be legalized or forbidden. There stand two sides of this dispute‚ one is for bearing arms and the other is against it. One could infer that one side remains superior over the other. In America majority vote rules‚ therefore the gun control laws remain not into effect
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