POLICY PAPER ON GUN CONTROL FRANCIS OTIENO OTIATO (T00524520) October 2013 Policy Paper on Gun Control The fact that over 40% of households in the United States own a gun is terrifying. Despite the fact that owning a gun for the self-defense purpose is a human right‚ a lot of speculations and debate on the same is still contentious. Although a lot of efforts have previously been dedicated to ensuring policies are put in place‚ the problem related to the problem still
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Guns In The United States In today’s society of political turmoil‚ violence‚ and economic tragedies‚ many gun control advocates are pushing for more gun regulations from the government. Guns have been a part of America’s way of life for centuries. However‚ it was not until the 20th century that the government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934‚ as stated in “Firearm Laws‚ Regulations‚ and Ordinances‚” edited by Sandra Alters‚ in response to the
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being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Agresti‚ 2009‚ para. 2). Based on a simple reading of this‚ it would seem that people do have the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports the crimes committed with guns and not the lives saved with them. What would
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Donohue English 2 Gun Control A lot of questions were raised about the effects of everyone being allowed to carry guns. In the 2nd amendment it is stated “Right to bear arms”. It would be violate the right of the people if they will allow the gun control. There should not be gun control because it’s unfair for the people that use it for the right reason and gun control would not lower the crime rates. First of all gun control would not be unfair for the people that use gun for the right purposes
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deaths and injury‚ safety training for gun owners is never sufficient for everyone. In 2015‚ over 265 children shot either their friends or themselves while playing with loaded rifles (Lidgett par. 4). An investigation conducted by the San Francisco-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence‚ over 1.7 million American youths live in residents where they have access to loaded weapons (Lidgett par. 5). With high levels of such risk and the numerous laws on gun control‚ what more could be done. The Penal
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Reading‚ Writing‚ and Thinking” textbook‚ which can be titled “Guns” for the use of this essay. While “Guns” may be a pro-firearm‚ pro-second amendment article at its heart‚ the anonymous author misses the mark when he resorts to borderline ad-hominem attacks against the “unreasonable”‚ “control fanatics” of the gun control lobby. The author’s bias leaves the reader uninformed about more viable counter-arguments to the rhetoric of the anti-gun sector‚ misrepresents the arguments of the opposing viewpoint
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What is the Issue? Gun Control What is the Question? Should gun control be instituted in the United States? The concept of gun control has become a hot button item as we live in a country where mass murders‚ school shootings‚ and many other gun related crimes are becoming more and more frequent. People are faced with the impending questions on what should be done to limit these types of crimes and how can one defend themselves and their loved ones from becoming victims to these senseless
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proved to be always possible. -Hubert Humphrey‚ 1960 My background is probably atypical for a somewhat high-profile supporter of the right to keep and bear arms. I am black and grew up in Manhattan’s East Harlem‚ far removed from the great American gun culture of rural‚ white America. Although my voting patterns have become somewhat more conservative in recent years‚ I remain in my heart of hearts a 1960s Humphrey Democrat concerned with the plight of those most vulnerable in American society-minorities
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Given that the goal of gun control is to reduce or prevent harm‚ it might be tempting to argue in favor of complete gun control or‚ at least‚ incredibly strict restrictions. After all‚ if such a level of control could be established over the entire population‚ then the amount of harm involving guns would be greatly reduced. The general principle at work here would be‚ obviously enough‚ that a complete ban or incredibly strict restrictions would be justified by the fact that they would significantly
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interest? | Gun Control | In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay? | The topic of gun control is very serious due to major vast in crimes that are committed on a day to day basis leaving citizens fed up with the fact that it is very easy for one to obtain a gun. | What is your research question? | With new gun control laws‚ will crimes committed by guns actually decrease? | How is your research question significant or relevant to the wider community? | Gun control is an
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