1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually‚ it’s the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns‚ compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police‚ also in the USA. In 2009‚ gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in
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Topic: Gun Control and Universal Background checks I. Introduction A. Attention material: D. Thesis/Preview: Transition Statement II. Body A. Main point #1 Criminals will always find a way to obtain their guns‚ leaving law-abiding citizens without any weapons to use in defense. 1. (Description of problem) a. (Signs‚ symptoms‚ effects of problem) b. (Example‚ narrative‚ or testimony) 2. (Importance of problem) a. (Extent of problem)
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"Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" BCOM 275 "Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" I. Introduction A. Background information 1. Chicago has the strongest gun control regime in the nation. Chicago had over 500 murders in 2012 and are on pace to surpass that in 2013. 2. Handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40% in the two years after the U.K. passed its gun ban in 1997. (BBC). 3. Washington
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should own guns. Gun controls laws have long been a controversial topic in England‚ the United States‚ and just about every country that has guns. Gun laws should allow civilians to own to protect themselves from criminals. Many people and states have different perspectives considering gun control laws. Gun laws should not be increased because gun violence would increase due to civilians not possessing firearms. Gun control laws should allow all citizens to protect themselves with guns. Crime rates
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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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Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? One of the most controversial issues in our society today is the topic of private gun ownership and gun control laws. This controversy has arisen mostly due to the different ways that the second constitutional amendment is interpreted. The amendment states that "a well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Lott‚ 2000). On one side of the issue‚ there are those
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Is a gun a good thing or not? In fact‚ a gun itself cannot do anything good or bad. A gun can see on different angles‚ everything depends on how the owner of a gun uses it. Some people get their guns in order to terrorize or to do horrific stuff while others have theirs to protect people’s life or their family. So it is essential for the government to have a system of control on gun owners including regular tests on the following aspects‚ mental illness‚ utilization of a gun‚ and the ability to own
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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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ProCon.org recently featured an article that studied gun control. “Stricter state gun laws associated with fewer gun deaths‚ study finds.” The article discussed gun control laws in states with stricter laws tend to have lower rates of gun related homicides‚ and a suicide (ProCon para. 1) Gun control in the United States is becoming a wide spread issue and is becoming a problem everywhere. Although I am living in a city with uprising crime that has been skyrocketing over the years‚ I wasn’t aware
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Anti Gun Control Should the mere fact that criminals committing crimes with the use of guns infringe the national right of the innocent to possess guns. This is a question that arouses everywhere and no matter which way it is viewed the controversy will always go on. "A gun is a mere tool that can be used for good or evil. Our country is based on the belief that man is good until he or she is proven to be otherwise."(Harris p.2) This means that only a few people are committing crimes with uses of
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