Gun control has been a controversial issue for many years. A majority of individuals believe that if gun control is strictly enforced‚ it would reduce the crime rates. Many people believe they have the right to bear arms for protection or to have a weapon to enjoy hunting. According to the second amendment‚ “ a well regulated milita‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Caplan‚ 1982). The benefit of a waiting period
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matter of debate and discussion in the United States. Many people are asking whether every citizen should have the right to possess a gun? There are many advocates of gun control people who wish to have strict laws to prevent certain groups of people from buying a gun. And there’s also those who disagree with gun control laws‚ and feel there should be a more tolerant gun control to
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as “The Regulators.” The leader of the men is a man named William but better know as Billy the Kid. Add horses and guns to all this and you have a classic movie called Young Guns. The film Young Guns is entirely about the notion that retaliation is a must‚ even when one is against all odds‚ these brave men fight to avenge a friend’s death. Revenge is a powerful thing. Young Guns gives countless examples where the need to get even over powers any reasonable thought processing. In the film there
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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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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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February 2015 Need for Gun Control On November 21st‚ 2002 a deranged teenager carrying his father’s licensed 9mm pistol‚ calmly approached a security officer at the International School of Port of Spain. Upon notifying the officer that he’s going to collect his test results‚ an argument broke out. The teenager pulled out the gun‚ firing five shots‚ leaving the officer wounded as he ran into the computer room‚ grabbing a fourteen year old boy hostage as he brandished the gun and shouted at teachers
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Gun Control Vikas Gupta (000332025) Mohawk College Abstract Gun Control is the “hot button” issue in recent times. Gun control generally refers to laws that regulate the sale‚ transfer‚ possession or use of fire arms. They vary greatly around the world. Some countries‚ such as the United Kingdom‚ have very strict limits on gun possession while others‚ like the United States‚ have‚ compared to most industrial democracies‚ relatively few and weak restrictions (although policies vary from
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the 26th highest rate of gun violence in the world (Washington Post‚ 2012). It accounted for 70 percent of all homicides and less than 10 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes from 1993 to 2011 (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). So how will the United States overcome the battle to end gun violence? The United States Government‚ worried parents and various anti-gun groups have always scrutinized how to fix the problem. What causes violent acts to be committed with a gun? In order to find out
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Guns in our higher educational facilities Lately it seems as though there is a stanch split in our county when it comes to the gun debate. One side views guns as the problem while the other views them as the solution. Many places including schools are designated gun free zones. Despite this designation we are all aware of the many campus shooting that have taken place within the last few years. I believe that college students‚ teacher and administrators should have the right to carry their legal
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Some people are for new gun control laws‚ but I am one of the many that are against them. Now‚ it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news without being bombarded with the details of another mass shooting‚ or another child that was killed while playing with a gun. Unfortunately‚ there are many people who take the easy way out when it comes to a solution to this problem‚ they choose gun control. There are many facts that support my position in which I will explain. First of
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