One major domestic policy issue is the war of guns. The United States has the highest total guns in the world with a total of 270 million guns. The people’s rights to bear arms has been protected under the second amendment but unfortunately with this right‚ there has been a rise in gun deaths. Such incident can be seen in the Sandy Hook shooting- an elementary school massacre-. Not only that but there has been multiple mass shootings in the United States on December 2‚ October 1‚ August 8‚ July 23
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Banning Guns Is Not the Answer: Gun Control Is Gun control is and has been a controversial issue for many years. Many American citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Some people believe that gun control is a plot to take away guns. Other People state they would not be able to hunt. Many citizens want to be able to protect their home or family. The Second amendment grants Americans the right to bear arms. Many people believe
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Gun control in America has been one of the most talked about topics among the people since 2014. Many people support guns and they say there is no reason for more gun laws. Others say that we need more gun laws and that guns are the one killing people not the actual shooters. I support the side that says we don’t need more gun restrictions‚ it’s the people purchasing the guns that need to be controlled. Most people who say there needs to be more gun control don’t own or‚ probably never have touched
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In the history of the United States‚ gun ownership is considered one of the most important rights of individual liberty. But today‚ there are frequent shootings in the United States‚ from civilians to the president‚ from children to the elderly‚ they are likely to become victims of gun violence. Whenever there is such a massacre occurred in the United States‚ there is a heated debate about gun control in the United States‚ but it is not so easy to make progress on legislation. Some people believe
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How to choose a firearm Are you looking for a new hobby? Maybe you’re worried about your safety. Chances are you want to buy your first firearm‚ then. With so many choices‚ how do you choose which one is best for you? First‚ you have to decide why you are buying a firearm. People choose to buy a firearm for many reasons. Some of these are: hunting‚ sport shooting‚ and home defense. In this paper‚ you will learn which of the three major classifications of firearms are for you. The first
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Gun control has been a much-debated topic since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. In the Constitution it states: “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” (Murphy‚ p. 1656). Although we have a split opinion on whether or not guns should be regulated we can argue that gun regulation hasn’t had a steady increase or decline. Factors such as violence‚ lobbyist‚ and Constitutional rights have
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Gun ownership has the capability to positively assist a home occupant during a burglary. A burglar can be convinced to leave the home in the presence of a gun-wielding occupant‚ or a gun-owner can exercise his right to self-defence and harm the intruder‚ effectively ending the home invasion. With this in mind‚ it can appear to be a good idea to own a gun in the event of home invasion. But does this really mean that owning a gun will protect from home invasion? Or that having a gun at the time of
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guarantees our right to own a gun‚ with stricter gun laws restricting not only felons but people who have anger management problems‚ America can reduce the amount of deaths immensely. Even though Americans are entitled the right to bear arms‚ laws need to be set in place so not only felons but mentally unstable people cannot purchase a gun. A study done at Duke and Harvard proclaimed that almost one in ten Americans have anger issues and own a gun. Many will argue that stricter gun laws are pointless because
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12/4/15 Gun Control Gun control is laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms. Gun control has been an important issue and topic of debate for a long time in the United States. Some people believe that gun control would not prevent gun deaths‚ whereas others think that having more gun restrictions could save many lives. I believe tighter regulations are needed to reduce gun-related violence. One of the biggest arguments of gun control
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bear arms. In today’s society‚ gun control is a hard topic to discuss due to the very different viewpoints. Many Americans today don’t want more firearm regulations because as stated in the Constitution‚ it is their right to have gun ownership. While many Americans want stricter gun control to stop the violence that firearms causes in our society. When the founding fathers wrote the second amendment they were thinking of the society that they were surrounded by. Gun ownership was a necessity for
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