Updated gun laws are needed to reduce the amount of mass shootings in the United States. On June 12th‚ 2015‚ a man walked into a gay night club‚ and shot and killed almost 50 people. That man was the FBI‚ and should not have been able to get a firearm. The law against who can or can not get a gun needs to be revised. Along with that‚ stricter laws should be put into place‚ such as the amount of magazines a gun can take‚ or child-proof triggers/safety locks. Another issue seems to be security‚ and
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Weapons in Public School There are teacher who would give their lives to protect their students so why not let them carry guns. There are 28 states that allow teachers to carry gun on campuses if they have a private conceals weapon license. There are open records laws in these states that don’t require the teacher and staff to tell the principals‚ other teachers or parents that they are carrying weapons. How safe is that? After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School prompted five states
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After various shootings in schools and colleges‚ gun control laws have been a debate all over the country and all over the news. However‚ many state legislatures have already decided to obligate colleges and universities to allow “concealed carry”. While on one side laws are being passed to keep guns away from the public‚ on the other side‚ guns are being permitted in college campuses. Allowing people to carry guns in college campuses is not the way to keep students‚ faculty‚ and staff safe‚ because
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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is often as known as Brady Bill. It requires federal background checks on firearms purchasers in the United States. However‚ there is a loophole in this law‚ the background checks requirement is only applied to licensed sellers and for those private sellers at gun shows or online most states do not require them to do background checks for firearms purchased. This loophole is well-known as gun show loophole and with this loophole‚ it’s easy for prohibited
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multiply heart breaking gun violent incidents on college grounds‚ which have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Recently‚ there has been a lot of debate on whether guns should be allowed on college premises. While it is in the United States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will
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Guns in classrooms? Yes. Guns at sporting events? No. The administrators use these as examples of places that will be marked armed and unarmed zones at the University of Texas. Fifty years ago the first mass shooting at an American college took place. The University of Texas experienced a mass shooting when a student shot 45 people‚ killing 14 of them‚ from the clock tower (Gubler). In the New York Times article “Philosophizing With Guns” Simone Gubler talks about the “campus carry” bill that will
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There have been many incidents with guns on schools campuses in the past. There has been multiple school shootings at several big schools across the country. The reasons why they shouldn’t be allowed are: They put other students in harm‚ There have been multiple school shootings in the past‚ and They could be used in the wrong way. These are why guns should not be allowed at school. Guns have the ability to put the lives of innocent people in danger. Sometimes feelings have the ability to take
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Today’s shooting investigation chart. Our country has done close to nothing to stop the tragic events. Hillary Clinton will be the one who changes that. She has detailed plans on how she wants to end gun violence‚ by enforcing criminal background checks and no-fly list checks in order to purchase guns. I agree with her views on stepping in‚ and lowering the amounts of shootings. Over the past few centuries of our government’s existence‚ we have never once had a female president. Our history books
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Gun violence is one main thing that tears families apart. Crazy‚ non-educated people roam the streets with dangerous weapons killing people and causing tragedies. Society would have done better if only police had the access to weapons and guns instead of civilians and criminals‚ although they could be confiscated. Gun violence incidents have been happening for a very long time‚ most of the time without a reason. Shootings‚ robberies‚ etc. all include the use of a weapon like a gun. These things
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English 1301.05 February 24‚ 2011 Gun Control: The Ends Do Not Justify The Means Gun control is a very controversial issue. Especially when it comes to the subject of allowing guns in schools. Many people believe that allowing teachers or anyone over the age of 21 to carry a gun onto a college campus is perfectly reasonable. They believe that it allows for protection of oneself and self-defense of others. Other people believe that guns should not be allowed in schools at all. They believe that it would
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