Gun Control Since the early days‚ gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime‚ the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States‚ that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide level?(www.guncite.com)
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influence the value of guns to the U.S. citizen. The top two are the Bill of Rights and personal safety‚ but another of the other idea discussed that would affect gun sales revenue is the possibility of a budding Black Market if there are stricter firearm laws implemented. Due to increased violence‚ anti-gun activists‚ pricing and sales tax‚ an uninformed economist might view the demand for guns to be completely elastic. My opinion is that the civilian purchase and ownership of guns by United States
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right to check drivers and pedestrians for guns. (http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/jan/Better-Enforcement-Lowers-Homicide-Rates-in-Violent-Cities.html) - Since the introduction of stricter gun laws in 1991‚ there has been a 65 per cent reduction in homicides by long guns‚ Statistics Canada data shows. Furthermore the reduction in homicides involving any type of firearm was 37 per cent. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/scrapping-the-long-gun-registry-some-relevant-numbers-1.861912)
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All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be dealt with precaution. Guns have been a part of American history for as long as people can remember. For most individuals guns are supposed to be very dangerous and unsafe. Though‚ that is not true. Guns can be hazardous‚ but only if they are in the wrong hands. Owning a gun is a right that every American should take pride in having. Guns are used for self-protection‚ hunting‚ law enforcement and other practices. The right to own a gun is secured
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More Black Children Die in Chicago from Gun Violence than Soldiers from Chicago Die in Iraq By Phillip Jackson Recently in Chicago‚ teen gunman boarded a crowded public bus near a high school and opened fire with a handgun. I imagined this scene must have been similar to the bus bombings that are so common in war-torn Iraq. As I researched this analogy‚ I found striking similarities between what is happening in Black communities across the United States and what is happening in a full-fledged
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Transitional Paper Assignment Once in a while‚ when there are firearm incidents‚ people bring up a gun control idea and how bad it is to own one and use it against others. First of all‚ did crime rate increase as people own more guns? Should people make a stronger laws and restrictions for gun control to help prevent such disasters? Essentially‚ can we get rid of guns? How many guns did we have in the 90’s? In Gun Control Overveiw database this quote was stated‚ “Institute of Justice reported in a national
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article‚ “Texas Lawmakers Pass a Bill Allowing Guns at Colleges”‚ written by Manny Fernandez and Dave Montgomery‚ from the The New York Times‚ the author discuss about whether guns should be allowed on campus. In the article‚ they talk about two opposing sides‚ where one side supports the campus carry law and the other disagrees with the campus carry law. State representative Jonathan Stickland said‚ “An armed society is a safe society‚ so any time you have gun control‚ there is far more opportunity to
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Guns‚ schools and criminal minds. Due to a massive shootings events in the last years‚ we‚ the people have been wondering "Is it a good idea to have guns in our children’s school? I’ve always believe that schools are the safest places in the world‚ until December 14‚ 2012‚ when 20 years old Adan Lanza fatally shot twenty children and 6 adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Now‚ do you feel safe when leaving your child at school? and‚ would you agree in sending
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Violent role in history In the “Violence Vanquished” with Steven Pinker‚ Pinker considers that the modern era is the most peaceful time in the history of the human species. All kinds of violence have declined due to the progress of human civilization‚ government ability to enforcement‚ development of commerce and the expansion of cosmopolitanism. The author has pulled together data from numerous statistical sources to back up his claim that violence has tended to decline through human history
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GUN BAN IN THE PHILIPPINES “Never Forget‚ even for an instant‚ that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is‚ so he can do something to you that you wouldn ’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars‚ muggers‚ and rapists‚ and even more so for policemen‚ bureaucrats‚ and politicians.” — Alexander Hope. Gun ban has always been an issue here in our country and certain groups have been arguing about what
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