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    Gun Control

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    What is Gun Control? Gun control is a controversial topic that not only the United States faces‚ but the entire world faces. Many nations either established a gun control policy or they don’t have one that is well put together. Studies have shown throughout the world gun control attempts to allow a safer environment for people‚ but there are still some places gun control is and isn’t tolerated. In the article " The Accessibility of guns protects lives" it describes the term gun control. Gun control

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    Gun-Use In Schools

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    Gun use in schools has been an issue on the face of our nation’s politics for the past few years. Many human rights activists and politicians have been calling for better gun control and have been trying to find ways to keep students more safe in schools after the dreadful shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary a few years ago. New thoughts have came up if you go through training and get a concealed weapons permit teachers and school faculty should be allowed to carry a gun as a measure of increased

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    found that more than half of all legally purchased guns were stored unlocked and at least 16% were stored unlocked and even loaded. Other studies have also claimed that having a gun increases the risk of suicide and/or homicide inside the home during family arguments. Gun control can even raise the crime on citizens. Gun control may be able to regulate the wrong use of these weapons‚ but it also causes those responsible to not be able to have guns when needed to protect themselves. The truth of

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    Video Game Violence

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    Girl I’m writing a paper for. Do Violent Video Games Converge With Real Life? Recently in America‚ there has been an explosion of anti-gun sentiment due to recent shootings‚ however no one has looked at the cause. What conditions a human being to preform these horrendous acts? Well‚ according to a myriad of parents‚ it’s video games. The claim is video games are actually psychological conditioners that cause a child‚ or player of any age‚ to lash out and perform violent acts. The scope of

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    Gun Control POL/215 Gun Control A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case‚ the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on ownership

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    Violence Among Us

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    MaccDonalds Eng 101 9 March 2014 Violence amongst Us Violence among young people in society is increasing dramatically. Perhaps what is most alarming is that these violent acts are not only occurring on the streets‚ but in the school systems as well. School violence is defined as any physical or verbal attack on a person while on school grounds or on school property. There has been an increase in the amount and the degree of violence. Students are now bringing guns‚ knives‚ and other weapons to school

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    Mass Media and Violence

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    Mass Media and Violence Is it hard to believe that just forty years ago only a few privileged American families had televisions in their home? In recent years‚ it is estimated that a whopping ninety-eight percent of Americans have one or more television sets in their home. Motion pictures‚ televisions‚ video games‚ and the internet are just some forms of mass media that have emerged since the last century. With the rise of mass media‚ the increase of violent behavior has increased as well. Mass

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    Firearm and Gun

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    All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be handled with care. Guns have been part of American life for as long as people can remember. For most people guns are perceived as very dangerous and harmful. However‚ that is not true; guns can be dangerous‚ but only if they are in the wrong hands. Owning a gun is right that every American should be able to take pride in having. Guns are used for self-defense‚ hunting‚ law enforcement and other uses. The right to own a gun is protected in

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    gun possession

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    ENACTMENT OF STRINGENT LAWS ON GUN POSSESSION School violence is a major concern that is facing this nation and the world as a whole. It is forming a trending topic all over the nation that will end up disastrous if not curbed. The year 2012 saw horrifying mass shootings across the country from a primary school in Aurora‚ Colorado to an elementary school in Newtown‚ Connecticut. In December‚ 58 percent of Americans wanted stricter laws surrounding the sale of firearms while only six percent believed

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    In the past few years so many lives have been lost due to guns in the hands of the wrong people. There have been many debates weather or not the United States should have stricter gun laws. Due to recent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown Connecticut there should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms‚ because stricter laws is always the best way to prevent crimes. There should be limits to the second amendment right to bear arms‚ because the numbers show that there

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