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    Historically‚ violence has been a major tool used for multiple purposes in any and every society. Whether or not the use of violence is necessary in a society can be debatable‚ however‚ what we see throughout history is that violence is an important component especially when it comes to dominant societies taking away from the disadvantaged societies‚ such as land. One main consequence of this are the negative impact it has on the people that live in these societies. Their only two options is to conform

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    more accidents like these‚ we should teach our youth about gun safety to give them the knowledge of what to around it and discourage misuse. Although some parents think their children shouldn’t be around guns in general‚ teaching gun safety early could save their lives and others. Young children around America often get into many accidents because of their lack of knowledge. In a USA Today article‚ they assert “If they [kid] find it [guns]‚ they’ll play with it”(A.7). Most kids that don’t know what

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    you about how allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons will be a good idea. I will talk about the advantages of allowing teachers to carry a concealed weapon‚ how allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons is helping other countries‚ and why Gun-Free zones aren’t working. Let’s start with the advantages of allowing teachers to carry a concealed weapon. There are three main advantages for allowing teachers to carry a concealed weapon. The three advantages are casualties will be reduced if you

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    for the government to create a strict gun law which forbids people to carry a gun no matter where they were unless they take a month long gun class. Doing so would make sure that the people with gun license do not have a background of committing a felony‚ crime‚ or have a mental illness. Taking the class would provide gun licenses owners to know safety measures and how to deal with a gun. People around gun owners would feel safe because not everyone owns a gun unless they have taken the class that

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    Gun Control Argumentative Essay 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

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    A Smoking Gun from Down Under Recent events have brought the heated debate about gun control to atomic levels in the United States. For some Americans‚ it seems of no question that we should limit or even ban an individual’s right to bear arms for the greater good of our nation. For others‚ the right to own a firearm is one of the fundamental liberties afforded the citizens of this country and to restrict that right intrudes on the very essence of being American. The argument for limiting or banning

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    survey of American fears was conducted by Chapman University which reported that 36.5% of Americans said they were “afraid” or “very afraid” of gun control (Ledbetter). Gun control has become a hot button issue within the scope of politics. This brings to the surface questions of why Americans are so afraid of gun control. An increased push in the desire for gun control legislation causes fear in Americans because of the perceived loss of control with personal protection. Along with this lack of control

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    Everywhere you look you can see traces of violence in our today’s society. It is promoted in almost every facet of our entertainment‚ from movies to video games‚ and even in some of the lyrics to some types of music. In many cases when individuals turn to violence‚ people tend to look back and try to recall any warning signs that may have been present to prevent those actions from occurring. According to Robert Meadows in Understanding Violence and Victimization (2007)‚ there are 6 warning signs

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    Essay 3 Toy guns: To Play or Not to Play Jennifer Thompson Baker College Online Division Children all over the world have been playing with toy guns for generations. There are some toy guns that shoot darts‚ some that shoot BB’s‚ and some that make a loud blast or noise. Some toy guns look very cartoonish and are bright colored‚ but some look very much like real guns‚ and are hard to tell that they are toys. Lately there has been so much gun violence affecting our world there has begun a heated

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    large caliber handgun. The man seeing the gun recoils and runs. The woman did not have to fire the gun for it to intimidate her attacker‚ although she would have. She had been trained and qualified to carry a concealed handgun. Guns are a great way to defend ourselves from those individuals mentally incapable to function in modern day society‚ or a government trying to oppress its citizens. A gun ban will create more problems than it will solve. Guns are mainly used for three reasons‚ hunting

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