Gun Control in America? “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” (O ’Connor & Sabato‚ 2008). That is the second amendment found in our U.S Constitution. According to the second ammendment the people have the right to keep and bear arms. Is this a right that everyone is given‚ and if so can this right be taken away? The question of gun control is one that has been highly debated since the founding
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Argumentative Essay against Gun Control Since 1980‚ forty-four states have passed laws allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons outside their homes for personal protection. (Five additional states had these laws before 1980. Illinois is the sole holdout.) A federal ban on the possession‚ transfer‚ or manufacture of semiautomatic assault weapons‚ passed in 1994‚ was allowed to expire in 2004. In 2005‚ Florida passed the Stand Your Ground law‚ an extension of the so-called castle doctrine
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“Guns don’t kill people on their own‚ it takes a person to pull the trigger.” Even if people find this statement to be true‚ guns are an issue that needs to be addressed. A gun is simply an easy tool that people can use and manipulate with hardly any thought. Many suggest taking away guns and promoting peace through government help while others think that the guns are what keep them safe. Situations arise everyday where people have witnessed‚ or know someone who has been effected by gun violence
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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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Gun Control If gun control is altered‚ then we will have less criminals roaming the streets. Access to firearms makes murder easy‚ efficient‚ and nonpersonal‚ which increases the chance a crime will be committed. Josh Sugarmann‚ the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said‚ "We recoil in horror and search for explanations‚ but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the easy killing machines that makes murder and robbery so easy.” Allowing uncertified
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Gun control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms by civilians. Some U.S. states have already adopted a variety of these gun control laws. In a society where gun violence and crimes is widely prevalent‚ there has been a widespread fear of guns. In light of current events and gun crimes‚ there has been controversy about the idea of gun control. These new laws that are intended to be enforce not only affect people who
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became the second deadliest school shooting in Unites States history following the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. It is important that America considers increasing gun control to prevent any more violent attacks from people that have an easy access to lethal weapons and unlimited ammunition. It is important that America considers increasing gun control to prevent any more violent attacks from people that have an easy access to lethal weapons and unlimited ammunition. I. Support for stricter
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Liz Stucke Core 202 Journal 5 Sarah Thompson‚ a retired physician and a strong advocate for gun rights‚ made many strong arguments that validated gun usage for the law-abiding citizen. Specifically‚ Thompson is a psychiatrist‚ and has written more about the psychological fear of guns and how much of it is irrational. In this essay‚ Thompson addressed many misconceptions about crime rate that were skewed by uncontrolled studies. The fact that the medical field skewed results of published studies
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Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Whether or not gun control laws work‚ the fact of the matter is that these kinds of laws directly violate the constitution. The consequences of such laws that take away guns that could potentially be counterproductive; they exacerbate the problem instead of fixing it. There should not be laws that take away gun ownership because Americans have the right to own guns‚ gun can as a deterrent effect toward crimes‚ and because there are other ways
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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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