By: Kiet E-mail: lonely99@yahoo.com Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States‚ firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to reduce the crime in the United States‚ has been a hotly debated
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Should the United States put more restrictions on gun ownership and use? Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. It is a very delicate issue with many different sides and viewpoints. Gun control is an ongoing argument that will never be settled. Some people believe gun control is a crime issue and others believe it is a right’s issue. Within each of these issues are those who want more gun control and those who want less. Gun control will not be a benefit to society‚ but rather a downfall. The United
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Gun control has been a controversial issue for years in the United States. Some say that with stricter gun control laws there will be less crime. Others disagree stating that there would not be less crime with stricter gun control laws‚ and that it is our constitutional right as Americans to keep and bear arms. But which party is correct? Too much gun control would impose on our rights as a free people and not necessarily result in the desired outcome. But if there were too little gun control and
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Gun Violence Over the last years gun control has become a very widely debated topic. The city‚ county and state lawmakers seem to be having different stands about the public having easy access to guns. Adam Small states‚ “After centuries of relative obscurity‚ the Second Amendment has become the center of an intense academic and legal battle during the last twenty years” (1213). The supporters of gun control and its opponents both claim to have the best interest of this country’s citizens .However
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# 1 Gun Control According to the Coalition for Gun Control‚ last year a total of 291 people were killed by handguns in Australia‚ Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ and Switzerland. In the United States more than 24‚000 people will be killed by the end of this year. So what is the big difference between the U.S. and these other countries? In these other countries it nearly impossible to buy any kind of gun. In these countries there are no gun shows. In these countries you can’t buy a gun at a
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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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Issue: Gun Ownership INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: "And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the Press‚ or the rights of Conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States‚ who are peaceable citizens‚ from keeping their own arms; …"-Samuel Adams quoted in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer‚ August 20‚ 1789‚ "Propositions submitted to the Convention of this State” SLIDE 1 II. Purpose Statement: There is a considerable
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One of the major topics in America today is gun control. We have had many tragedies involving guns‚ and many innocent people have gotten hurt or lost their lives. In 2013‚ roughly 23‚381 people have died from the misuse of guns. There have also been 16 mass shootings where four or more people were killed other than the shooter. Many citizens‚ and members of Congress believe that guns should be banned‚ and that everyone should give up the guns they own. Gun violence has always been occurring in the
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“Battleground America‚” is about the history of guns‚ how they are used‚ and how they are viewed throughout the past up to the present. She talks about major gun companies and their effect on the amendment‚ and how guns themselves do not cause negative harm but the people who own and use firearms for the wrong reasons cause harm. Lepore uses many strong points about gun control throughout her article to present her information for her audience to feel as though guns are put into the hands of the wrong people
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For many years the controversial topic of gun control has sparked countless passionate debates. The arguments posed in these debates vary widely concerning the possible solutions to solving the problem of violent crime due to the possession of firearms. This paper introduces three different views concerning gun control. The first illustrates the freedom to own firearms. The second view advocates the complete restriction of firearms owned by citizens‚ and the last one presents a modified freedom
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