Gabe Godines Kersey English 11 Anti Gun Control 9/16/13 To have gun control laws or not to have gun control laws that is the question. Recent tragedies involving firearms have sparked up a controversial debate in America. Our president‚ Barack Obama‚ has remained “noncommittal” (Grier) as of late but the war rages on with or without him. Peter Grier has thus far remained neutral‚ but as for me‚ I have already chosen my answer to the question. Gun control laws would not only leave our law
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Gun Control Group Project “Guns in America” Gun Control Group Project Opinions In the United States of America‚ we as citizens have the right to bear arms‚ provided to us by the second amendment to the U.S. constitution‚ and are part of the United States Bill of Rights. Most American’s still believe that it is our right to bear arms‚ while a growing number of Americans believe that there should be better gun control regarding this matter. A rising trend has begun on Capitol Hill and all
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Persuasive essay Gun Control Guns are a part of America’s way of life. Today many citizens are under the impression that firearms are the root of all that is evil. Who would be the person that would save a lady that was being raped? Probably someone who owns a firearm and its use is not intended for evil. The gun control debate needs to disappear. The right to bare firearms‚ that’s the second amendment of the U.S constitution. Some believe that the banning of guns would only make things worse
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Gun Control: If not now‚ when? The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia‚ and to use that gun for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home. When it comes to protecting freedom‚ Americans‚ including those on the Supreme Court‚ recognize that personal liberties must often be modified for the safety and protection of others. Yet today’s gun rights advocates constantly cite the Second Amendment of the
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To all gun owners and american citizens if you’re reading this and are a gun owner read this because stuff if going on in this country that needs addressing like knowing that Dianne Feinstein and Barack Obama are trying to put a ban on assault weapons for american citizens in this ban they are going to try to ban any and all ar style rifles or ak style rifles. any rifle or pistol that has more than 5 rounds rifle any detachable magazine they are going to try to ban any military style looking
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society‚ guns have been instrumental in altering contemporary warfare. The dangers of these weapons are not a secret; it is simply their mere nature. Some argue that guns were created to protect‚ while others suggest that they were built to destroy and cause the death of one’s intended target. Frank Zimring‚ a University of Chicago Law scholar‚ stated in his piece The University of Chicago Law Review‚ “The rate of knife deaths per 100 reported knife attacks was less than 1/5 the rate of gun deaths
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Some people are for new gun control laws‚ but I am one of the many that are against them. Now‚ it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news without being bombarded with the details of another mass shooting‚ or another child that was killed while playing with a gun. Unfortunately‚ there are many people who take the easy way out when it comes to a solution to this problem‚ they choose gun control. There are many facts that support my position in which I will explain. First of
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Then‚ we are on the same page. I am for the idea that gun ownership in United States should be tightly controlled due to some reasons such as; the dangerous and chaotic environment for people‚ increase of unlicensed gun ownership and increase in rates of young people committing suicide. First of all‚ letting people make uncontrolled gun purchases creates a dangerous and chaotic environment for other people. In my opinion‚ people having gun with them are so many that‚ it is dangerous to wander
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campus. The right to carry a gun is not the problem here‚ but rather or not people would allow guns on college campuses. It is our right‚ as the Constitution states‚ to grant citizens the right to bear arms. Being from the South‚ I am no stranger to seeing guns from time-to-time‚ but it is not appropriate for guns to be in a powerless and defenseless place such as a college campus. There are already guns available to the public‚ but allowing
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argument that stricter gun control laws will make society safer. That a decrease in crime‚ injury and death will make society safer. Now let us assume that hostile individuals seeking to commit crimes or harm others often use a gun to carry out their destructive objectives. One could argue that gun control laws would prevent hostile individuals from acquiring guns‚ and if we assume that these individuals would be less of a threat if they did not have a gun‚ then stricter gun control laws would make
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