Gun control laws should not be strengthened‚ instead they should be enforced. Instead of making it harder for law-abiding citizens to obtain guns‚ guns should be taken away from unstable individuals or people who should not have guns like criminals. The first reason why gun control should not be strengthened is that citizens have the right to own guns; it is one of those entitlements that makes the United States different from other countries. Secondly‚ criminals are criminals and that is why they
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How many more senseless deaths by guns do we need in the world? I disagree with the laws that allow private individuals to own a gun. It is way too easy for private individuals and especially criminals to get guns. I believe that only law enforcers such as police‚ fireman‚ F.B.I agents‚ and the military should be permitted to have guns. It is the job of law enforcers to protect and serve our communities and as such‚ they need guns in order to do their jobs. They are loyal and trustworthy people
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States (The National Research Council‚ pg. 57). The American persistent gun culture results from its revolutionary roots‚ colonial history‚ the second amendment‚ and frontier expansion. According to the second amendment; “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.” (Kalesan‚ Bindu‚ et al.‚ pg. 1847). Advocates of further gun control policies suggest that the Second Amendment
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Police reports show that the two youngsters had an argument the previous day. A single shot was fired inside the classroom at Buell Elementary School around 10 a.m. The young boy said he brought the gun to school to frighten her but accidentally fired a shot. "We’ve had other schoolchildren take guns to elementary schools before but it never went this far with it. "Society refuses to take responsibility by locking up their armed weapons." Said by a schoolteacher. Since last year there have been
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Gun Control: Overview The issue of gun control has been debated for a long time‚ probably ever since they were invented. The gun is a small‚ rather easy to obtain‚ weapon that is lethal if used in the right (or wrong) way. This makes the gun an extremely dangerous factor in our lives. If used improperly‚ a gun could be lethal to not only the target‚ but the user as well. The availability of guns has sky rocketed in the past decade or so‚ and the immense population of guns in our society make it
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No to Gun Control; Yes to the Second Amendment The second amendment of the constitution states‚ “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” (cornell.edu). The purpose of our founding fathers making this was to ensure the protection of the individual person. Banning semi-automatic weapons will have several negative effects on the well being of this country. The government cannot protect every
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right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be fringed” (Cohen 1). Gun control is an extremely controversial topic. With all the violence and trouble guns cause it is easy to want to take away guns and establish a more secure gun control law or act‚ but what would America be if Americans took away the very thing that helped build our country. Guns‚ all forms‚ are a major part of American History. If it were not for guns America may still be under European control. History is not the only thing
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Nathan 3/30/08 Gun Control in America Ever since the days of the pioneers‚ firearms have been an element of the American tradition as defense and a means of hunting or activity. As we progress through the 21st century the use of guns has changed significantly. The reason that the use of the gun is changing is fast and steady increase in crime and the battle for the right to have possession of a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to decrease the felony in the
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Have you ever cared about gun control or gun rights? They want to make tight policies on guns because of terrorists and people who create crime with weapons. Gun crimes have caused lots of deaths in america‚ we need guns to carry to protect our selves. Guns help in all kinds of situations even ones where people are taking guns too far. The Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ in there includes the right to bear arms. It has been a big issue lately and been talk about hugely‚ with the presidential
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Gun control is a very controversial topic that has been debated in America for quite a while now. Recent‚ incidents of shootings across the country‚ such as‚ mass shootings at the cinema in Colorado‚ the Connecticut elementary school shooting or even the recent attacks on police officers in New York have made the argument of gun control a volatile topic of discussion. While some government officials‚ lobby for stricter gun laws‚ there are many that are adamant‚ to the second Amendment‚ which states
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