Guns are a Danger to Society Just imagine sitting in a movie theater around midnight and suddenly some mad man comes in and begins shooting. On July 20‚ 2012 that’s what happened at a Century Movie Theater in Aurora Colorado‚ which resulted in about twelve people that lost their lives and about 58 other’s injured‚ including a baby. (Wikipedia‚ n.d.)There are several arguments that always comes up in the defense of gun use‚ which are guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people‚ guns reduce crime and
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The gun control debate has been going on for a long time in U.S history. It became very controversial after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy‚ Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. After the death of these influential men‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson renewed the fight for gun control. Since the time of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his movement of gun control‚ countless political leaders have developed their opinions on gun ownership or restrictions. So they’re two sides
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Gleiberman points out how long the gun debate has gone on‚ but states there is a different view on the entire issue. The entire thing is a study on the United States relationship with firearms. It mentions that there are more gun shops in America‚ than McDonald’s and Starbucks combined. Most of the article focuses on the issues with how guns are bought‚ and shows examples of why new gun control laws might be necessary. The end of the article briefly mentioned the belief that gun-rights
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In my honest opinion‚ I am divided on the matter. I can see the positive aspects as well as the negative. I understand that only trained law enforcement should carry a gun on campus‚ and not the general public. School shootings are infrequent‚ and college campuses usually considered very safely while allowing concealed weapons on campus. Still I agree that a few students that are trustworthy‚ responsible and should be permitted to carry‚ you change the rules for some and not allow others. I trust
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American tradition? Even though every other developed country has either outlawed guns completely or put large restrictions‚ America still has some states with very relaxed gun laws‚ and many organizations and supporters to keep it that way. Just look at the facts‚ despite only containing 4.4% of the population‚ America owns 42% of the world’s civilian guns. It’s also estimated that there to be more
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Ethics on Gun Control Crime is not a new issue for America nor is the connection it has to guns. What is equally not new for Americans is the debate over gun control and the rights that are possibly going to be stripped away form them. Guns have been considered the cause of many deaths even though a human with decision-making ability was ultimately the one who made the decision to kill. With the deaths of recent victims involving a variety of guns‚ this argument has been revived and is continuing
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less gun control we have will result in a decrease in murder rates. After analyzing the findings‚ the majority of the articles advocated that the correlation between gun control and murder rates is that the less gun control equals less murder rates. This is due to the fact that countries in the past have tried banning handguns but ended up with higher murder rates. An even more gun control ended up increasing the murder rates as well. In contrast‚ there are also countries that have low gun control
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Gun Control in America: Past‚ Present‚ & Future Abstract "Had Americans in 1787 been told that the federal government could ban… firearms… it is hard to imagine that the Constitution would have been ratified‚” these words were used by the National Rifle Association in a court brief where it challenged the most restrictive gun control laws in the country at the time‚ those is Washington‚ D.C. (Schwartz‚ 2008‚ Individual freedoms section para.4). Cities‚ such as Chicago‚ New York‚ and the District
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numbers it is clear that this country would be benefited if gun control was increased. Gun control being increased would benefit in many ways but some of the most important include drastically reducing death rates‚ armed civilians are more likely to cause a crime than to stop one‚ and the government could save a lot of tax payer money. One reason more gun control laws are necessary‚ is that it could drastically reduce death rates. Guns are the 12th leading cause of death‚ ahead of liver disease
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Guns have been the weapon used in thousands of homicides in the United States‚ yet politicians have failed to find a simple solution that could save lives. Guns are too easily accessible to all kinds of people. This is extremely dangerous and *the reasoning behind banning guns* can be broken down to how weak laws have failed in the past‚ how other countries have handled guns‚ and how licensing and registration could prevent crime. Events such as the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting have been recognized
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