Gun Control April 25‚ 2012 Recently‚ there have been many debates going on in the news that are focusing on firearms‚ and firearm control. These debates have led to many American citizens questioning the laws revolving around gun control‚ and the amendment to the constitution allowing the right to bear arms. Since many people are unsure of how exactly laws pertaining to firearms work‚ it is crucially important that gun control is discussed. This paper will focus on gun control‚ the history
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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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Gun Control and Gun Control on University Campuses The controversies of gun control have been with us ever since we have earned the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights that was attached to our constitution. As times going on many would say that we no longer need this "inalienable" right‚ that these guns that we are putting into the hands of private citizens are doing more harm than good. Most also believe that because times are changing‚ that eventually we will not need this right to bear
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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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If guns were controlled by government‚ will it help to reduce the violent crime in the U.S.A? Recently‚ I have been searching "gun control" on the internet in order to understand more about it to finish this research paper. Gun control is a kind of law or things like a policy to limit the production‚ sale or use of guns by people. This law or policy is very greatly around the entire world. In my country‚ only polices and those security guards can have the permission to use guns. But still‚ they
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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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102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College English 102: Week 6 – Argumentative Essay‚ Gun Control in America 2/12/13 Rozier Wright Professor Warrick Potomac College Gun Control in America In my lifetime there have been countless fatalities due to gun violence. Some people would say that‚ “guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people”. Other citizens believe that the guns are the root of these deaths and more
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Gun Control Part I:Introduction The issue of gun control and violence‚ both in Canada and the United States‚ is one that simply will not go away. If history is to be any guide‚ no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is‚ it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much the same as they always have been. In 1977‚ legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time‚ restructuring the availability of firearms‚ and increasing a variety
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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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Gun control Does the banning of assault rifles violate our 2nd amendment? Gun control in America has been a controversial issue for years. It is a growing problem that has resulted in a lot of innocent murders‚ and school shootings. Many people think that if gun control was strictly enforced it would help reduce the amount of crime. On the other hand‚ many innocent people feel they have the right to own a gun for protection. I’m going to analyze the quote‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ stupid
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