“Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people” is probably one of the dumbest quotes I have ever heard in my life. For those of you who disagree with me. Imagine this‚ you are in a room by yourself with a psychopath who is armed with a gun‚ and then imagine you are in the same room with a normal‚ mentally sane person with a gun‚ both would be scary but which situation would you feel safer in? Well to be honest‚ neither. At any moment‚ both the psychopath and the normal being could fire one bullet and
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Darby English 100 January 8‚ 2013 Why Guns Should Not Be Banned “A well-regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arm‚ shall not be infringed.” The United States constitution states it itself. It protects the rights of people to keep and bear arms. To ban guns will be violating the constitution. If a citizen in a state feels unsafe in their environment they have a right to own a gun for safety reasoning. If a state government
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Gun Control. This has been a divisive topic for centuries‚ ever since the creation of guns in the late 1700’s. Many people see guns as their right and often point to the 2nd Amendment in the U.S‚ which gives all people and groups such as the NRA‚ the right to carry guns no matter what happens. This is a right which has been laid out and given to all Americans‚ along with freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the press‚ etc. But on the other hand‚ in the wake of mass shootings which have now become a trend
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Gun Control One of the most important objects in America’s history are guns. At the start of America‚ there were all kinds of conflict with the Natives and with Britain. Guns were used as self protection to fight off warring Native Tribes‚ and to fight against the British in the Revolutionary War. For many decades guns were used to hunt for food and for protection when settlers expanded deeper in the North American Continent. Firearms are also used in a misguided way. For example‚ in many homicide
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Gun Control Gun Control is a broad term that covers any sort of restriction on what kind of firearms can be sold and bought‚ who can possess or sell them‚ where and how they can be stored or carried‚ what duties a seller has to vet a buyer‚ and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report transactions to the government. This law is basically made for white American men‚ like most laws are. According to Gunsfreedom.com‚ “The Federal government started its gun control policies in response
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has 88.8 guns per 100 people‚ or about 270‚000‚000 guns‚ which is the highest total and per capita number in the world. 22% of Americans own one or more guns‚ 35 percent men and 12 percent women. Gun control has a lot of different sides‚ and you’re not right or wrong‚ it is your opinions. I am pro gun‚ I love guns‚ and I think they should have gun control‚ but to an extent. So‚ I am in between. Some questions that come into my head are‚ How much gun violence is in the USA? And What gun laws currently
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Gun Control America is the most well-armed country in the world. People are trying to infringe our right to bear arms. Why would they do such a thing? They can’t terminate or misuse the constitution. The constitution has been placed before us for many reasons and it should not be changed. People believe that guns are killing people and that they should be revoked from human possession. But does that mean that a spoon makes a person fat? Does that mean the utensil being used is the reason for bodily
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Many people in the United States have different opinions when it comes to gun control. Some of them like the idea of being able to carry a weapon on your person as long as you have been licensed to do so. Others feel that this is a bad decision and that no one except law enforcement and military should carry guns. My personal opinion on the matter is that if the person has legally obtained a concealed hand gun license through their state then they have the right to carry a weapon. When you sit back
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Madison Gun ownership of all able-bodied men is protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution so that they could participate in the militia to keep the peace and defend the country if needed. The Second Amendment of the US Constitution states : "A well regulated militia being necessary
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More gun control is required in the United States. If our country has strict gun control laws‚ criminals cannot get in contact with a gun. Even if many people owned legal guns‚ they are rarely used in self-defense. More gun control is necessary because people are killed by guns very often. Private Citizens shouldn’t have handguns because they don’t serve any military purpose. A common person shouldn’t have their hand on a gun unless they’re serving the country or state. Guns cause violence‚ which
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