of guns in the country‚ as they are a threat to human lives. Firstly‚ the rights to own guns should be controlled as they have the power to kill‚ to inflict damage. Instead of “being necessary to the security of the state”‚ it is contributing to the unknown dangers of the state. People are not using the guns that they are given the right to own to protect themselves‚ but rather to hurt others.There have been many incidents where there are people who have managed to gain possession of guns and
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By: Kiet E-mail: lonely99@yahoo.com Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States‚ firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun‚ the introduction of legislation for gun control‚ to try to reduce the crime in the United States‚ has been a hotly debated
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Subject: My thesis on Gun Control By: Michael Hendrix The history of ownership and the current law under the 2nd amendment gives the rights to the people to keep and bear arms. Our society has passed laws regulating the ownership and use of firearms and more legislation is being considered. Some restrictions may be necessary but some have gone too far. Currently‚ there are over 70 Million gun owners in America. Guns are not for everyone. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely
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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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Second Amendment Political Dilemmas The state of the union speech given by Barack Obama on gun control Legislation Bill On the 12th February 2013 President Barrack Obama delivered the state of the union speech to congress‚ in his speech he demanded for votes on gun control bills. Obama is trying to lobby congress to support him on new gun control legislation which includes banning of military style or semi-automatic firearms and high capacity magazines. During his speech he talks about events
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use of stun guns in Police Departments is a relatively new thing. While‚ stun guns have widely been available in the private sector for well over two decades‚ law enforcement agencies have only began using them in the last ten years. Also‚ a new tool that has been introduced over the last fifteen years is the use of surveillance cameras in patrol cars. This paper will discuss the benefits that these two tools provide to not only law enforcement but to the citizens as well. The stun guns that law enforcement
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believed that guns were invented to keep themselves and the people they loved safe and protected. However‚ others believed that guns were built to destroy and kill! By allowing guns to be bought without tough regulations‚ we increase the chances of people being injured or getting killed just for an sense of safety. Gun control is a phrase that has many meanings to people across the world. There is no in-between about owning a gun and both sides have very good arguments to prove why guns should be allowed
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massacre because their parents took away their video games. Block said that the two relied heavily on online computer games as a means to express their anger. Eric Kain disagrees with Block‚ however‚ in his article “The Truth About Video Games and Gun Violence.” He says “that’s clearly an oversimplification. The age and gender of many mass shooters‚ including Columbine ’s‚ places them right in the target demographic for first-person-shooter video games. And people between ages 18 and 25 also tend
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Gun Control in school Gun controls in school how safe are our kids? There are ways to make schools safer for our children. I will expose the truth about stopping it before it happens I will also teach you all that we can do as citizens to target violators before they attack. Also I will explain to you that there are small steps to take to save us the anguish and turmoil that may happen if nothing is done soon. In this presentation I will talk about the benefits of
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right to bear arms; however certain gun control laws must be put into place in order to keep the public safe and protect the well being of our country. Gun control in the United States has been a controversial topic for American’s for a great number of years. The first gun laws date back to the Revolutionary War and have continued to evolve into the widely debated proposals of present day. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) There are a number of pros and cons where gun control in concerned. Most rational American’s
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