dead or in the hospital due to random gun violence. US leads amongst all the developed nations in mass murder due to gun violence and gun abuse. Between 1976 and 2012‚ most high-income countries did not experience a single shooting. The U.S. witnessed 16 shootings involving 7 or more fatalities‚ resulting in 241 deaths‚ more than all the other developed countries combined. Every year‚ roughly 21‚000 children and youth under age 20 are killed or injured by gun violence in the US. Most of these young
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Mrs. Hightower English II 11 Nov. 2016 Gun Control: Why it is wrong Many people are afraid of guns. Therefore‚ many people believe that our guns should be taken away. This against the law and it will anger a lot of people. Many people are gun supporters. This could cause a chaotic uprising of gun supporters. Not only are guns in major parts of our history‚ but they are also used to defend friends‚ family‚ and everyday people. people that are trying to take guns away believe they are preventing crime
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“A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman.” “ Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” “ An armed society is a polite society.” These are common phrases used to show that the guns aren’t necessarily murderous but the holder’s intention is what truly causes a death. Regardless of whether or not the person has a gun‚ if they are legitimately intent on harming you they will find a way to‚ so strengthening won’t make anything different except make it harder for those
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you think that Cops should be the only one with guns? There are many reasons they should and shouldn’t have a gun but there is one main reason why cops should and shouldn’t have a gun. Do you believe that some people should have a gun? There are many reasons why people should have a gun and there are many reasons why they shouldn’t have a gun. Do you really believe there should be more gun laws in the United States? I believe that cops should have a gun because they use it for protection when they
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Sandoval Thibeault English 3 14 January 2016 In Control or Out of Control There is nothing scarier and threatening than a patriotic American with a shotgun. Since the constitution was created‚ it gave Americans the right to bare arms. However‚ many gun users are misusing weapons in an inappropriate manner and taking advantage of it for something really threatening for the population. Even though the Constitution states that people should have the right to bare arms‚ the United States should take action
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Why I picked up a gun The text “Why I picked up a gun” is written by Tiffany Hyatt in May 13‚ 2003. In the year 2001 Tiffany Hyatt drove past a beautiful little house. The house was surrounded by crime scene tape. This made Tiffany think about how she was raped and beaten by men who are commissioned police officers. In the text she talks about how every woman should be able to carry a gun. When Tiffany was younger she had a gun for sport‚ but after her assault she thought that it was important that
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Gun control is one of the hot topics in today’s political standings. The liberal point of view hates guns‚ while most conservatives like them. Most people who have negative opinions on gun’s are the people who have never used a gun in their life. All they know is people can die if they are shot. Realistically‚ what happens when violence is taking place? Someone with a gun is called. Gun control should not be enacted because it takes away a sense of security‚ most guns used in a crime are bought
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Americans Own Guns I believe Americans should own guns because when people don’t own guns they get broken into. In America‚ we have a lot of violence and if we had guns we would not have this problem. Many people think if we own guns the crime rate will go up‚ not me‚ I think it will stop violence all together. Guns have many other uses like food if we didn’t have guns‚ how would we have steak or bacon or other good things. Everything has a purpose I am short ms Reffel is awesome and guns protect people
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causes a staggering number of deaths and injuries throughout the world. The main weapon used to engage in violence is the gun. That’s why I want a strict gun control policy that would nearly abolish guns and make the world a safer place. This policy would make it impossible to buy guns and would only allow hunters to "rent" guns. By doing this‚ violence‚ related to guns‚ would greatly and rapidly decrease. On April 20th‚ 1999‚ 2 friends from Columbine‚ Colorado came to school. They had
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Gun control is a controversial topic. People constantly debate whether there should be more or less government control over gun ownership. The American people have the “right to bear arms.” People against gun control feel crime will only get worse if their rights are taken away. While others for gun control think crime rates will drop. This paper examines the two different point of views. Gun Control are laws that regulate or restrict the ownership of firearms by members of society. The Second
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