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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and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed”. This statement gives the citizens the right to bear arms‚ because they as people can be a part of a “well regulated Militia”‚ that is imperative to the “security of a free state”. Does this statement still hold firm‚ or does it not? Personally‚ I believe that there should be a tight control on the sales and distribution 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
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English April 8‚ 2013 "Should Private Gun Ownership Be Banned?" Widespread gun ownership in a community could provide a general deterrent to criminal predation‚ lowering the risk to owners and non-owners alike. But widespread gun ownership could also lead to increased risks of various sorts‚ including the possibility that guns will be misused by the owners or transferred to dangerous people through theft or unregulated sale. Whether the social costs of gun ownership are positive or negative is arguably
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head: ARGUMENTATIVE GUN CONTROL ESSAY Debate over gun control Amanda Philosophy of Human Conduct Debate over gun control Gun Control‚ a term that refers to the management of firearms in an effort to reduce the criminal use of these weapons. (MICROSOFT (R) ENCARTA 1995) In the year 2004 there were more than 210 million privately owned guns in the United States‚ which makes it plain to see why there are arguments for and against even the smallest amount of gun control. The Second Admendment
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English 101 Argumentative/Persuasive Essay 4/12/2013 Word Count 1‚255 Readability 12.3 There are new proposed gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut that occurred on December 14th‚ 2012. This incident claimed the lives of twenty 1st graders and six adults and has set the government in motion to try to prevent future acts of violence by strengthening gun control laws in the United States (Smith). This
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Anthony Masanque Reynolds English 112 03/03/13 East of Eden East of Eden is a classic tale that incorporates many themes and motifs within the storyline. Throughout the film‚ Steinbeck makes numerous references about good versus evil. The characters Cal and Aaron Trask are based upon the biblical characters Cain and Abel. Aaron represents everything good while everyone considers Cal “bad.” The film starts off with Cal finding out a deep family secret. Adam Trask is a farmer‚ the war draft board
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Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Controlling access to firearms will not make shootings happen less frequently. While the media prefers to report and sensationalize the shootings committed by ’loners who kept to themselves until they finally snapped ’‚ the average gun violence incident happens among the already present criminal element. Therefore‚ taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens will not only do nothing about criminal access
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of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns‚ through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute abolition (AA)
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why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment‚ which states‚ “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.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague‚ it is up for interpretation‚ and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence‚ gun control is a frequently discussed
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Gun Control What does gun control really mean? Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale‚ possession‚ and use of firearms and ammunition. A lot of people have been arguing whether gun control is good or bad for our country. I am against gun control because if a robber were to break into my house with a gun in their hand‚ what would I do? Call the police? If I call the police‚ the burglar would have already shot me by the time I reached the phone. Sure‚ it would be a perfect world if only
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