Amendment only grants the right to bear arms within a militia. In their eyes‚ the right to bear arms does not apply to private militias‚ only government organized militias‚ such as the Armed Forces. The Founding Fathers feared the government’s control of its citizenry by disarming them; therefore the collective rights interpretation would be the exact opposite of the amendment’s intent. Another is the states’ rights interpretation of the Second Amendment. States rights advocates believe
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The History of Gun Control Laws in the United States One of the most controversial issues in our society is gun control regulation. Gun control refers to restrictions or limits on possession‚ production‚ importation‚ shipment‚ sale‚ and/or guns by private citizens. There is an extreme amount of violence associated with guns that is increasing every year. Back in history when gun control laws and the second amendment was created‚ they didn’t have the huge fright that Americans have today of people
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Downside to Gun Control Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could no longer protect your family‚ yourself‚ and help in being part of the militia? Well that’s the direction some of our politicians are trying to go towards. I am talking about the negative results that imposing harsh gun control laws and regulations would bring if the government passes gun control laws. I am going to talk about three reasons why. First‚ crime rates would go up. Second‚ it is in the second amendment
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specific topics that cannot be resolved due to personal opinions. However‚ before reading the enlightening information concerning gun control‚ this was one of the several issues that I wanted to research and find data regarding students being allowed to carry weapons such as a firearm on college campuses. Furthermore‚ after reading lesson four and discovering that gun control is one of those topics that I should shun regarding my research project. Besides‚ realizing that each person has their personal
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I will show my audience the unfair bias that allows for adopted parents and people going through assisted reproduction to have requirements place on them‚ but not people giving birth naturally. While I do plan to outline what my solution will look like‚ I know that I do not have all the answers right now‚ because this topic has never been seriously considered by the right people. Hopefully‚ my paper can become a stepping stone for our society to start trying to figure
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Case Comment: Introduction: Gun control in Canada has a long and controversial history with supporters on different sides of the issue. There are those organizations who want the strictest gun control possible versus those pro-gun organizations that are staunchly opposed to tougher laws. The history of firearms control in Canada is rather widespread‚ dating back to early Confederation. The Constitution Act of 1867 divided legislative powers between the federal government and the provinces. The provinces
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Gun Control and Gun Violence Gun Control and Gun Violence “The Federal Bureau Investigation Uniform Crime Report involving firearms showed to be at sixty-seven point seven percent of the nation’s murders‚ forty-one point three percent of robberies‚ and twenty-one point two percent of aggravated assaults…From January 2012 to June 2012 there was an increase of one point nine percent violent crimes reported.” (FBI) There should be a balance between Gun Control and Gun Violence. Gun Violence will
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continuation of gun violence. Another‚ complicated issue is the lack of restriction and policies on firearms. In order to fix this problem‚ we need to reduce the chance of an individual getting a gun if they do not have the proper background for one. The fact that the majority of Americans want gun control is telling from a Gallup Poll of 1993 reported that “Total Ban of Handguns: 39% of U.S Population and 17% of Gun Owner‚ One gun a month limit: 69% of U.S Population and 64% of Gun Owner‚ Ban Cheap
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Independence over 200 years ago‚ the right to own a gun has been questioned if is should exist. The second amendment gives the people the privilege of owning firearms. This has gotten many people arguing that this amendment is responsible for a majority of crime and that America would be better off without it. They argue that if guns were limited to people of authority (military‚ police‚
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Anti-Gun Control The United States has a law called The Bill of Rights‚ and in these rights one of them states the following; “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.” They label it as the Right to Bear Arms. The American dream means different things to different people. To many people‚ freedom is possession and owing a gun of any kind. Gun Control is strict enough with the requirements
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