Gun control has been in the spotlight for the past few months ever since the theatre shooting in colorado‚ and the sandy hook elementary shooting in Connecticut. This article is about the impact the shootings have had on a nation as a whole. It is about the two opposing sides which are in support of new stricter gun laws or preserving our second amendment right to bear arms. There are first hand interviews with victims parents from the sandy hook shooting and also with leaders of the NRA which strongly
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reported gun violence that unintentionally caused the death of a child (“Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America”). According to the second amendment in the Constitution‚ citizens have the right to own and bear arms. This is a controversial topic that is often debated and almost all people have their own opinion. Moms Demand Action is a current organization determined to make changes to our laws to prevent gun violence. One advertisement that subjects itself around the issue of gun control depicts
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questions‚ the main question being Are Guns Really the Problem? Many people feel that this is a direct violation of our Second Amendment right to “Bear Arm” written by the founders of the United States Constitution in 1787. Still others will argue that because of the lack of restrictions on guns many people have died and this injustice needs to change. I am a gun owner and have never murdered anyone by way of a firearm therefore I feel compelled to agree that the guns are not the problem. I feel that the
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Gun Control Gun control is a very controversial topic‚ some people want it‚ and some people don’t. I’m going to tell you some of the reasons that create a valid argument for why there should be no gun control. Everyone needs protection‚ and guns provide that. If someone is breaking into your home‚ what do you reach for first? A gun is the most logical option‚ in most situations it’s either shoot or be shot. Would have those school shootings resulted in less violence if school staff would have
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I am writing a persuasive argument in favor of stricter gun control laws. I am very passionate about this topic because the use of firearms in the wrong hands is a deadly prophecy. It can be in the form of children getting a hold of a gun and hurting themselves or others‚ an adult with violent propensities mishandling a weapon‚ or someone who wants the use of a firearm in aiding suicide. When one looks at the increased incident of injury to children‚ homicide‚ and suicide‚ it is clear there
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where i stand on gun control is that i believe we should have the right to get a gun but i feel like we might need to keep the rules and regulations on guns because everyone doesn’t have the mentality that if you have a gun it can kill someone if you pull the trigger and some people have illegal guns that just have them for violences are so they can protect there self from other people who have guns but we do have people that believe guns are here to protect us not so you can just kill someone but
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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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Gun Rights/Gun Control I will be conducting my essay on gun control/gun rights. I honestly don’t think that hunters need springfield semi-automatic rifle or a semi-automatic rifle similar to an ak-47 with a 30 round clip! If you go on cabelas.com you will see that they are selling guns labelled as self and home defense‚ but they are semi-automatic shotguns! you could buy a semi-auto gun on the internet to ship to you for a low cost of 300 dollars. A student‚ mentally ill person or just flat out
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NRW-3A1-01 Ms. K. Smith Tracy Jones 16 January 2006 The following example shows what NOT to do for a title page: TITLE OF ESSAY: “GUN CONTROL: PROS AND CONS” COURSE CODE: “NRW-3A1-01” TO MY TEACHER: “MS. KATIE ELIZABETH SMITH” FROM YOUR STUDENT: “TRACY MARIA CHRISTINA CARMELA JONES” ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: “MONDAY‚ JANUARY THE SIXTEENTH‚ IN THE YEAR 2006” It is not necessary to describe or explain the title page by adding the words: Title‚ Course Code‚ To‚ From‚ or Due Date. More is
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Gun Control Thomas Jefferson once wrote “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press‚ and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Gun enthusiasts often couple this with a quote from Ben Franklin‚ “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”Guns are one of the most dangerous inventions created by man‚ it is also one of the top killers of the world. But guns are not accountable for what they have been used for‚ it
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