There is a famous quote‚ which states: "Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people." This quote is technically true. But if there are no guns‚ it will be a whole lot more difficult for people to kill people. Sure people could use different weapons such as knives and golf clubs to kill people. But the victim will have a significant better chance of defending him or herself from a weapon other than firearms. I was born in Tokyo‚ Japan and moved to the United States when I was six. I still go
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BUS230 23 April 2013 Gun Control & The Second Amendment The second amendment states “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” To an average person this means that anyone at anytime should be able to possess a gun without being questioned. However‚ if you interpret the amendment based on vocabulary I believe this means that a trained group of people who have the countries best interest at
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less gun control we have will result in a decrease in murder rates. After analyzing the findings‚ the majority of the articles advocated that the correlation between gun control and murder rates is that the less gun control equals less murder rates. This is due to the fact that countries in the past have tried banning handguns but ended up with higher murder rates. An even more gun control ended up increasing the murder rates as well. In contrast‚ there are also countries that have low gun control
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People have been arguing about gun bans and gun control laws for years and years. It wasn’t until recent that the topic became a major problem in our society. The decision to outlaw the possession of a firearm has been very deeply discussed. Gun bans should not be passed because it leaves Americans defenseless against armed criminals. How would you feel if you didn’t have a gun to protect yourself against a home invader? The United States averages one school shooting per week since December 2012
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this paper gave me a really thorough understanding of the issue of gun control. Prior to beginning research on the topic‚ my knowledge of it was limited to what I had heard and seen through the media. Only after I had to gather more extensive information and find out things that weren’t necessarily common knowledge did I truly begin to see the effects of gun control in the country. Before we started the project‚ my opinion on gun control was that it is necessary to supervise the possession and use of
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Against Gun Control “Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people.” Many people stand by new gun control laws‚ but I am one of many Americans in which are against them. Watching the evening news or simply reading the daily paper seem impossible these days without the tragic details of a child accidently shooting him/herself or massive school shooting. Sadly many Americans opt the easy way out by choosing gun control‚ there are an enormous amount of detail that support my position‚ in which I will explain
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In 2016 alone there were over 15‚000 gun related deaths in the United States. Over half these deaths were violent deaths (murder‚ mass shootings‚ etc.) If this doesn’t prove that America has a gun problem‚ I don’t know what will. The debate over gun control versus gun rights has been raging for years. Gun control activists have been battling congress for years now‚ but the second amendment makes congressmen and women hesitant to pass any laws that limit gun rights. I believe that America needs to
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It is a fact that guns are one of the easiest weapons to be used for killing. However‚ there is a solution that won’t take the rights from citizens and still keep more lives safe. Gun control is a serious issue. It has a large impact on life and death related consequences. Guns should not be banned‚ but they should still have increased regulations. Gun control has been a complicated and controversial issue for a long time. According to ProCon.org‚ “A Nov. 2013 study found that‚ between 1980
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Using of gun in our society by a non-law enforcement person should be restricted or reduced in other to reduce the rate of death through gunshot .I recently picked up a newspaper and turned on to see the news and I was curious about what is happening in our school and I begin to think whether our society is still a safe places for children. A series of tragic events in the past few decades have raised questions about whether gun control is necessary to stop horrific shootings. Recently there have
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Gun Control in America In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting‚ gun control has become an intensely debated topic. Many citizens believe that guns should be immediately banned while others feel the best course of action is to equip instructors with guns. However‚ those on each side of the issue believe that maintaining safety is the main priority. I believe the best course of action is not to simply take guns away from those who wish to do harm but rather prevent them from obtaining
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