Gun Control The commonly debated topic of gun control has been around for some time now‚ with the issue ranging from the second amendment to laws being enforced now days‚ all the way to the higher up’s opinion. As there’s an issue towards gun control and ownership‚ its something the government has seen from 1789 when the decision of the second amendment came into place; and was not passed until later the year of 1791. Due to 4 states that had proposed something very similar to the‚ now day‚ second
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GUN CONTROL +Obama’s quote for gun ban : "While there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely‚ no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy‚ every act of evil‚ if there’s even one thing we can do to reduce this violence‚ if there’s even one life that can be saved‚ then we’ve got an obligation to try it." +Some of the main legislative proposals backed by Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are: -requiring criminal background checks on all gun
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America is the most well armed nation in the world. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the second Amendment‚ which states “The Right to Bear Arm”. This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. In the freedictionary.com‚ weapon is defined as‚ an instrument of attack or defense in combat‚ as a gun‚ missile‚ or sword. There are many kinds of weapons and almost all of them are illegal to use without registration. Weapons are changing over times. Looking back
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Reagan‚ his ability to purchase and utilize a hand gun even though he suffered from demonstrable mental illness was the impetus for the creation of the Brady Bill‚ more formally known as the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. This Act is named after James Brady‚ former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary who was shot in the assassination attempt and suffered irreparable brain damage‚ the Act sought to place controls on guns‚ including background checks for the acquisition
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What is gun control? Gun control is when the government puts rules and regulations on where one can bring guns. Governments also limit the amount of guns one owns. Guns are a way to protect our families‚ stop criminals‚ and a way to hunt to provide food for families. Some people abuse guns and bring harm to others which is horrible. There should not be a law on gun control. This law restricts those who own them to protect themselves and restricts them from having a firearm. Keeping guns in the
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There has been nearly 50‚000 gun incidents so far in 2016‚ almost a fourth of those resulting in death. It is no secret‚ gun violence has spun out of control in our country. The rise in mass shootings has been an alarming and terrifying wake up call. In 2016 alone‚ there has been 136 mass shootings. There is no debate‚ our current gun laws are not working. We need to wake up as a nation and quit pushing these shootings “under the rug”; we must stop blaming outside factors and focus on real change
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of gun control‚ many people think that gun control is a way of self-defense to protect one’s self but the case is‚ that it can also cause to bring more gun control violence to others. For example‚ the years between 1999 and 2005 came the time of two students that were both in high school started a gun massacre they killed twelve students and wounded two teachers and wounded more students. But at the end they committed suicide to show how they saw world and how it was. Another way gun control can
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November 27‚ 2012 Gun Control In the wake of multiple shootings such as the theatre shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ should U.S. gun control laws be reformed‚ or would that result in the violation of constitutional rights? From the day the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted on December 15‚ 1791‚ giving U.S. citizens the right to carry firearms‚ the issue of gun control has been the subject of many debates. And the effects of more strictly regulated Gun control would be detrimental
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Why does a society need to control guns? Gun control has always been a topic of hot debate. Shooting like the ones that occurred at Sandy Hook sparked a gun control craze in the United States (Gun control Sandy Hook shooting). Arguments were brought to ban assault rifles‚ universal background checks‚ and a ban on hi-cap magazines. While the mentioned arguments are strong‚ there are many flaws in these arguments. Gun control will not stop crime‚ responsible citizens can’t protect themselves effectively
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On December 15 1791 the right to bear arms was adopted in the United States Constitution. When the founding fathers were sitting around the table discussing the options for gun laws they were surrounded by a society that required guns to be the right of everyone. England and the separatist Americans were in a violent conflict that resulted in many civilian casualties. Cities were always under threat from aboriginal raids. The continental army was new and untrained. The people could hardly feel safe
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