Gun rights and gun control are always hot items during any political discussion‚ whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in‚ another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. It is my intention over the next several pages to make you aware of my point of view on the issue of gun rights. I will bring up arguments for gun rights and against gun control
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One of the major issues that Canada faces each and every day is the danger of gun control and ownership. Although Canada has enforced strict laws concerning the use of guns‚ this issue is still very prominent to this date. The current gun control laws are highly controversial due to the easy access of guns to the general public. Some people would debate that the use of firearms is unnecessary and that Canada would benefit without these kinds of weaponry that cause major preventable fatalities every
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In the United States of America‚ one of the biggest controversial topics is gun control and how much control is too much control. The fact of the matter is that as a nation the U.S. has the highest death by gun rate among many industrial countries. In Mallory Simon’s article she writes the article through many different perspectives to show how many different people’s lives can be affected by one simple gunshot. In the beginning she writes through an Indian man’s‚ Amardeep Kaleka’s‚ viewpoint who
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12‚000 Americans are killed in gun-related homicides. That means‚ on average‚ 33 U.S. men‚ women and children die at the hands of others using firearms each day. Stopping this violence entirely is an impossible task. As a people‚ all that Americans can do is try to mitigate this violence using policy‚ and recently attempts have been made at doing so by limiting the people’s right to bear arms. On paper‚ this approach makes sense: to lessen gun violence‚ fewer guns should be legally allowed in society
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“Crime” or “Gun Control”. “Would more restrictive gun control policies have the unintended effect of impairing citizens’ means of self-defense?”. “Would restrictions stop attacks on public figures or thwart deranged persons and terrorists?” These were questions raised in the “Supreme Court Debates; Apr2010‚ Vol. 13 Issue” . Let’s take a look at the true meaning of control and gun control that can be found in any dictionary. Control is defined simply as the power to direct or determine‚ and Gun Control
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While guns can be a means of protection‚ other times guns can be the source of fear and despair. Many countries must deal with the topic of gun control. In Canada‚ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to “take action to get handguns and assault weapons off of our streets” (Liberals’ Website). However‚ with the lack of gun violence in Canada‚ some people see the making of gun laws stricter as unnecessary or an attack; others see this as mandatory for the safety of other people. One can argue that having
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killed by guns in 2013 and 30‚800 people were killed by cars in the same year. People still say that cars are more safe that guns but with the statistics above I would say not. There is even more statistics that show how guns can help Americans in daily life. An example of this is that more than 2.5 million people were saved due to self defense by drawing a gun. With this I propos that we get government out of our self defense or in other words I fell that we should get rid of gun control. The reason
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A Shocking Scenario: Analyzing a Gun Control Advertisement In the spring of 2013‚ GREY Advertisement agency released a series of advertisements for the organization “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.” These public service announcements‚ placed on billboards around the country‚ are intended to “reflect the absurdity of our country’s current lax laws and weak regulation of guns‚” (Huffington Post‚ 2013). Contrasting a piece of candy to an assault rifle‚ one image uses emotion and logic
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“Where you have the most armed citizens in America‚ you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control‚ you have the highest crime rate.” -Ted Nugent. One of the biggest political issues today is gun control. There have been so many shootings in the streets‚ in schools‚ in federal buildings‚ colleges‚ and movie theaters. There are many theories on gun control from both conservative and liberal sides; I believe the answer in somewhere in the middle. In 1791 the Constitution
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The current gun control laws should be strictly enforced to avoid creating new laws. News laws make it harder on law abiding citizens to purchase firearms‚ ammunition‚ and magazines/clips. Some feel it would decrease gun violence by creating new laws. This is unfair to thousands of people who are gun advocates‚ including myself. Hundreds of thousands of people own a gun‚ if not more than one gun. In order to become a gun owner‚ there are legal steps to be followed in order to earn a permit.
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