Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry‚ semi-automatic weapons‚ and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States‚ feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong
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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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commit crimes”. Gun control laws have been around since the 1800’s ‚with the fist law coming into play in 1870.That first law about firearms stated that you would need a license if you wished to carry your firearms outside of your own home and property. Then in the 1900’s a law passed to help insure the safety of other. That law passed in 1903 and it stated that firearms could not be sold to the drunken or the mentally insane and unstable. Evidence has proven that more gun control laws would not
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Gun Control‚ a Mental Health Issue in America In particular‚ gun control of late has rapidly become an even more controversial topic in America due to violent acts against the public by troubled individuals. In an article written by Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish‚ “Mental Illness‚ Mass Shootings and the Politics of American Firearms”‚ the authors state that “In the United States‚ popular and political discourse frequently focuses on the causal impact of mental illness in the aftermath of mass
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Gun Control I say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole nation should be an armed nation. Period.@ This rather bold statement was made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss‚ a former fighter pilot for the US Air Force‚ is the current President of the NRA‚ or National Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). The NRA is a special interest group known by many. Its members are stereotyped to be a group of >truck-driving=‚ pompous‚ huntsmen. Indeed this is partially
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Gun Control is good because it can prevent any robberies or any other kind of crime. Another reason gun control is good because age’s that are not 18 or older could not buy a gun without their identity to show if they are old enough to buy a gun to prevent that child or young adult to get hurt. You should have a gun if you are using it such as a tool or using it for protection‚ if you need a gun you should ask a sheriff or someone that carries a gun on their side you should ask them if you need
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Gun control has always been a highly contested issue‚ some people believe that the government has no right to regulate the guns that they can obtain/the guns that they are allowed to own. However‚ others believe‚ for safety issues‚ that there should be a more thorough process to obtain guns and/or restrictions on the types of firearms that citizens can possess. The recent Oregon shooting has rekindled the debate of gun control‚ many advocates of both sides of the issue have recently started making
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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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All around the world countries are continuing to enact gun control‚ Britain being a major progressive on the issue. The safety of others seems to be the end goal of limiting citizen access to weapons‚ in Europe these include knives and guns. In America this issue is harder to decipher‚ most likely due to the second amendment guaranteeing the right to bear arms‚ a regulation not available in other
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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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