country was founded on the constitution‚ yet we cannot decide whether or not to live by it or create restrictions and preserve the freedoms that our founders had in mind. On one side of the argument against gun restrictions is the NRA‚ the National Rifle association. The NRA is a non-profit lobbying group that advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. According to the NRA‚ there are approximately 200 million firearms in the U.S.‚ and 60-65 million firearm
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delve into two different situations but both relate the second amendment and the rights it gives to the people. In the case of the NRA v BATFE it dealt with whether individuals between the ages of 18-20 were allowed to buy handguns. The National Rifle Association fought in favor of allowing them to while the Bureau of Alcohol‚ Tobacco‚ Firearms and Explosives voted in favor of not allowing. Things did not turn out well for the NRA as the court ruled against both of their arguments and determined
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Anna Gresl Professor Jeffrey Levine 8 December 2012 BANG! BANG! Thomas Jefferson was against standing peacetime armies--- calling such armies as evil. He was also a strong believer that such militaries could cause more harm than good and making remarks such as‚ “nor is it conceived needful or safe that a standing army should be kept up in time of peace for defense against invasion.” Although Thomas had this belief system he was not blind to the fact that Americans still needed to protect itself
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groups and campainges theyre not the only ones with strong feelings towards guns. For as many anti-gun activists there are in America there are just as many if not more pro gun activists. The largest pro gun group in America is the NRA (National Rifle Association). They are a group dedicated to protecting the second amendment. Pro gun activists believe that owning a gun is every citizen’s right. It’s true‚ the right to bear arms is the second amendment in the
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Gun Control America in the past 10 years has experienced tragedy after tragedy. Most tragedies due to war‚ finances‚ and gun violence. After the more recent massacres‚ America must do something soon and effective. Strengthening gun security across the U.S. has been a debatable topic‚ which many are for as well as against. Some believe it isn’t the right time to discuss gun control after tragic events have occurred‚ emotions are so high. In response to that‚ when then? When should America find
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| Safety is essential | | 2/8/2011 | Criminals try to target people they think don ’t have any protection. Criminals don ’t care what happens to you‚ and they don ’t think about what is going to happen in the future to them; they just think they are going to get away with whatever they do. Marion P. Hammer‚ executive director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida said: "No one knows what is in the twisted mind of a violent criminal. You can ’t expect a victim to wait before taking action
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don’t begin to understand how racism starts and Geraldo saying what he did‚ is the reason why there is racial discrimination ‚still‚ today. As the NRA said “Guns aren’t the issue‚ it’s racism”‚ and I agree with this opinion. The NRA is national rifle association and they didn’t believe that it was the Stand your ground law that got trayvon Martin killed‚ it was the fact that theres so much racism going around that people end up getting hurt from that. They also believe that because of Zimmerman
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The article Why the Gun Control Movement Fails‚ is written by Gary Younge. Gary Younge is a columnist for The Nation. In October 2016‚ Younge wrote this article about gun control and various shootings on November 23. Younge spoke with parents who lost their children due to gun violence‚ an organization leader‚ a member of the NRA‚ and a gun control activist to get his point across. Gun violence is an incredible problem in the United States and the issue is overwhelmingly concerning. This article
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The Idi Amin I knew By Brian Barron BBC Africa Correspondent 1977 - 1981 The first time I encountered the intimidating presence of the one-time sergeant major in the King’s African Rifles was 26 years ago at a military ceremony in West Nile Province‚ his home tribal district. We landed on an old British colonial airstrip in one of his Hercules transports‚ normally used to import scarce luxury goods for the Ugandan dictator and his henchmen. It was a scorching day but Amin was wearing his
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29 November 2013 Gun control in the US By Due to the high number of school shootings the last ten years‚ we at the editorial have chosen to write this article regarding the discussions on gun control‚ which have been up in the media lately. We will be putting the different arguments up against each other. We have gotten opinions on the subject from President Obama‚ The NRA and many more. The purpose of this article is to start a discussion at our University and help the students gain insight
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