I think the gun control debate can be summed up in three strong questions. Is gun violence truly an epidemic in the US‚ or is it exaggerated by sensationalist media? I don’t think there is an epidemic of gun violence in the US. Is it an issue? Yes‚ I think so. I also believe the problem is way overblown. Gun crime has been on the decline for the past decade considering stricter laws and technological advances. And violent crime in general. What has gone up is spectacular newsworthy events. When you
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"assault weapon" ban is also often cited as a reason why guns should not have regulation. The logical flaw in this is that the "ban" only stopped the manufacture of new semi-automatic guns and did nothing to affect those that already existed (Lysy 2013). An outright ban on all guns and other weaponry for non-military use‚ both new and already present‚ needs to enact in America as the current laws are excessively
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Ashley Suter Coffey WR-122 Rogerian Argument Male Sports Dominate Female Sports An issue that I have always been concerned with is how much attention male sports get‚ while female sports get pushed aside. Males and females put forth the same amount of effort and the same amount of hard work towards the sports they play‚ and in return males dominate the limelight. Arguments opposing this show that males are obviously better athletes than females. According to Mariah Burton Nelson‚ controversial
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Gun ownership is an integral aspect of the right to self defence POINT Law-abiding citizens deserve the right to protect their families in their own homes‚ especially if the police are judged incapable of dealing with the threat of attack. Would-be rapists and armed burglars will think twice before attempting to break into any house where the owners may keep firearms for self-defence. Gun ownership increases national security within democratic states POINT “A well-regulated Militia‚ being
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Entertainment Control Needed Mass shooting have grown exponentially after the 1999 school shooting of Columbine this shooting involved two students that planned and killed 12 of their peers along with a teacher before both committing suicide. There are many people that offer what they feel would be the best solution to mass shootings. One of them being Mona Charen who says that it could be fixed with mental health system reform and censorship of media including games to movies.Placing guards
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possible solution to the problem. With that being said‚ gun laws should not be tightened on law abiding citizens because it would cause the United States to be a more thriving environment for criminals. It would also cause the government to have a control over the people like never before‚ going against what our forefathers tried to prevent. A government that controls the people with no way for the people to fight back. Many people would say‚ if gun laws were made more stiff‚ there would be less mass
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Gun Laws and Violence I picked the topic Gun Laws because I thought it would be an interesting thing to learn and research about. Throughout my research about Gun Laws I found a few good resources but the others weren’t that great. The best resource I found was an article about how if a person in Virginia admits themselves to a mental health institution‚ there right to own a weapon is taken away immediately. Then they go on to add that after the person recovers‚ the patient is trying to get the weapon
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‚ about the gun control and the use of gun in mass shootings have gone up in the years. When Omar Mateen entered an Orlando‚ Florida‚ nightclub on Sunday June 12‚ 2016‚ to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history‚ he wielded a weapon that has been used in massacres from California to Connecticut: a military-inspired semi-automatic rifle the AR-15 rifles. The NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) estimates there are roughly 5 million to 10 million AR-15 rifles owned in the United
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Outline—Gun Control in Schools I. Introduction II. Parents Feel Safer III. Stopping Threats IV. Saving Lives V. Conclusion Tylor Fontenot 3rd Block English III 29 April 2014 A national telephone survey finds that 62% of Americans with children of elementary or secondary school age would feel safer if their school had armed guards (Pavlich). Many people (parents) believe that if schools had armed guards on campus they could stop the next mass murder at schools. These are some of the reasons that
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When discussing gun control and children safety we have to remember that there are many issues to take into account because the children are the most important topic. Question‚ are our children safe at school and are the teachers equipped to handle this kind of responsibility? The government thinks that if they take the guns away that this will solve the problem‚ when the real issue is how we stop the violence in America and at our schools. Let’s look at what the NRA is saying. First‚ they are
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