Guns are extremely powerful weapons. They can cause destruction‚ harm or even death. They can be used to defend and protect or threaten and kill. Any way you look at it‚ guns are powerful tools not only physically but socially. As college students it is important to stay abreast of the current events and issues circulating our country today‚ one of which is the controversial issue of gun control. It is extremely important to pay attention to where gun control laws are headed. The directions they
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Composition I February 8‚ 2013 Word Count: 907 Gun laws are one of the most heavily argued topics in America today. The main reason for the overwhelming response to the debates is that America is split on this topic; 53% want stricter gun laws while 43% don’t‚ (Lightman). Recent shootings have made gun sales spike because people are worried about new gun laws; this leads to a greater circulation of guns. Any individual over the age of 18 can purchase a gun in the state of Florida without first going
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Gun Control Regulation The year 2012 was a horrific year for mass shootings in the United States. Americans were shocked by an April spree at a religious school in Oakland that killed seven‚ the brutal theater shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ in July that killed 12‚ the Sikh Temple massacre in Wisconsin in August that claimed six lives‚ the September Minneapolis sign-plant slaughter of five‚ and most recently‚ the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut that took
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To impede further school shootings‚ there must be stricter gun laws. The National Rifle Association and gun supporters in Congress generally claim that gun violence occurs the most in the states with the toughest gun laws. However‚ a thorough study done by the Center for American Progress proves the opposite. From their study‚ the Center for American Progress concludes‚ “The 10 states with the weakest gun laws collectively have a level of gun violence that is more than twice as high—104 percent
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dangerous‚ rushed in guns flying‚ intending to rob the shop. One customer was not about to let it happen. He sat in the barber’s chair‚ hands up until both suspects were not paying attention‚ when either took their eyes off him he reached for his concealed weapon and fired on the two. As they fled he managed to kill one and the other got away. Thus‚ none of the customers were injured. With gun violence at an all time high‚ the people of America are becoming aghast of weapons. Gun owners and their weapons
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Abstract This paper will show that gun control laws in the United States have had no significant effects on reducing crime. Although the anti-gun lobby supposes that passing more stringent laws will reduce the level of crime it will be shown that this just places additional hardships on the law abiding citizens of the United States. The work of various studies and reports from the United States government and private foundations will be the mainstay supporting concepts of this paper.
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A ban on guns will be expensive‚ hard and will generate a black market for guns. We do not need another black market for firearms. Usually when something is banned‚ criminals start to capitalise on the demand and try make gangs to ship guns everywhere and it is these times when the mortality rate is higher (the drug wars). We may need to try other ways to dissuade criminals such as improvements in the health system. Police cannot protect citizens‚ and even if they could‚ they do not have an obligation
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for the government to create a strict gun law which forbids people to carry a gun no matter where they were unless they take a month long gun class. Doing so would make sure that the people with gun license do not have a background of committing a felony‚ crime‚ or have a mental illness. Taking the class would provide gun licenses owners to know safety measures and how to deal with a gun. People around gun owners would feel safe because not everyone owns a gun unless they have taken the class that
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all too recognizable. A troubled person pulls out a gun in a school‚ an office‚ or a shopping center‚ and he or she slaughters innocent men‚ women‚ and children. Recently‚ mass murders have occurred at Columbine High School‚ Virginia Tech University‚ and Omaha’s Westroads Mall (Schwartz). These tragedies are not inevitable‚ so people wonder one question. Are guns in our society getting out of control? Four out of every ten Americans own a gun; which leads to the perception that America has returned
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If there were stricter gun laws would violent crimes go down? Gun laws have a direct effect on the rate of violence. I believe that violence in general would go down if guns laws were more strict. For instance‚ loose guns laws have produced mass shootings. This leads me to believe that there would be less violence with stricter gun laws . These laws would include extensive background checks on the people who buy the guns‚ longer waiting periods‚ and mental health evaluations to ensure
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