The Gun Control Debate XBCOM/275 April 14‚ 2013 The Gun Control Debate The gun control debate sparked major attention to gun control policies that have become a major issue within the country and has led to several conflicts and concerns within Congress and Legislative office. Acts of violence has developed into a nationwide problem and needs effective attention in order to gain gun control across the country. The victims and families of the shootings have now congregated together in efforts
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Antonio Smith Jr Gun Control Debate Gun control is a hot button issue that boils over whenever acts of gun violence occur. Citizens‚ lawmakers and gun lobbyists have been debating the issue of gun control for more than a century‚ and there has yet to be a definitive answer. Proponents of gun control don’t believe that state and federal gun control acts do enough‚ and gun rights advocates believe that the laws go too far. Opponents of gun control laws argue that Americans have the right to bear
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Rachel Bohnenberger Professor Bartholomew JLC 103-001 31 March 2014 Gun Control Debate Paper Summary of Readings In chapter three‚ restrictions‚ possible effects of the restrictions‚ and laws in favor of gun control are examined. The two most common approaches to restricting gun control are a discretionary licensing and a non-discretionary system. Under the discretionary‚ or “may issue‚” licensing‚ people who wish to own a gun must show a legitimate need. On the other hand‚ under the non-discretionary
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The Gun Control Debate Amanda Dunaway April 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix BCOM275 Stephen Goodman The Gun Control Debate The debate for gun control has been a part of the American way for many years. Only in recent months has the situation become heated again‚ with the Newtown‚ Connecticut shootings to name one. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner wrote in her article titled NRA Leadership Is Promoting an Irresponsible Position on Guns‚ “This tragedy was a wake-up call to the fact that nearly 40
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The gun control debate has been going on for a long time in U.S history. It became very controversial after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy‚ Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. After the death of these influential men‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson renewed the fight for gun control. Since the time of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his movement of gun control‚ countless political leaders have developed their opinions on gun ownership or restrictions. So they’re two sides
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Imagine an intruder entering your residence‚ picking the lock and invading your families’ personal and private place‚ your home. Now‚ remember that your father has a rifle locked away in a case in the back of the bedroom closet. You barely hear him as he removes the firearm from its resting place and loads a cartridge until to action‚ perhaps it’s your imagination. Yet‚ you can hear the intruder passing through the house as the eerie silence of time speeding by launches your senses into a fit of
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States own about 270 million guns‚ according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. That’s almost the population of Indonesia‚ the world’s fourth most-populated country.” Many violent shooting accidents have been occurring in the United States partially as a result of the proliferation of guns. Restrictions on gun ownership can reduce the number of deaths associated with guns and crime rates. In addition‚ it solves many “socio-economic” issues caused by gun violence. One reason that
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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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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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A Killer Debate! : Gun Control on Assault Weapons A Bushmaster AR-15 assault type weapon sent twenty children to their deaths in December of 2012 in Connecticut. An AR-15 assault rifle killed twelve innocent civilians at a movie theater in Colorado. An Intratec TEC-DC 9‚ Hi-Point 995 Carbin‚ and Savage 67H pump-action shotgun massacred eleven high school students and one high school teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado. Many Americans shake their heads as they ask themselves‚ “Why are such
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