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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 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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    Why Gun Control Is Bad

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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 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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    12‚000 Americans are killed in gun-related homicides. That means‚ on average‚ 33 U.S. men‚ women and children die at the hands of others using firearms each day. Stopping this violence entirely is an impossible task. As a people‚ all that Americans can do is try to mitigate this violence using policy‚ and recently attempts have been made at doing so by limiting the people’s right to bear arms. On paper‚ this approach makes sense: to lessen gun violence‚ fewer guns should be legally allowed in society

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    Gun-control in America Gun control has been a very debated topic in America for as long as the county has been a country. Some believe that there is no reason to have personally owned guns because of the danger and violence associated with them. Others believe that guns are the backbone of American society and without them chaos would ensue and the country would no longer function. There are also many in the middle that believe that there should be regulations on the types of firearms and the number

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    that our children are preparing to die‚ while our Congress waits because there isn’t enough evidence that guns are the issue that is ruining our society. We need gun control in the US because our society cannot be built based on fear. Our children should not have to grow up in a world where they must hide from their own source of knowledge. The Second Amendment protects individual rights to own guns‚ but that should not mean that we have

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    Gun Control, Pro and Con.

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    America is the most well armed nation in the world. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the second Amendment‚ which states “The Right to Bear Arm”. This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. In the freedictionary.com‚ weapon is defined as‚ an instrument of attack or defense in combat‚ as a gun‚ missile‚ or sword. There are many kinds of weapons and almost all of them are illegal to use without registration. Weapons are changing over times. Looking back

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    While guns can be a means of protection‚ other times guns can be the source of fear and despair. Many countries must deal with the topic of gun control. In Canada‚ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to “take action to get handguns and assault weapons off of our streets” (Liberals’ Website). However‚ with the lack of gun violence in Canada‚ some people see the making of gun laws stricter as unnecessary or an attack; others see this as mandatory for the safety of other people. One can argue that having

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    killed by guns in 2013 and 30‚800 people were killed by cars in the same year. People still say that cars are more safe that guns but with the statistics above I would say not. There is even more statistics that show how guns can help Americans in daily life. An example of this is that more than 2.5 million people were saved due to self defense by drawing a gun. With this I propos that we get government out of our self defense or in other words I fell that we should get rid of gun control. The reason

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