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    The right of the people to keep and bear arms has been the topic of numerous debates; not only among politicians‚ but among college students and professors as well. As of August 1st‚ 50 years after the Tower Shooting at the University of Austin‚ the state’s campus carry law has taken effect. Professors at the University have filed a lawsuit against the state proclaiming the new law violates their academic freedom. Concerned they will no longer be able to express themselves freely‚ they fear they

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    the rights we have is because we have soldiers all over the world fighting for our freedom. All the soldiers know when they go into battle they may not be able to see their families again but they still choose to go and fight for our rights and freedom. Freedoms such a Freedom Of Speech‚‚ Freedom Of Religion and The Right To Bear Arms. Those are a few rights that we have as Americans and of course there are many more those are a few that are commonly known. Freedom Of Speech‚ with this right we’re

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    One of the state constitutions from this selection that I would change would be the right to bear arms. I personally feel like before you buy a gun‚ there should be training required. The reason why I feel like there should be training involved is because some people do not know the risks they might be taking. Some of the risks might involve suicide attempts‚ homicide‚ unintentional‚ or the unknown of bearing an arm. If a gun is in the possession of people‚ they will most likely take advantage of it

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    It has often been seen throughout history that when the United States government impedes on the rights of civilians‚ people tend to feel as though they are being stripped of their basic rights to life‚ liberty‚ and property. These basic rights are inalienable by law‚ according to the Declaration of Independence‚ and the government must tread lightly when making decisions in correspondence to them. In recent years laws and bills have been passed by legislation in regards to gun control with the intent

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    English Essay – Persuasive    nd​ The 2​ Amendment states that American citizens have the right to bear arms (own a gun).  This issue is topical due to the recent school shootings such as Sandy Hook Elementary in  December 2012. However it must be argued that there are good and bad arguments about  nd​ nd​ the 2​  Amendment. Ultimately that the 2​  Amendment should have tighter gun laws in  America because of tragic incidents like the Sandy Hook Elementary school where many  young children and t

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    such as Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there would not have been a Continental congress‚ or Thomas Jefferson would not have written the

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    the ten amendments which guarantee certain rights that American citizens will always have. One of these freedoms and possibly the most important is the right to keep and bear arms. As written in the Constitution‚ “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (U.S. Constitution). Whatever the purpose these guns are meant to serve it is clear that the right to own them cannot be impaired. George Washington

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    Teachers must have the right to carry concealed firearms because the safety of their students lies in their hands. How is a teacher supposed to protect his or her students from a criminal with a gun when the teacher does not have a gun? Is the teacher going to reason with the

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    it’s in the tens of thousands.” - Barack Obama. Gun control is a very prevalent and controversial topic in politics. The Second Amendment states that as an American citizen‚ you have the individual right to arm yourself. The Amendment was ratified in 1791 along with nine other amendments in the Bill of Rights written by James Madison. Many politicians are debating how to interpret this amendment‚ written 233 years ago. Based on research‚ gun laws should get stricter. Gun laws should be stricter because

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    Our Right to Bear Arms is a Danger to America: An Annotated Bibliography "Assault Weapons." Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning‚ 29 Jan. 2016. Web. 9 Nov. 2016. This article details history of mass shootings that used assault weapons in America. The author places a definition on assault weapons as “a semiautomatic weapon with a detachable ammunition magazine and some type of advanced feature typically used in military-grade weapons.” The previous and now expired ban on certain assault weapons

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