Guns Should Not Be Banned in the US Just a few weeks ago a man with the name Adam Lanza decided to take the guns of his mother and take the life of 20 children and 8 adults‚ including his mother ’s and his own. This atrocity hasn ’t been the first one. In the weeks since the massacre‚ gun control supporters have called for a new federal ban on assault weapons and for reductions in the number of concealed-carry permits issued to private citizens. However‚ to blame assault weapons for this tragedy
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Instructor Essay Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Violence is out of control‚ and guns are a major cause. This is a belief many Americans now share. This belief is fueling a nationwide movement that could result in a total prohibition on private-gun ownership in the near future. Just imagine if every handgun owner was made to dispose of their gun‚ how much more peaceful the U.S. or rather the world would be? Ownership of private guns is being banned one step at a time. The recently enacted
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"Guns" people say that they are the main cause of homicide in america today‚ but are they really? There is a controversy of weither or not guns should be banned to stop the crime rate in america. People of america seem to believe that guns are the leading cause of homicide‚ but while guns may be taken away from law abiding citizens‚ criminals will still have them and they will use them to threaten America’s citizens. Data from previous decades reveals that areas within America with the most stringent
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Necessity of Gun Control It has been and always will be debatable‚ within society‚ whether certain gun regulations‚ or perhaps banning the use of guns would be the appropriate solution to a more healthy and safe environment to one’s lifestyle. The right for people to be able to protect and defend themselves with the ability to own a fire arm has been up for discussion. Although‚ certain points made are valid and considerable‚ it’d be difficult to trust those who engage themselves in owning a gun if numerous
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Should there be stricter gun bans? Handguns are the cause of so many deaths amongst the people of the world today. In the past few months there have been so many awful tragedies due to the access we all have to guns. The repercussions of gun violence make up 50 percent of today’s disasters claiming lives ranging from babies to adults and even elderly. The government needs to make guns less accessible‚ and the law along with the law enforcement need to really enforce the laws they make. This
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Fight Against Banning Guns Composition 1 September 21‚ 2013 Gun control‚ the effort to regulate or control sales of guns‚ has been an issue in American politics for a very long time. It has especially become a topic for debate with all the recent tragedies events involving children with weapons. The government is now making an effort to ban sales of guns. According to the U.S. Constitution‚ the second amendment in the Bill of Rights states‚ “[a] well-regulated militia‚ being necessary
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Why do people keep guns? These days many people own and carry guns with them in the name of security and protection. Many people own guns such as rifles and shotguns for the sport of hunting. The government allows people to own and carry guns by having a background check and getting a permit‚ but there are many private gun sellers who sell guns without any background checks and giving permits. The possession of guns should be strictly banned because they are the sign of violence‚ they have increased
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Guns should legally be banned in the U.S.A Guns should be banned in the U.S.A Why should people have ownership of a gun? Isn’t it obvious that guns are dangerous! Anyone can shoot anyone and cover it up as “Self-defence”. Guns kill people. In the wrong hands a gun is deadly. Having guns just creates an atmosphere of fear. It grows a culture for a need for protection‚ power‚ fear and violence. You do more damage to yourself and the world by having guns. Why would you continue to allow guns if
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“Despite guns being banned in Honduras it has the highest murder rate in the world‚ yet in Switzerland almost all people have guns and it has the lowest murder rate in the world.” (Anderson) Many people and famous politicians disagree with guns because that is what many are killed by. Gun ownership should be allowed because it is a huge protection device against deadly threats to a family and yourself. There are many logical reasons why guns shouldn’t be banned. One of the biggest being that the
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1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually‚ it’s the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns‚ compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police‚ also in the USA. In 2009‚ gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in
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