A gun is a weapon consisting of a metal tube‚ with mechanical attachments‚ from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance (Dictionary.com). Today‚ there has been a lot of controversy on gun control. This controversy has arisen due to the increased gun violence crime rate. Even though guns are often viewed as bad‚ many people rely on them for protection. It states in our second amendment that we have the right to bear arms‚ although people have misused guns‚ taking
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4% drop in Georgia as a whole. Gun ownership has been a debatable issue for a long time in the United States” (n.p.). Some states allow open carry firearms‚ and some allow concealed firearms. The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world‚ witch is 88.0 per 100 resident in USA ( ). However‚ The Harvard Journal of Law Public Policy reports that the U.S ranks 4‚890 per 100‚000 residents‚ which ranks 103 in the world. Gun ownership should not be banned in the United States because of
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In America guns are huge deal whether you like them or not. It may be gun violence or just using it for sport‚ either way gun laws should be set but guns should not be banned. Having stricter gun control laws can keep Americans and their communities more safe‚ help guns from ending up in the wrong hands‚ and help reduce the overall deaths in America which are way up there compared to all the other causes of death. If people want their communities to be safe then there needs to be gun control to enforce
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The second reason why we should not allow guns on college campuses would be because some student could be emotionally traumatised from an experience involving guns. Such as Danielle Vabner‚ a UT student who “lost her 6-year-old brother in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting” joined a rally to support the need of Gun Free colleges. Especially if the intention was “to harm others”‚ this person could potentially feel triggered by that situation when in the presence of a gun. The third
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while people all around us are carrying loaded guns! Albeit this may seem unbelievable‚ it is possible because the second amendment of the United States Constitution gives denizens the right to possess and carry guns. It is understandable that Americans would optate to possess guns such as shotguns and rifles for the popular sport of hunting. However‚ it is ridiculous that our regime would sanction people to carry handguns in public. Handgun possession should be stringently constrained‚ because they are
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“You don’t need no gun control‚ you know what you need? We need some bullet control. Men‚ we need to control the bullets‚ that’s right. I think all bullets should cost five thousand dollars…‚” said comedian Chris Rock according to GoodReads.com. Now when one of the most influential comedian and actor who everyone grew up knowing to love has a concern with gun control. You think to yourself how could someone so happy‚ energetic‚ and funny be worried about the bad things in life. Well our government
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The gun debate in America is as old at the country itself. At different times we have debated who should be able to own a firearm‚ what types of firearms should be legal‚ and when is acceptable to carry a firearm. I am a gun owner and I believe that it does makes sense to restrict the ownership of firearms. However‚ I believe that it is unrealistic to establish any type of comprehensive ban. The United States has more firearms per capita than any other nation. If a wholsale ban was established
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Should Red Dye #40 be banned in the United States? Often‚ we don’t give much thought to the fact that much of what we consume is artificially colored. Red Dye #40‚ also commonly called Red 40‚ is widely used in the foods and drugs that we consume. Red food coloring is the most commonly used dye in the U.S.‚ according to Center for Science in the Public Interest (Carerra‚ 2013). In the food industry‚ red is a very appealing food color. The Food and Drug Administration approve it for use in candy
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will end world hunger‚ but it is killing us rather than saving us. If food companies continue to advertise GMOs as the savior of America’s hunger problems‚ the country is in for a surprise. Any food product being sold to the general public should be removed and banned because GMOs contribute to the rise of illness‚ contaminate the plants in our organic farms‚ and humans were not made to play god. If we continue to consume GMOs‚ the numbers of Americans conceiving illnesses‚ like autism‚
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attributable to gun violence if stricter laws were in place. Guns can cause the death of countless lives because of murder‚ self defense‚ or an accidental occurrence. Therefore‚ stricter gun laws can decrease death rates in the United States. Moreover‚ states that do not have strict gun laws have higher deaths and injuries related to guns. Also‚ better background checks should be in place to prevent permitting guns to the wrong hands. Furthermore‚ the Second Amendment is used for the wrong reasons. The use
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