“A gun is no more dangerous than a cricket bat in the hands of a madman.” “ Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” “ An armed society is a polite society.” These are common phrases used to show that the guns aren’t necessarily murderous but the holder’s intention is what truly causes a death. Regardless of whether or not the person has a gun‚ if they are legitimately intent on harming you they will find a way to‚ so strengthening won’t make anything different except make it harder for those
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The Support of U.S. Gun Rights Rough Draft When a six foot four‚ 300 pound man breaks into a young woman’s house‚ she stands no chance. On the other hand‚ if that girl is waiting on the other side of the door with a .44 magnum revolver‚ then a different story can be told. Gun rights date way back to the American Revolutionary War days. Every owner of the household was required to own a gun even women. Men were also ordered to carry a gun to church and public meetings to protect their families from
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One of the most highly discussed issues in this country for the last few years and especially the last year has been gun control. More and more people have been asking questions along the lines of; should an individual be legally allowed to carry or own a firearm? Which firearm is best used in self defense? Will limiting the size of a magazine prevent future tragedies? Or‚ why does anyone need an “assault” rifle? It is a very important issue to be discussed‚ especially after the incidents that
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Banning guns is an issue today that is very difficult to talk about‚ especially when it concerns mass shooting or anything alike. I side with the second opposing argument. The first argument talks about theoretical things that can never happen. Instead‚ the second argument talks about a real solution to the problem. The solution to “ boost the defensive capacities of prospective victims.” This is more realistic in my opinion. They both talk about how it is inevitable and how there is basically nothing
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Bear Arms In society today‚ the issue of gun control has been becoming more and more relevant‚ especially with all of the recent shootings‚ including the Aurora‚ Colorado theatre shooting as well as Sandy Hook. People are blaming guns for these tragic happenings when really the irresponsible person holding the gun is at fault. We don’t blame cars for car accidents‚ so why blame guns for shooting crimes? The person in control is at fault. Taking away guns is going to do more harm than good in society
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the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports the crimes committed with guns and not the lives saved with them. What would happen to the crime rate in the United States if guns were banned altogether as other countries have done? While some people think guns should be banned‚ it has been proven that criminals will still find ways to
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causes a staggering number of deaths and injuries throughout the world. The main weapon used to engage in violence is the gun. That’s why I want a strict gun control policy that would nearly abolish guns and make the world a safer place. This policy would make it impossible to buy guns and would only allow hunters to "rent" guns. By doing this‚ violence‚ related to guns‚ would greatly and rapidly decrease. On April 20th‚ 1999‚ 2 friends from Columbine‚ Colorado came to school. They had
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Gun Control. This has been a divisive topic for centuries‚ ever since the creation of guns in the late 1700’s. Many people see guns as their right and often point to the 2nd Amendment in the U.S‚ which gives all people and groups such as the NRA‚ the right to carry guns no matter what happens. This is a right which has been laid out and given to all Americans‚ along with freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the press‚ etc. But on the other hand‚ in the wake of mass shootings which have now become a trend
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Gun violence in the United States happens annually which results in thousands of injuries and deaths. In 2013 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention calculated that more than 33‚000 people have died due to firearms that year. Therefore‚ gun control would be a great addition to the United States to keep people safe. If you don’t know what gun control is‚ gun control is a set of laws or policies that state that civilians can not have possession or have use of any firearm. Gun control laws are
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Opposing Gun Control Laws Eng. / 102 May 30‚ 2012 Opposing Gun Control Laws Watch out! Murder and mayhem is surely on the horizon as gun control laws are being dropped‚ and penalties could be imposed on those who do not comply. The debate over the use of guns in the United States can be traced back as far as 1791. The United States has the greatest percentage of private firearm ownership in the world. Most people do not just own one gun they own two or more guns. The average citizen comes to
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