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    will increase crimes and violence but allowing students to carry guns could reduce sexual assaults. 2. Body a. Carrying guns increases crimes. According to an article by Evan DeFilippis (2014) “Campus Gun Control works”‚ Two legal scholars‚ Ian Ayres and John Donohue‚ further studied Lott’s results and discovered that his data contain many coding and econometric errors that‚ once corrected‚ produce the opposite conclusion that the right-to-carry laws increase crimes. b. Carrying guns creates more violence

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    Riwen Zhang Thesis Paper Nov 12‚ 2014 Concealed Carry Right Should be limited Because of the establishment of concealed carry legislation by all states over the years‚ it has been increasingly possible for almost every American citizen to carry concealed weapons in public places. As unfortunate and horrifying gun violence tragedies like the Newtown School Shooting and Sandy Hook school shooting repeatedly occur‚ whether citizens should have the right to carry a conceal handgun in public has created

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    uns-on-campus.ece Just about anyone who currently attends a college or university in the state of Texas knows about the bill co-signed by more than half the members of the Texas House of Representatives to allow students and faculty at universities to carry concealed weapons. “More than half the members of the Texas House have signed on as co-authors of a measure directing universities to allow concealed handguns.” As stated by The Dallas Morning News. Texas governor Rick Perry has even said he

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    The Right to Bear Arms

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    ​The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. It just all depends how they take action. According to a report by engineering statistician the general public is 5.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent offenses and 13.5 times more likely to be arrested for non-violent offenses‚ than concealed carry weapon permit holders. There are a lot of reason why some people want this law banned‚ but these arguments are outweighed only by the need of protection.

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    are thought to be a safe harbor where people can attend in peace and focus on learning. This thought has been proven to be wrong over and over again. Stephens‚ (2016) states “There are bad apples in every crowd‚ but many crimes committed with guns are committed by people who have stolen or borrowed a weapon‚ not by those who have carry permits” (para 19). Crimes happen on campus on a daily basis such examples are robberies‚ fights‚ sexual assault and murder. All schools have a form of security: Police

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    Gun Control

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    background check sales from unlicensed sellers. Convicted felons can walk into gun show and buy firearms from unlicensed sellers. B. National Rifle Association- National Carry Act 1. Self defense measure that enables people the right to carry permit holders to carry concealed firearms while traveling outside their home states. III. Identify possible solutions to the problem A. Create laws that will impost adequate punishment for crimes committed B. Establish laws that will prevent

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    The shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14 prompted extensive news coverage throughout the world‚ including wide attention in the British media. In the aftermath debate in the US about the need for increased gun control laws has been reignited‚ posing the question: will this be the moment that America makes a change in terms of its gun laws? Certainly there is a momentum to enact this change. President Obama has said that he will support a new bill to ban assault

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    Amendment by being able to conceal carry on school property in order to protect themselves from danger. Many mass shootings‚ assaults‚ and rapes have occurred in the last few years on college campuses and in nearby communities. If people were allowed to protect themselves from attacks with a firearm‚ it would significantly reduce the number of attacks in "Gun-Free Zones"‚ so the United States government should allow campus carry. As American Citizens‚ we have the right to carry a firearm or firearms with

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    Second Amendment.” - Donald. J Trump.( Constitution and second amendment) Donald Trump believes very strong in the second amendment. He wants to put four supreme court officials who are all against gun control. He also wants citizens to be able to carry their gun everywhere. He wants a new mental health program. Donald Trump believes that he should keep most of the gon laws like no buy/ no fly list. There are three major shootings every year‚ and code-reds are practiced often‚ Donald Trump thinks

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    Right To Bear Arms

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    Right to Bear Arms Allowing more people to have the right to carry a concealed weapon will decrease crimes. By having a variety of people being able to carry a concealed weapons permit meaning women/men‚ police officers‚ security guards. This includes having police officers in public schools to make the children safer. The right to bear arms decreases crimes‚ rape‚ robbery‚ and aggravated assault. Personnel who open carry or concealed carry are less likely to be assaulted or robbed. The criminals are

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