not significantly affect murder rates at the state level‚" Likewise‚ "states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders" (M. Guis‚ 2013). The goal of gun control should be results‚ not merely implementing policy for the sake of policy. Additional studies show that states with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes. Likewise‚ when states pass the right to carry concealed gun laws‚ deaths from mass shootings plummeted
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Gun Control Issues The issue of gun control seems to be an ongoing issue that has now become a major topic in news media once again due to the tragic incident that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School just a few months ago. With dust now being blown off the topic‚ debates continue to ensue both politically and socially in regards to what exactly is the best for our country. Are the stricter laws now being overlooked really the best for our country‚ or are armed civilians going to be
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An American Right A long-standing right to citizens of the United States is dwindling at the hands of government officials. The right to bear arms‚ protected by the 2nd amendment has been up for debate nationwide for over a decade. Fearing that the right to private gun ownership will soon be diminished‚ the topic has gained the attention of people nationwide. Theories surrounding gun control figure that without firearms in citizen possession murder rates and gun related violence should heavily
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Guns Must Be Allowed On Campus With college shootings on the rise‚ the recent debate between colleges is on allowing students and staff to conceal and carry on campus. College students and staff should be permitted to carry guns on campus with a concealed carry license‚ to protect themselves and others from sexuall assualt‚ combat school shootings‚ and make campus safer. The number of college students who are sexually assaulted is rising and not going away. “One in 5 women and one in 16 men are
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The deadliest mass killing by a single shooter in the United States history was on April 16‚ 2007‚ were a Virginia Tech senior shot and killed thirty-two innocent people and injured another seventeen on the university’s campus. This tragic shooting led to the first federal gun legislation in thirteen years (Skorton‚ Altschuler 628). Over the past five years’ shootings on U.S. campuses have more than doubled per a report released in October 2016 by a criminal justice reform organization. In recent
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Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said‚ "We recoil in horror and search for explanations‚ but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the handy killing machines that make crimes so easy.”Allowing untrained people to carry guns puts others at risk and it can result in self-inflicting injuries both by suicide and unintentional incidents. Gun violence in America kills more than 30‚000 and injures almost 70‚000 each year. Guns can be misused and abused‚ which is why gun
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discharged and struck the boy in the chest. Later the boy was taken to the Rady Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead” (“7 San Diego News”). That death would never have happened if that gun was not there. Although some states allow for the carry of concealed weapons on public property‚ Assault weapons (for the use of “self defence”) should be banned in the USA. Assault Weapons have been an issue in the US. There guns that should not be missed with. For example‚ “July 20‚ 2012‚ 12 people
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conducive to a safe environment. This paper will take evidence from experts‚ as well as state rulings to show the two sides of gun control in regards to school campuses in order to answer the question: Should guns be allowed on college campuses? The constitution of the United States guarantees our right to bear arms in order to defend ourselves‚ but where does the line fall where it is ok and not okay to carry weapons? The debate has shifted from restaurants‚ to stores‚ and now to schools.
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protecting themselves from criminals by carrying a firearm. This shows that if citizens were allowed to carry a gun they would be able to stop mass killings or shootings before they happen‚ it would reduce the crime. By allowing citizens who are screened properly to carry a concealed weapon‚ in certain situations you may be able to save someone’s life. An example of that is when
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whether or not college students and/or professors should be allowed to carry firearms on campus. The Law allows each state to determine if concealed weapons are allowed to be carried on campus. Many advocates of firearms are in agreement that firearms should be allowed on campus. In the past years‚ there have been shootings on college campuses that killed many and injured many. Allowing those who are licensed and trained to carry firearms on campus would seemingly act as a deterrent to those who
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