Should Gun Control Laws Be Stricter? Lindsey Curry English 111 Dr. Robert Brandon November 20‚ 2012 Many different freedoms were granted in many different ways to the people of the United States. When the Constitution was written in 1776‚ many rights were granted to the people of the United States. In 1791‚ the second amendment of the Constitution was adopted and allowed the people to be able to keep and bear arms (Members‚ 2011). Today‚ there is a debate on making these gun control laws stricter;
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Stricter Gun Control Laws Gun control laws aim to restrict or regulate the sale‚ purchase‚ or possession of firearms through licensing‚ registration‚ or identification requirements. With the recent abundance of mass shootings in the U.S.‚ the subject of gun safety has once again been brought into the spotlight. These tragic events serve as reminders that stricter gun control policies should be enforced to ensure public safety. According to The Center for Responsive Politics‚ gun activists argue
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infringed” (CITE). However‚ guns have changed dramatically since the constitution was written. Now‚ guns have the capacity to kill more people‚ quicker than ever before. And far too often‚ guns are not used for protection or self-defense‚ but to intentionally harm the innocent. For this reason‚ political figures‚ social activists and members of the general public have called into question what is really outlined and protected under the 2nd amendment. For example‚ are all guns permitted‚
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government should make gun laws stricter for the safety of them and their family. Others feel that that the gun laws should remain the same‚ because they don’t want their constitutional rights violated. What is the controversy surrounding this topic? The controversy is that the government believes that the world would be a safer place if the gun laws are stricter. Some feel that their rights would be violated‚ and the final group of people is the ones who are kind of on both sides. They want the laws to
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with a gun each year (Stricter Gun Regulations‚ 2013). That enormous number includes parents‚ siblings‚ family‚ friends and neighbors. In modern American culture many people have the incorrect view that guns are toys because they are so prevalent in our society. From childhood‚ Americans are aware of guns because they are on television‚ in movies and videogames‚ and used as “play weapons”. However‚ guns are not toys. The problem of gun violence needs to come under stricter gun control laws and the
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S.‚ the subject of gun safety has once again been brought into the spotlight. The numbers of crimes involving guns are increasing more and more because of how easy it is to have one. Thousands of people die each year in handgun related incidents in the U.S. and daily citizens can’t manage such a powerful thing. These tragic events serve as reminders that stricter gun control policies should be enforced to ensure public safety. Gun control in this country is not what it should be; it is time the
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suffer from their loved ones dying at the hand of a gun. For a long time the United States has long debated the issue on making gun laws more advanced. Americans are tired of dealing with mass shootings and wondering when the next shooting is going to happen. They want to see change with stricter gun laws preventing guns to be in the hands of the wrong people. Americans want proficient background checks that will actually work. Tougher gun laws and having more advanced backgrounds checks would be
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tougher gun laws are a great debate. In the United States the argument varies per state and city. Cities such as chicago with a higher gun murder rate are prime examples of why we should have stronger gun laws. The gun laws in america have way too many loopholes. These loopholes leads to many mass shooting with guns being sold/bought by uneducated and mentally unstable.The Daily Beast reported over the last fourth of July‚ there was over 84 people shot and 14 of them succumb to their gun wounds.
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Gun Control Once every thirteen seconds an American uses a gun to protect themselves (Harris). Americans using guns this frequently is clearly an issue‚ but making gun control stricter is not the answer. Gun control should not be stricter in the United States because guns are an excellent source of protection‚ guns can lower crime rates‚ and gun control laws only affect law abiding citizens. According to Jeffery Goldberg‚ guns are responsible for 30‚000 deaths a year. These statics only show people
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February 2013 Stricter Gun Laws Stricter Gun Laws Aren’t the solution We as people of America should not surrender our liberties out of fear. Indeed‚ it was right to pass stricter gun laws to prevent violence and death. However‚ by having these laws‚ there will be more crimes‚ broken laws‚ and it won’t stop violence from happening. Anything could be used as a weapon to hurt or kill someone. Criminals could create weapons from things found in local stores such as Home Depot‚ Lowes‚ or any other hardware
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