Each year in America over 30‚000 lives are taken away due to gun violence (Brady Campaign 1). It is only February‚ yet many American citizens have already become victims to over 10 mass shootings throughout the country. I‚ like many Americans‚ believe in the 2nd amendment which states that citizens have a right to bear arms‚ however‚ I do believe that there needs to be stricter gun laws. So how do we stop innocent people from becoming just another story on the 5’o clock news? While there is probably
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There are some people who are for gun control and then there are those who are against it. Many innocent people die every year because of guns. Don’t you think there should be more laws or restrictions regarding gun control? If a person has access to a firearm‚ there is a high possibility that someone will die. People are more likely to start fights when they are in possession of firearms than without and because of this‚ more people are dying everyday. Since there are so few restrictions when it
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all too recognizable. A troubled person pulls out a gun in a school‚ an office‚ or a shopping center‚ and he or she slaughters innocent men‚ women‚ and children. Recently‚ mass murders have occurred at Columbine High School‚ Virginia Tech University‚ and Omaha’s Westroads Mall (Schwartz). These tragedies are not inevitable‚ so people wonder one question. Are guns in our society getting out of control? Four out of every ten Americans own a gun; which leads to the perception that America has returned
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of stricter gun control laws. I am very passionate about this topic because the use of firearms in the wrong hands is a deadly prophecy. It can be in the form of children getting a hold of a gun and hurting themselves or others‚ an adult with violent propensities mishandling a weapon‚ or someone who wants the use of a firearm in aiding suicide. When one looks at the increased incident of injury to children‚ homicide‚ and suicide‚ it is clear there is a need for stricter gun control laws. This
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Stricter Laws on “Gun Control” In the state of Texas‚ a shooting took place on September 6‚ 2013. A 46 year-old man‚ who was identified as Brian Cloninger‚ shot an 8 year-old African-American‚ Donald Maiden Jr.‚ in the face. Prior to the shooting‚ Cloninger was seen waving his gun at people (Edwards). This incident and other similar incidents enraged our nation and have bought to citizens’ attention about how laws covering the sale of firearms should be made stricter. Too many people with mental
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that stricter gun control laws can help curb the increasing violence in the United States. They argue that tighter control on hand gun sales and the banning of assault rifle would be beneficial to our society. Can new gun laws put an end to gun violence in the U.S.‚ or do they infringe upon constitutional rights provided by the Second Amendment‚ and serve no purpose other than to take away guns from law abiding citizens? Pros "The U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership and of gun homicide
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murdered (Djansezian). Looking at gun violence in this light makes it very understandable why support of stricter gun control has increased drastically in the recent past. A 2015 Gallup poll found that 55% of Americans say we should have stricter gun laws‚ up a significant 8% from 2014. Ideally‚ intensifying gun control laws would keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals or other people that would use the weapons illegally. However‚ would creating stricter gun laws actually decrease violence in
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When we look at gun-related events‚ such as a school shooting‚ or a massacre‚ our first knee-jerk reaction is to immediately blame guns for the crime. Stricter laws will surely stop those law-breaking criminals‚ right? As if the time of the writing of the article from procon.org‚ 49 out of the 62 mass shootings were done with legal guns. At least‚ that’s one less crime committed‚ right? Would leaving ourselves defenseless while criminals acquire guns illegally instead be a better method protection
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our right to own a gun‚ with stricter gun laws restricting not only felons but people who have anger management problems‚ America can reduce the amount of deaths immensely. Even though Americans are entitled the right to bear arms‚ laws need to be set in place so not only felons but mentally unstable people cannot purchase a gun. A study done at Duke and Harvard proclaimed that almost one in ten Americans have anger issues and own a gun. Many will argue that stricter gun laws are pointless because
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attack the weapon‚ instead‚ attack on the person who used the weapon. A weapons purpose is to defend oneself. It is the decision of the behind the gun whether they use it for protection or for harm.Citizens should not be banned from guns because it takes away their right to the second amendment. The gun is not the thing hurting people‚ it’s all about the intention behind the gun. Many citizens have questions about guns and how they are beneficial to our society or what would happen if the ban was put
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