More gun control is required in the United States. If our country has strict gun control laws‚ criminals cannot get in contact with a gun. Even if many people owned legal guns‚ they are rarely used in self-defense. More gun control is necessary because people are killed by guns very often. Private Citizens shouldn’t have handguns because they don’t serve any military purpose. A common person shouldn’t have their hand on a gun unless they’re serving the country or state. Guns cause violence‚ which
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Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? One of the most controversial issues in our society today is the topic of private gun ownership and gun control laws. This controversy has arisen mostly due to the different ways that the second constitutional amendment is interpreted. The amendment states that "a well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Lott‚ 2000). On one side of the issue‚ there are those
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Madison Gun ownership of all able-bodied men is protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution so that they could participate in the militia to keep the peace and defend the country if needed. The Second Amendment of the US Constitution states : "A well regulated militia being necessary
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Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the United States for the past few years due to the increase of gun related deaths such as school and mass shootings. There have been debates on whether to eradicate firearms from Americans. These ideas were addressed by the United States government and gun control advocates who are for stricter gun control. On the other hand‚ people who oppose the policy feel that their 2nd amendment rights will be violated just because there are reoccurring school and mass
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Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry‚ semi-automatic weapons‚ and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States‚ feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong
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Topic Proposal | PHI/105 PHI/105 | Tonya Sanford 12/16/12 Introduction to Philosophy | KIRSTEN GERDES | Topic Proposal A salient issue of controversy is gun control. Gun control is the regulation of sales and uses of firearms. Firearms include handguns‚ rifles‚ and shotguns.40% of all United State homes have guns. As of 2010‚ 300 million people in the United States own a firearm. There are different laws regarding the right-to-carry. 40 states have the “shall issue” which means carry
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Johnson Professor Robyn Coppedge American Federal Government 1113 4 March 2013 More Gun Control or Less? There are statistically 30‚000 deaths each year due to guns‚ most of which are suicide. But how can the government prevent such tragedy? Their plan is to outlaw guns‚ but is that really the best solution? Some would argue that the problem be left alone‚ and that people would continue to kill‚ with or without guns. Whereas‚ others might argue that citizens should be encouraged to carry firearms
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Paper-Gun Control Gun control is government regulation on the manufacture‚ sale‚ and possession of firearms. As a heavily debated and very controversial matter‚ many advocates undoubtedly have different opinions. In the forthcoming paragraphs‚ I will discuss those differing opinions. Presented from two separate articles‚ the opinions discussed will be those of two different authors who have their own viewpoint as to why gun control is or isn’t necessary. In Russ Thurman’s article‚ “Guns up. Crime
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Gun control is one of the most debatable topics in present day. Gun control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms. These firearms include handguns‚ machine guns‚ rifles etc. People use these weapons for multiple reasons. Some use it for sport‚ for example: hunting or practicing at the gun range. Others buy it for protection while others use it for violence. Having a firearm requires responsibility. The person that wields
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the saying‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people‚” then on December 14‚ 2012‚ Adam Lanza‚ fatally shot twenty children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the small town of Newtown‚ Connecticut. Ever since this tragic day‚ there has been a large push for gun control in the US‚ led by President Obama. The bills that are before Congress would make penalties for buying guns illegally more onerous‚ address trafficking‚ and greatly expand the number of gun sales covered
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