Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue‚ an education issue‚ a racial issue‚ and a political issue‚ among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less‚ on both sides of this issue‚ opinions range from moderate to extreme. Like most topics relating to government and its ruling ability‚ the topic of gun control is based heavily
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Does gun control reduce crime rate? Abstract Over the past few months‚ people across the nation have been debating about gun control. Topics ranging from firearm restrictions to background checks have been heavily discussed by both emotion and logic‚ by both gun supporters and gun control activists‚ and it seems like there is no middle ground for both parties to agree on. Crime rates influence guns demanded for self-protection‚ and guns demanded by criminals depend upon
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Gun Control Group Project “Guns in America” Gun Control Group Project Opinions In the United States of America‚ we as citizens have the right to bear arms‚ provided to us by the second amendment to the U.S. constitution‚ and are part of the United States Bill of Rights. Most American’s still believe that it is our right to bear arms‚ while a growing number of Americans believe that there should be better gun control regarding this matter. A rising trend has begun on Capitol Hill and all
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Gun Control April 25‚ 2012 Recently‚ there have been many debates going on in the news that are focusing on firearms‚ and firearm control. These debates have led to many American citizens questioning the laws revolving around gun control‚ and the amendment to the constitution allowing the right to bear arms. Since many people are unsure of how exactly laws pertaining to firearms work‚ it is crucially important that gun control is discussed. This paper will focus on gun control‚ the history
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Gun Control Legislation: Background Checks and Public Policy. Gun control legislation is a very controversial topic and one that has taken a lot of attention in both academic and public policy circles here in the United States for the past 20 or 30 years. One of the most powerful tools which people have discovered for dealing with the issue of controlling who should or shouldn’t have access to guns is through the creation of background checks. The purpose of background checks in a general sense
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The History of Gun Control Laws in the United States One of the most controversial issues in our society is gun control regulation. Gun control refers to restrictions or limits on possession‚ production‚ importation‚ shipment‚ sale‚ and/or guns by private citizens. There is an extreme amount of violence associated with guns that is increasing every year. Back in history when gun control laws and the second amendment was created‚ they didn’t have the huge fright that Americans have today of people
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Public Policy and Gun Control They’re many different biased opinions related to the topic of public policy and gun control. Many would argue that gun control doesn’t follow public policy in a “normal” route. “Normal” being shocking incidents or crises that draw public attention and media coverage which in turn draw a debate on one or more aspects of the issue wither it be a philosophical‚ regulatory‚ constitutional‚ or technical aspect. Following this‚ investigations that would result in an
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Guns In The United States In today’s society of political turmoil‚ violence‚ and economic tragedies‚ many gun control advocates are pushing for more gun regulations from the government. Guns have been a part of America’s way of life for centuries. However‚ it was not until the 20th century that the government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934‚ as stated in “Firearm Laws‚ Regulations‚ and Ordinances‚” edited by Sandra Alters‚ in response to the
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Bear Arms I believe that guns should not be banned in the US. “Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people.” I am sure most of us have heard this saying at some point in our lives. Surely‚ it is a statement of the obvious‚ but the logic behind it rings true. It may seem rational to ban guns entirely to prevent people from killing‚ but it is not the guns themselves that are the problem. That is just a simple solution to a complex problem. The criminals who kill others are willing to break the law
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Persuasive Articles on Gun Control By Jamie Taylor Persuading an audience can be done in several different fashions‚ one of which is Hugh Rank’s Model of Persuasion. Rank’s model states that two major strategies are used to achieve the particular goal of persuasion. These strategies are nicely set into two main schemas; the first method is to exaggerate an aspect of something‚ known as “intensify.” While the second is to discredit it‚ which is referred to as “downplay.” Al Franken‚ Jeffrey
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