GUN CONTROL Gun violence is a serious issue‚ which causes a severe headache for most of the nations’ governments. A large number of people who died as a result of gun violence have increased across the world in recent years. In Australia‚ the government has tried to make a greater effort to protect its citizens and gun control is suggested as a sensible solution since the terrible shooting incident in Port Arthur. This essay will argue that there should be stricter gun control laws in Australia
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Gun Control Project 7/5/2013 HU-1440 Brian Poole Gun Control seems to be more of an issue today than it has ever been in the history of our world. We’ve all heard tragic news stories about gun violence; we’ve been hearing about these stories since we’ve been old enough to remember. Gun control has always been a controversial issue‚ but it could possibly be the most controversial of all issues now. The recent shootings at Sandy Hook in Newport‚ Connecticut have placed gun control at
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right to bear arms; however certain gun control laws must be put into place in order to keep the public safe and protect the well being of our country. Gun control in the United States has been a controversial topic for American’s for a great number of years. The first gun laws date back to the Revolutionary War and have continued to evolve into the widely debated proposals of present day. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) There are a number of pros and cons where gun control in concerned. Most rational American’s
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Gun Control How many people do not fear being attacked by someone with a gun? The truth is that most people do share a fear of guns. This is the result of the lack of control over the possession of a gun. Anyone can get their hands on a gun no matter what they intend to use it for. Almost 30‚000 people die each year in a gun related incident (Soyer 1). People are not careful enough in deciding where they place their weapon or how they use it. Because of its poor gun control system‚ America is
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of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns‚ through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute abolition (AA)
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All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be dealt with precaution. Guns have been a part of American history for as long as people can remember. For most individuals guns are supposed to be very dangerous and unsafe. Though‚ that is not true. Guns can be hazardous‚ but only if they are in the wrong hands. Owning a gun is a right that every American should take pride in having. Guns are used for self-protection‚ hunting‚ law enforcement and other practices. The right to own a gun is secured
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Final Draft Gun Control in America Is it possible that guns are the cause for all the violence and murders in America? Remember the tragedy that took place on December 14‚ 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ when Adam Lanza opened fire and fatally shot twenty children and six adults. What about the event that took place just six months before that in a theater in Aurora‚ Colorado? On July 20‚ 2012‚ James Holmes open fired during a shooting scene in The Dark Night Rises. His
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passionate about the issue of gun control. Gun control is an issue that has affected many individuals physically and personally. However‚ most individuals often strongly support or oppose it. A series of devastating events in the past few decades have raised questions about whether gun control laws are necessary to stop horrific shootings such as: The Columbine Shooting‚ The Virginia Tech Massacre‚ and most recently the Colorado Movie Theater Massacre. One problems that the gun ban will infringe upon the
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Paper Assignment Once in a while‚ when there are firearm incidents‚ people bring up a gun control idea and how bad it is to own one and use it against others. First of all‚ did crime rate increase as people own more guns? Should people make a stronger laws and restrictions for gun control to help prevent such disasters? Essentially‚ can we get rid of guns? How many guns did we have in the 90’s? In Gun Control Overveiw database this quote was stated‚ “Institute of Justice reported in a national
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Godines Kersey English 11 Anti Gun Control 9/16/13 To have gun control laws or not to have gun control laws that is the question. Recent tragedies involving firearms have sparked up a controversial debate in America. Our president‚ Barack Obama‚ has remained “noncommittal” (Grier) as of late but the war rages on with or without him. Peter Grier has thus far remained neutral‚ but as for me‚ I have already chosen my answer to the question. Gun control laws would not only leave our law abiding
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