Gun Control: If not now‚ when? The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia‚ and to use that gun for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home. When it comes to protecting freedom‚ Americans‚ including those on the Supreme Court‚ recognize that personal liberties must often be modified for the safety and protection of others. Yet today’s gun rights advocates constantly cite the Second Amendment of the
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Gun Control is not the Answer Karen Field Granite State College A man carrying two revolvers and two 9mm semi-automatic handguns calmly entered into the Dunblane Primary School. Two people quickly saw the firearms and tried to tackle the man; he shot them‚ and left them wounded as he continued his journey down the hall of the school. Finally the man had reached his destination‚ the gym‚ where a class of kindergarteners where having Phys. Ed‚ he pulled out his guns and started picking off the
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Gun control The phrase “gun control” can mean many things. It can be a ban on specific or all types of weapons. It can be law restricting where guns can be carried. It can be regulations prohibiting certain or all citizens from owning guns. Regardless of what form it takes‚ gun control in the United States of America takes away your constitutional right to own guns; the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "A well
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Rawlins Honors English 10 May 6‚ 2014 The Unrealistic Cause of Gun Control In 1791 the second amendment to the constitution was ratified and it stated that a “well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed” (Lee no.pag.). Since its ratification‚ many debates over the meaning and over gun control have spread throughout America. The term gun control‚ as described by Lee‚ is‚ “any action taken by the federal government
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Quite a few Americans believe gun control will protect their families from violence. These over protective people are sadly mistaken. Statistics prove that gun control does not reduce the number of violent crimes. Gun control does‚ however‚ go against the principles on which America was made. Guns are not responsible for the violent crimes that are pounding America. In fact‚ guns are used in few crimes. Most violent crimes are committed with knives or other objects. To fix this growing problem‚
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GUN CONTROL This rhetorical analysis about gun control and the underlying blame that is spread with it. In the three sources that have been chosen for this essay each author projects their views on who is to blame for the heinous crimes involving firearms. Although each article is talking about gun control they each have different views and end up going off in different directions blaming different entities and defending others. When these acts of violence occur in the world today the the blame
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Gun Control Guns kill; not people. Many would argue the opposite and say that it is down to the individual to control himself or herself. The facts state the obvious and I will prove to you that gun control can save lives. Since the tragic school shooting in Newton Connecticut‚ gun control has taken center stage around the country and with our politicians. Here are some facts from the FBI Crime Reports; of the 452 people murdered in Illinois in 2011 83% were killed with guns... the highest percentage
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Persuasive essay Gun Control Guns are a part of America’s way of life. Today many citizens are under the impression that firearms are the root of all that is evil. Who would be the person that would save a lady that was being raped? Probably someone who owns a firearm and its use is not intended for evil. The gun control debate needs to disappear. The right to bare firearms‚ that’s the second amendment of the U.S constitution. Some believe that the banning of guns would only make things worse
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Gun Control Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. I stand for gun control‚ knowing that all that stands between you and death is the pull of a trigger‚ truly scares me. The united states needs stricter gun laws for many reasons. To prevent school shootings as well as mass shootings‚ reduce suicides and crime rates‚ and to prevent most untrained civilians from owning guns that can potentially harm them and everyone around them. James Holmes and the Aurora theater. Twelve people
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SWK 237-Introduction to Social work Professor Rubin Gun Control Gun control is a term that describes the use of law to limit people’s access to handguns‚ shotguns‚ rifles‚ and other firearms‚ through passing statutes that require‚ for example‚ gun purchasers to undergo background checks for criminal records‚ for guns to be registered‚ or a number of other methods. In the United States‚ gun control is a hotly contested political issue that can make or break the careers
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