"Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" BCOM 275 "Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" I. Introduction A. Background information 1. Chicago has the strongest gun control regime in the nation. Chicago had over 500 murders in 2012 and are on pace to surpass that in 2013. 2. Handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40% in the two years after the U.K. passed its gun ban in 1997. (BBC). 3. Washington
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For many years the controversial topic of gun control has sparked countless passionate debates. The arguments posed in these debates vary widely concerning the possible solutions to solving the problem of violent crime due to the possession of firearms. This paper introduces three different views concerning gun control. The first illustrates the freedom to own firearms. The second view advocates the complete restriction of firearms owned by citizens‚ and the last one presents a modified freedom
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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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make the argument that stricter gun control laws will make society safer. That a decrease in crime‚ injury and death will make society safer. Now let us assume that hostile individuals seeking to commit crimes or harm others often use a gun to carry out their destructive objectives. One could argue that gun control laws would prevent hostile individuals from acquiring guns‚ and if we assume that these individuals would be less of a threat if they did not have a gun‚ then stricter gun control laws would
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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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punishment‚ which has only served to create more divisions within our society. It is an extremely sensitive subject‚ and one that inspires strong emotions in both directions. Like abortion‚ gun laws‚ and the war on terrorism‚ capital punishment is an issue on which everyone is never likely to agree. If we examine some arguments presented from both sides‚ opponents of the capital punishment claim that executing someone is nothing more than an immoral‚ state-authorized killing which undervalues the human life
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stringent gun control? This is a question that has been sparking nationwide in America. Gun control is simply defined as a regulation of selling‚ owning‚ and use of guns. This debate has many arguments saying that the U.S should have stricter gun laws to prevent fewer crimes or some even say to abolish the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and others argue that the U.S does not need any more laws to strict guns away from U.S citizens (Sowell). People for more gun control laws feel
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Gun Control POL/215 Gun Control A major public policy issue in today’s society is gun control. Some people feel as if their second amendment rights are being infringed upon and others feel as if the laws are not strict enough. Why is gun control so relevant in today’s society? Are the people’s second amendment rights in danger by new proposed laws and actions or do the laws need to buckle down tighter? In the District of Columbia vs Heller case‚ the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on ownership
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Gun Control As a federal law enforcement officer‚ I believe in the right to bear arms; however‚ I also believe that there should be more restriction on who is allowed to own and carry firearms. I also believe that if you do own a firearm that it should be locked up out of the reach of children and should only be used at ranges or hunting. It’s argumentative whether guns are used more for protection in the United States or for criminal events. I believe that there should be stricter qualifications
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Gun control is among the most highly debated topics today. Federal government is currently discussing whether to initiate stronger and stricter laws for owning guns. The debate over the issue of whether or not American citizens have the undisputed rights to bear arms is a controversy that has been brought up many times dating back to the late 1800s. Activist on both sides of the gun control issues have numerous reasons to support both sides of the issues. The controversial of gun control connects
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