lack of guns‚ actually contribute to these massacres as mad people seek out gun free zone to slaughter as many people as possible. Either that or mad people massacres everywhere and they never turn into massacre because some law abiding citizen holding a gun end the madness. “But still” antigun lobbyists might say‚ “America has a very high gun-related crime rate and we have a lot of guns. Is there any correlation?” the answer is NO. Australia has a higher gun crime rate and they banned guns decades
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that in the United States almost 100‚000 people are shot or killed with a gun in one year? 10‚527 people die a year in handgun related incidents in the United States. This number‚ by far‚ outweighs the number of gun related deaths in countries such as Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ and Japan‚ which number 13‚ 22‚ and 87‚ respectively. What is the reason for such drastic differences in numbers? Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ and Japan are all countries that have stricter gun control
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Brady Law The Brady Law‚ also known as the Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994‚ was set up to try and establish a set of national standards to promote the safe use of firearms and to reduce gun violence (GVPA‚ 1994). Included in this are handgun licensing and registration‚ a stronger regulation of licensed manufacturers‚ importers‚ and dealers‚ and laws against the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and other dangerous weapons (GVPA‚ 1994). Licensing and Registration of handguns is one of the
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Gun Control A child lies on his parents’ bedroom floor with a gunshot wound in his chest. His best friend stands over him‚ gaping. The nine-year-old boy’s eyes dart from the blood oozing from his friend‚ to his own shaking index finger‚ still clutched on the trigger of the gun. It was not supposed to happen this way. The gun was not supposed to be loaded. They should not have been snooping in the first place. But this scene has happened before‚ in countless different settings‚ with numerous different
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Gun Control Gun control policies are laws that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms. These laws or policies vary widely around the world. Some countries such as United Kingdom‚ have very strict limits on gun possession while others like the United States‚ have laws that vary significantly within their states. However due to recent events the government is trying to pass and enforce new gun laws that would make certain types of weapons illegal as
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Australia has had severe gun laws since the year 1997 after the fatal massacre shooting in Port Arthur‚ executed by Martin Bryant‚ which resulted in the death of 35 people while injuring 23. There have always been low levels of violent crimes associated with firearms‚ particularly in the 20th century‚ yet because of their low priority; public concern levels remained very low. In the last 2 decades‚ the government has put in place strict gun laws following several high profile mass murders and a large
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article 9 that “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest‚ detention or exile and article 13 states that “everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Through these human rights you can see how Australia is breaching these rights when it comes to refugees. According to Australia’s human rights commission’s webpage‚ the latest update of refugees residing in detention centers was in 2012 with 46 refugee with adverse security assessments. An Adverse
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I am writing to you to address the situation of gun control. Gun control laws should be invoked so that there would be fewer deaths with guns. They should be enacted so that there could be fewer shootings which would result in fewer deaths. They should also be invoked because legally owned are often kept in homes which could result in criminals being able to take guns from people’s homes. Although guns control laws would help with the cause they would also worsen the cause because they are very often
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Persuasive Writing Assignment Conspiracy Theory and the Catcher in the Rye Conformity Rebellion is when one refuses to accept authority. The transition of childhood into adulthood is most often represented by actions of rebellious nature. The average teen is always looking for away to escape conformity. Two pieces of work that express a common theme of rebellion and conformity are‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and the movie Conspiracy Theory starting Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts
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will cover these topics: (Australian Law System) The Functions of law‚ Social Cohesion‚Social‚Progress‚Sources of law‚Parliament made law‚Judge-made law Which type of law is sovereign?‚Classification of Law‚Regulation of human behaviour‚Criminal law‚Classifications of Crime‚Objectives of sanctions‚Civil Law‚Types of civil wrongs‚Civil remedies‚Types of civil remedies‚Crimes The Functions of law The two functions are: 1 Social Cohesion 2 Social Progress Laws are needed to achieve these dual functions
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