The topic of gun control has always been a volatile topic often discussed in politics. Gun control may be defined as any law‚ practice or policy proposed to restrict or limit the possession‚ use or production of guns by citizens of our country. The topic of gun control increased in popularity in the 1960’s when national crime rates dramatically increased. “With more than 20‚000 laws on the books at the local‚ state and federal levels‚ firearms are in fact one of the most regulated products in
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Guns are used all around the world‚ but fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun introduced legislation for gun control‚ to try to reduce the crime in the United States. Guns are in their own nature dangerous weapons. The automatic assault weapon is one of these potentially dangerous weapons‚ which is used for military purposes only. This is no weapon that can be beneficially used. Leaving the sale of this firearm a potential threat; because they allow many
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Gun Control Creates A Safe World Gun control is a controversial and divisive issue in our routine life‚ not only in the United States‚ but also all over the world. Basically‚ gun control refers to governmental efforts to limit or restrict the production‚ sale‚ possession and use of guns by private citizens. Some people believe that it is necessary that federal and state laws allow citizens to purchase and possess guns‚ or even actively require adult citizens to maintain weapons in their house‚ and
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There are two main issues when it comes to gun control. One being a safety issues and the other being a rights issue. With each of these issues there are some citizens who would like more guns laws; and some who feel there are already enough gun laws in place. Both sides of this argument are strong. In this essay I will examine both sides of the argument. The right to own guns has gone unchanged for nearly hundreds of years. Guns were common in the American Colonies‚ first for hunting and general
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“Gun control means control. It means control for the government and government start controlling the people”‚ according to Luke Scott. Gun control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms by civilians. Gun should be allowed anywhere‚ citizens need guns for self defense. It is important to understand why gun control was added to the amendment‚ the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution States: A well-regulated
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Exercise The article that I selected is titled "Gun control is not the answer". The issue of the article is that taking away guns will not stop shooting in the United States of America; therefore‚ citizens should continue to have guns. The article should be viewed with skepticism because the author of the article is biased and uses fallacy tactics to try to persuade his the audience to agree with him because he’s a gun owner and the creator of a gun blog post. He supports the second amendment the
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Gun Control Regulation The year 2012 was a horrific year for mass shootings in the United States. Americans were shocked by an April spree at a religious school in Oakland that killed seven‚ the brutal theater shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ in July that killed 12‚ the Sikh Temple massacre in Wisconsin in August that claimed six lives‚ the September Minneapolis sign-plant slaughter of five‚ and most recently‚ the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut that took
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Anti Gun Control Should the mere fact that criminals committing crimes with the use of guns infringe the national right of the innocent to possess guns. This is a question that arouses everywhere and no matter which way it is viewed the controversy will always go on. "A gun is a mere tool that can be used for good or evil. Our country is based on the belief that man is good until he or she is proven to be otherwise."(Harris p.2) This means that only a few people are committing crimes with uses of
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Isabella Correa Pr. ENC 04/16/2013 Research Paper: Gun Control Restrictions According to the 2010 statistics presented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime‚ (UNODC‚) in Great Britain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ and Japan‚ a total of 294 people were murdered by firearms. In the United States more than 22‚000 people were murdered by firearms by the end of the year. The difference that exists among these countries and The United States is that in these countries
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COM 220 Gun Control I belive there is a need to increase gun control in an effort to decrease crimes that are related guns. The control of guns has been a controversdial topic as far back as 1813. In today’s society the issues regarding gun control have been controversial. Many strict laws have been passed by the federal government to regulate ownership of guns. In an attempt to regulate gun control many people believe that past familiar high profile political shootings have been as a result
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