Irving PRO GUN CONTROL Should gun control be tightened? 1. Controlling firearms would save more lives in schools. “When Students Pack Heat‚ the Danger Grows” USA Today‚ September 28‚ 2012 http://sks.sirs.com.ai.libproxy.edmc.edu/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SAIPROXY-0-4262&artno=0000345634&type=ART In May‚ when University of Colorado students left Boulder for summer break‚ their campus was gun-free. Last month‚ they returned to a campus where just about anyone can carry a gun just
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Gun Control Gun Control is a topic that has been talked about for many years now especially after many tragic deaths and other instances that have happened in past. Gun control has become one of the most important battles of 2013. In a press conference last month‚ President Obama pushed Congress to ban “assault” rifes and weapons‚ setting a limit for magazines to 10 bullets‚ and to introduce universal background checks for the buyers of firearms.”The debate over gun control and gun ownership
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Blank Blank English 1102 - 71 Professor Blank Blank 21 February 2013 Gun Control The second amendment states as follows: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Becker 9). The founding fathers of the United States agreed that the civilians of this country should have the right to bear arms. They believed that the government should be afraid of the people‚ not the people afraid of the
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Gun Control Speech Outline General Goal: I want to inform my audience Specific Goal: I want my audience to understand that gun control is not the answer to crime rates‚ suicide and homicide‚ but rather better and more mental health recognition and help and gun safety awareness. INTRODUCTION I. Columbine‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora‚ Newtown are just a few places where mass shootings have happened that have left people forever scarred and unable to forget. Because of these and other incidents
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Gun control Does the banning of assault rifles violate our 2nd amendment? Gun control in America has been a controversial issue for years. It is a growing problem that has resulted in a lot of innocent murders‚ and school shootings. Many people think that if gun control was strictly enforced it would help reduce the amount of crime. On the other hand‚ many innocent people feel they have the right to own a gun for protection. I’m going to analyze the quote‚ “Guns don’t kill people‚ stupid
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that another 48‚676 were treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds received In assaults.” One of the main reasons that numbers associated with gun violence are so high is because guns are falling into the hands of people who should not have them. If we can prevent criminals from acquiring guns‚ we can drastically reduce gun violence. If someone wishes to buy a gun in the United States‚ he or she will do so in one of two ways. The first method is through a federally licensed dealer; all sales through a
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Gun Control Part I:Introduction The issue of gun control and violence‚ both in Canada and the United States‚ is one that simply will not go away. If history is to be any guide‚ no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is‚ it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much the same as they always have been. In 1977‚ legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time‚ restructuring the availability of firearms‚ and increasing a variety
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Gun Control and Gun Control on University Campuses The controversies of gun control have been with us ever since we have earned the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights that was attached to our constitution. As times going on many would say that we no longer need this "inalienable" right‚ that these guns that we are putting into the hands of private citizens are doing more harm than good. Most also believe that because times are changing‚ that eventually we will not need this right to bear
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why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment‚ which states‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague‚ it is up for interpretation‚ and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence‚ gun control is a frequently discussed
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Gun Control Argumentative Essay against Gun Control Since 1980‚ forty-four states have passed laws allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons outside their homes for personal protection. (Five additional states had these laws before 1980. Illinois is the sole holdout.) A federal ban on the possession‚ tran Premium756 Words4 Pages Gun Control Essay Gun control is among the most hotly debated of topics today. With the federal government currently discussing whether to initiate stronger and
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