Outline—Gun Control in Schools I. Introduction II. Parents Feel Safer III. Stopping Threats IV. Saving Lives V. Conclusion Tylor Fontenot 3rd Block English III 29 April 2014 A national telephone survey finds that 62% of Americans with children of elementary or secondary school age would feel safer if their school had armed guards (Pavlich). Many people (parents) believe that if schools had armed guards on campus they could stop the next mass murder at schools. These are some of the reasons that
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side/liberals believe that the United States’ government needs to act and create and enforce gun control laws. Some people view all guns‚ no matter the purpose‚ as malicious and there is too easy of access to own a gun. The second amendment is in existence because our Founding Father’s saw how important it is for a free country to be able to stand up for themselves against tyranny. Those who are pro-gun control do not understand the valuable means behind the foundation of the United States of America
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the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports the crimes committed with guns and not the lives saved with them. What would happen to the crime rate in the United States if guns were banned altogether as other countries have done? While some people think guns should be banned‚ it has been proven that criminals will still find ways to
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in the room. The anxious and confident faces of my classmates greeted me when I walked to my seat. “DING!” The shrilling sound of the final bell tells me that the wait is over. Our history teacher walks in explains out assignment for today‚ the gun control discussion. He tells us that everyone should say something in order to get points for today and all I can think about is the different opinions I will hear. Some will be concise and intelligent with facts backing the statements while some will be
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Few Things to consider If you’re like millions of Americans‚ you’ve either recently purchased‚ or you’re seriously thinking about purchasing your first gun. Whether you decided that you’d like to go to a range to try out a few different types of firearms to see what works best‚ or you are trying to maximize your skill level. You will find that having a little instruction will go a long way in not only safety‚ but it’s always a lot more exciting when your hitting the target more often. Having
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Article review Weisman‚ J. (2013). Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?_r=1& Jonathan Weisman‚ author of the article‚ studied journalism and African History at Northwestern University. Weisman’s professional career includes time at Education Week‚ CQ‚ USA Today‚ Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
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Currently there are no laws or regulations in place that require private sales‚ gun show sales or internet sales to perform a background check during a firearm purchase unlike federally licensed firearm dealers. This leaves a loophole open for criminals to purchase firearms leading to more gun violence such as mass shooting and robberies. Gun violence can be reduced by requiring background checks for all guns sales‚ expanding background checks to include mental health status‚ and better reporting
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Solution for the Issue of Gun Control in America. The major cause of the debate revolving around the gun control issue in America is the misinterpretation of the Second Amendment. “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” reads the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights. There are two theories regarding the interpretation of the Second Amendment‚ the individual rights theory and the collective
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Literature Review- Gun Control Gun control has been a very controversial issue in American history in part‚ because America is the most armed nation in the world‚ with American citizens owning about 300 million fire arms. In fact‚ this is even more than a quarter of the whole world’s firearms. Besides‚ Guns have always been a hobby of Americans because of the gun culture that is unlike other states. American gun culture has survived since the earliest days of the republic because hunting has been
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Should Gun Control Laws Be Stricter? Lindsey Curry English 111 Dr. Robert Brandon November 20‚ 2012 Many different freedoms were granted in many different ways to the people of the United States. When the Constitution was written in 1776‚ many rights were granted to the people of the United States. In 1791‚ the second amendment of the Constitution was adopted and allowed the people to be able to keep and bear arms (Members‚ 2011). Today‚ there is a debate on making these gun control laws stricter;
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