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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Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? One of the most controversial issues in our society today is the topic of private gun ownership and gun control laws. This controversy has arisen mostly due to the different ways that the second constitutional amendment is interpreted. The amendment states that "a well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Lott‚ 2000). On one side of the issue‚ there are those
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Madison Gun ownership of all able-bodied men is protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution so that they could participate in the militia to keep the peace and defend the country if needed. The Second Amendment of the US Constitution states : "A well regulated militia being necessary
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Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the United States for the past few years due to the increase of gun related deaths such as school and mass shootings. There have been debates on whether to eradicate firearms from Americans. These ideas were addressed by the United States government and gun control advocates who are for stricter gun control. On the other hand‚ people who oppose the policy feel that their 2nd amendment rights will be violated just because there are reoccurring school and mass
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Johnson Professor Robyn Coppedge American Federal Government 1113 4 March 2013 More Gun Control or Less? There are statistically 30‚000 deaths each year due to guns‚ most of which are suicide. But how can the government prevent such tragedy? Their plan is to outlaw guns‚ but is that really the best solution? Some would argue that the problem be left alone‚ and that people would continue to kill‚ with or without guns. Whereas‚ others might argue that citizens should be encouraged to carry firearms
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Paper-Gun Control Gun control is government regulation on the manufacture‚ sale‚ and possession of firearms. As a heavily debated and very controversial matter‚ many advocates undoubtedly have different opinions. In the forthcoming paragraphs‚ I will discuss those differing opinions. Presented from two separate articles‚ the opinions discussed will be those of two different authors who have their own viewpoint as to why gun control is or isn’t necessary. In Russ Thurman’s article‚ “Guns up. Crime
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Gun control is among the most hotly debated of topics today. With the federal government currently discussing whether to initiate stronger and more strict laws for owning guns‚ the number of gun control essays has risen‚ which makes perfect sense since the topic is fresh on people’s minds with recent shootings and recent incidences where people should not have had access to guns. If you or your child is tasked with writing a gun control essay‚ you have lots of ammo‚ pun intended‚ to present your
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The Libertarian’s View on Gun Control The debate over the restrictions of gun control is centered on the Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ which gives people the right to bear arms. Gun control supporters believe that this explicit right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms. For example‚ groups like the National Rifle Association argue that gun control infringes on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. Gun control is an on-going debate because each year more
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United States have stricter gun-control laws? Research from Dr. John Lott states that with a higher gun ownership rate come fewer mass shootings. From 1977 to 1999 right-to-carry laws decreased the frequency and severity of mass shootings. The terror attack in Orlando and the shooting that killed Christina Grimmie both occurred in gun-free zones. One of the main reasons murderers do that is because they don’t want to be stopped by an armed civilian. People say the gun-free zones will stop mass
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The Sociological Perspective: Gun Control as a Social Problem Michael A. Judge 3064051 SOCI212 – Social Problems Professor Gardner The sociological approach to addressing social problem provides a different perspective of those social problems than other disciplines. Sociology demands a look at the self created structures of a society that result in the creation of social problems (Gurrero‚ 2011). This perspective allows sociologists to examine the relationships between the macro view
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