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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Gun control is one of the most debatable topics in present day. Gun control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use of firearms. These firearms include handguns‚ machine guns‚ rifles etc. People use these weapons for multiple reasons. Some use it for sport‚ for example: hunting or practicing at the gun range. Others buy it for protection while others use it for violence. Having a firearm requires responsibility. The person that wields
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with guns. There are hundreds of shootings each year in America. Watching the news can tell you just how often someone is shot or guns come up in politic at any point in time. Guns have been and might always be a problem for Americans. All the shootings‚ the NRA‚ and gun control laws‚ this subject has become extremely controversial in America. The amount of gun shootings and gun related deaths in America today is just horrific. A recent poll states that there are two hundred and seventy gun related
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Bear Arms In society today‚ the issue of gun control has been becoming more and more relevant‚ especially with all of the recent shootings‚ including the Aurora‚ Colorado theatre shooting as well as Sandy Hook. People are blaming guns for these tragic happenings when really the irresponsible person holding the gun is at fault. We don’t blame cars for car accidents‚ so why blame guns for shooting crimes? The person in control is at fault. Taking away guns is going to do more harm than good in society
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Gun Control Guns‚ one of the deadliest weapons that are used today. They have been around for many years and have continued to increase in power and ability. Guns can cause harm and trauma to many but also can be used for recreational activities and even self defense. The debate on gun control has been around for a long time but is becoming increasingly more necessary. This is basically deciding whether or not to allow normal everyday people to be in possession of guns and the consequences that
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The Gun Control Debate XBCOM/275 April 14‚ 2013 The Gun Control Debate The gun control debate sparked major attention to gun control policies that have become a major issue within the country and has led to several conflicts and concerns within Congress and Legislative office. Acts of violence has developed into a nationwide problem and needs effective attention in order to gain gun control across the country. The victims and families of the shootings have now congregated together in efforts
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it is unconstitutional to have gun control in the United States. I think we shouldn’t have gun control but support gun rights. Gun control would be against the common good. If the government took away the guns from citizens we would have no way of protecting ourselves. People wishing to use guns to harm people could smuggle them in from other countries and lie about having them. Therefore if a citizen had a gun‚ that citizen could hypothetically stop the other person from harming others. This issue
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An Argument Against Gun Control Gun control has become more and more of a hot-button topic in the United States‚ especially after events like the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012‚ when many people questioned the necessity of the second amendment in this day and age. Indeed‚ upholding the second amendment continues to be a difficult prospect when it does not seem like these guns are being used for good. However‚ the vast majority of people not only use them responsibly‚ but also protect themselves and
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Connecting the Branches on Gun Control‚ required a great amount of time and effort. As the project progressed I learn a lot‚ not only on the subject I was studying and reporting on‚ but also how to find a use useful information pertaining to the hot button topic of Gun Control in America. Firstly‚ I feel as though it is important to know that I went into this project with a fairly extensive amount of knowledge on the topic‚ and fairly well established beliefs pertaining to guns. While‚ I still completely
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Evaluation Gun Control in the United States Orval Lawler English 101 Section B Galen College of Nursing Omar Rodriguez‚ MA Gun Control in the United States Gun control is not one issue‚ but many‚ some people think gun control is a gun issue‚ and to others it is an issue of rights. Gun control is an issue of safety‚ education‚ and politics. In each of these issues there are those who want more gun control and those who want less. Both sides of this issue have opinions from the moderate to the
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