salient issue of controversy is gun control. Gun control is the regulation of sales and uses of firearms. Firearms include handguns‚ rifles‚ and shotguns.40% of all United State homes have guns. As of 2010‚ 300 million people in the United States own a firearm. There are different laws regarding the right-to-carry. 40 states have the “shall issue” which means carry permits are issued to all qualified citizens. Nine states have the “may issue” which means a person need to present a reason to carry
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Persuasive Essay on Gun Control What would be going through your mind if you were in a restaurant and a mad man came in and began slaughtering people right and left including you family (Swasey 174)? Would you be thinking if they would ban guns this would have never happened? Probably not! What you were probably thinking is if I had a gun on me I could protect not only my family but also the others being slaughtered. This same scenario was on the mind of Suzanna Gratia as written in Elizabeth Swasey
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Gun control is an issue that is constantly being debated. Gun control is limiting or taking the right of citizens to carry or purchase a gun. There are people who are pro-gun control and those who believe gun control is unconstitutional to the citizens. Many political leaders and organizations have strong opinions on gun control‚ which keeps the gun control debate publicized in today’s society. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation‚ protect their families
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Gun Control‚ No Thank You On December 17‚ 2012 Jesus Manuel Garcia became upset because his girlfriend had broken up with him. Jesus text messaged his girlfriend saying he was going to go to the restaurant he worked at‚ and shoot someone. His girlfriend called the police about his message but by that time Jesus Manuel Garcia was at the restaurant he worked at‚ armed. He walked in and attempted to open fire but his weapon jammed. The patrons and employees fled the restaurant to the movie theater
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Gun Control If gun control is altered‚ then we will have less criminals roaming the streets. Access to firearms makes murder easy‚ efficient‚ and nonpersonal‚ which increases the chance a crime will be committed. Josh Sugarmann‚ the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said‚ "We recoil in horror and search for explanations‚ but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the easy killing machines that makes murder and robbery so easy.” Allowing uncertified
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Gun Control April 25‚ 2012 Recently‚ there have been many debates going on in the news that are focusing on firearms‚ and firearm control. These debates have led to many American citizens questioning the laws revolving around gun control‚ and the amendment to the constitution allowing the right to bear arms. Since many people are unsure of how exactly laws pertaining to firearms work‚ it is crucially important that gun control is discussed. This paper will focus on gun control‚ the history
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Gun Control Guns kill; not people. Many would argue the opposite and say that it is down to the individual to control himself or herself. The facts state the obvious and I will prove to you that gun control can save lives. Since the tragic school shooting in Newton Connecticut‚ gun control has taken center stage around the country and with our politicians. Here are some facts from the FBI Crime Reports; of the 452 people murdered in Illinois in 2011 83% were killed with guns... the highest percentage
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Gun control In my opinion gun control should be enforced more‚ mostly in the United States because that’s where you and I live‚ not only here but also all around the world. Every day or every month or every year for the majority of our life there will be an incident involving guns. Whether is an accident or a terrorist attack or a school shooting there will and always be something involving guns. For this specific cause is that I’m taking the time to inform you of guns not only for your benefit
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Gun control The phrase “gun control” can mean many things. It can be a ban on specific or all types of weapons. It can be law restricting where guns can be carried. It can be regulations prohibiting certain or all citizens from owning guns. Regardless of what form it takes‚ gun control in the United States of America takes away your constitutional right to own guns; the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "A well
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If guns were controlled by government‚ will it help to reduce the violent crime in the U.S.A? Recently‚ I have been searching "gun control" on the internet in order to understand more about it to finish this research paper. Gun control is a kind of law or things like a policy to limit the production‚ sale or use of guns by people. This law or policy is very greatly around the entire world. In my country‚ only polices and those security guards can have the permission to use guns. But still‚ they
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