Gun control‚ has recently become a topic of discussion. After the recent shootings in Florida‚ California and Connecticut‚ Gun control activists have been pushing to change the laws and control what type of weapon can be bought. But many people view guns as a tool that helps in times of crisis when help may be not willing to come‚ or not in range. Instead of placing more restrictions on guns and their owners‚ we should uphold the current laws‚ with the ability to protect ourselves and other Americans
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What is gun control? There is a big controversy about whether or not to have control over guns. One side of the controversy is that no citizen is allowed to have a gun in the house hold‚ only allowing the Army‚ Cops‚ and anyone with that power over the country. You also have the other side that the citizens are on‚ where many of the citizens use firearms for hunting‚ safety‚ and many other things. How could we take away firearms when so many people have and use them‚ “In the United States every
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adaptation‚ implementation and administration‚ and lastly evaluation (Paetz et al. 716). Gun control became a controversial argument after Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Twenty elementary school kids‚ ages from six to seven were shot. While‚ six adult instructors were shot (Barron). All of the victims were shot at point-blank range. American Citizen demanded a stricter gun policy. The phase “gun control” popped up in every news articles. This brings us to stage number one of the policymaking
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Shooting: Gun Control Essay America is widely known for having a fascination with violence and is a “gun – happy” country. However‚ this love for firearms has led to tragedies untold and horrifying truths about the mental state of individuals as revealed in the Columbine School shooting incident. Major and minor causes collectively led up to this event and bring up the question of whether or not this tragedy could have been prevented. The NRA play a key part in the debate over gun control‚ and parents
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Groups such as the NRA argue that gun control does little to actually deter crime‚ therefore‚ why limit the right of law abiding citizens. A November 2013 study found that‚ between 1980 and 2009‚ "assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level‚" Likewise‚ "states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders" (M. Guis‚ 2013). The goal of gun control should be results‚ not merely implementing policy for the sake of policy.
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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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Gun Control. Does it need revised? Denise Kirby March 20‚ 2013 Gun Control. Does it need revised? Gun control seems to be a major issue for discussion in our society today. These issues have stemmed from all the violence and tragedies that have happened in the past several years. There seems to be two sides of this argument. People are either for stricter gun control laws or against it. I would like to try to find the correct answer as I am a gun owner. I enjoy target shooting‚ skeet shooting
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Guns are a big controversial topic within today’s society; concerning the regulations‚ the second amendment‚ and the violence that trails behind them. Every day on the news you would hear about someone being shot‚ it does not matter what kind of shooting. A school shooting‚ police shooting‚ or just some random person’s death being plastered all over the news. In any of those scenarios‚ you would always hear about the person who did the shooting. However‚ you would hear more about the gun than you
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Do guns threaten society’s way of functioning and the people it harbors? Throughout America‚ there have been arguments and arguments following the question of whether or not we need gun control. Guns are viewed as items for self defence and protection. However‚ guns have posed for more accidents and felonies rather than saving lives. Having guns may seem imperative‚ but strict gun control is still necessary in the United States. Guns do not protect people like you may assume. Hundreds and thousands
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Introduction How do gun control laws affect society? Are we safer? This question explores a deeply opinionated aspect of our modern society. Most research on the questions about gun control has produced statistical results that predominately provide us with either a positive or negative outlook. What this study is intending to do is to look into the subject matter with a qualitative aspect to see what society perceives about gun control laws. The study is to find out how gun control laws impact perception
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