Ariana Fisher‚ a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. As a caregiver to children in the state of Ohio‚ I am writing you today to speak to you about a very important topic: gun violence. As a constituent and young pediatrician‚ I have already seen the monumental toll gun violence takes upon children. As a teenager‚ I lost my friend‚ Amanda‚ in a domestic homicide-suicide. As a medical student‚ I witnessed the autopsy of a young man who was shot four times by a 16-year-old.
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What is gun control? Gun control is when the government puts rules and regulations on where one can bring guns. Governments also limit the amount of guns one owns. Guns are a way to protect our families‚ stop criminals‚ and a way to hunt to provide food for families. Some people abuse guns and bring harm to others which is horrible. There should not be a law on gun control. This law restricts those who own them to protect themselves and restricts them from having a firearm. Keeping guns in the
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When one hears the phrase gun control and safety in the United States‚ they are haunted with the devastating stories of this past year. Guns and violence have reached a dangerous peak in the views of many Americans. In my opinion this heated debate reached its most recent popularity with the shooting at the Dark Knight premiere and the Newtown shooting. Our president and government have been under the pressure to decide what steps should be taken to protect the citizens of this country…but also they
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Gun Control George Garrett Instructor: Michael Heart Com/220 Research Writing (Axia) August 30‚ 2009 Gun Control How do guns affect the way we live? In the United States‚ over 30‚000 people die each year‚ because of firearms. This can attest to all the guns purchased illegally‚ and without proper background checks. Some people oppose gun control in fear for their own safety. Gun control laws save lives and create safer communities‚ despite the Second Amendment right
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People say that although the gun control efforts are for a good cause‚ they would not have much of an impact on the gun violence rate (Goldberg 2). They’re wrong.On the 28th of April 1996‚ 28 year old Martin Bryant opened fire in Port Arthur‚ Tasmania in Australia. He killed thirty-five people and injured twenty-four. This was the worst massacre in Australian history. Twelve days later‚ the Australian government‚ led by Prime Minister John Howard‚ announced new gun policies for both state and local
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BOOM ! Sirens are whaling as a child is being rushed to a hospital. Why is this? That child is a victim of increasing school violence. Over the past couple years‚ violence in and around schools have sadly increased. People have come up with many reasons about why this school violence is increasing. These reasons are things that we need to fix or more people will be hurt. While many people can blame it on reasons that shouldn’t even be considered‚ these are a few of the things that need to be taken
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Today‚ the use of guns by teens has become the norm. There should never be a time when it is okay for any child to carry a weapon for the means of committing a violent act. Too many young lives will never have the chance to reach full potential. As a nation‚ this is unacceptable and innocent lives are lost daily. Ending teen violence should be at the top of priorities of all people from the public sector to even those just in the private sector. The youth of today are our future of tomorrow‚ finding
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Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry‚ semi-automatic weapons‚ and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States‚ feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong
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Guns In The United States In today’s society of political turmoil‚ violence‚ and economic tragedies‚ many gun control advocates are pushing for more gun regulations from the government. Guns have been a part of America’s way of life for centuries. However‚ it was not until the 20th century that the government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934‚ as stated in “Firearm Laws‚ Regulations‚ and Ordinances‚” edited by Sandra Alters‚ in response to the
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bear arms. In today’s society‚ gun control is a hard topic to discuss due to the very different viewpoints. Many Americans today don’t want more firearm regulations because as stated in the Constitution‚ it is their right to have gun ownership. While many Americans want stricter gun control to stop the violence that firearms causes in our society. When the founding fathers wrote the second amendment they were thinking of the society that they were surrounded by. Gun ownership was a necessity for
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