No to Gun Control; Yes to the Second Amendment The second amendment of the constitution states‚ “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” (cornell.edu). The purpose of our founding fathers making this was to ensure the protection of the individual person. Banning semi-automatic weapons will have several negative effects on the well being of this country. The government cannot protect every
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Given that the goal of gun control is to reduce or prevent harm‚ it might be tempting to argue in favor of complete gun control or‚ at least‚ incredibly strict restrictions. After all‚ if such a level of control could be established over the entire population‚ then the amount of harm involving guns would be greatly reduced. The general principle at work here would be‚ obviously enough‚ that a complete ban or incredibly strict restrictions would be justified by the fact that they would significantly
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Gun Control: Overview The issue of gun control has been debated for a long time‚ probably ever since they were invented. The gun is a small‚ rather easy to obtain‚ weapon that is lethal if used in the right (or wrong) way. This makes the gun an extremely dangerous factor in our lives. If used improperly‚ a gun could be lethal to not only the target‚ but the user as well. The availability of guns has sky rocketed in the past decade or so‚ and the immense population of guns in our society make it
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feels the necessity to have a certain control over guns in the country. President Barack Obama tried to introduce in congress a universal background check that could not pass. Why Congress could
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GUN CONTROL Thesis Statement – There is no doubt that this world would be a safer place without a license to carry‚ but we need to consider that guns are needed to hunt. Possible introduction - A lot of questions were raised about the effects of everyone being allowed to carry guns. The rise of crime and murder are certain areas to think about being most impacted by the state carrying side arms. We also need to ask ourselves‚ how often are guns used for protection? Is the law helping citizens
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Gun control laws create many problems. For example people want to increase gun control procedures to decrease the amount of shootings there are. They push this even though according to the The Trace mass shootings account for only 2% of annual gun deaths. Another reason people try to push gun control is to make it harder for criminals to get guns. According to Criminals don’t follow laws‚ a user on Debate.org “The whole point of so called gun control is to keep those who should not have guns from
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Jan. 17‚ 2013 Gun Control in America People in America decide to buy weapons for safety or because of the current tragedies. But buying guns does not prevent the homicides from happening‚ it just adds more problems to the source. For example the National Rifle Association said that”-the best way to protect school children was to place a guard – a “good guy with a gun”- in every school‚ part of a so called National School Shield Emergency Response Program.”- ELISABETH ROSENTHAL. But this will
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system. It is not too late – we can turn everything around by getting rid of costly standardized tests‚ ensure students receive a broad education that includes classes in arts and music‚ which will better prepare them for higher education‚ and give control back to the individual states. In 2002‚ the No Child Left Behind Act was enacted by Congress‚ which was intended to close the learning gap between Caucasian students and minority students. The NCLB promised to promote accountability amongst teachers
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continuation of gun violence. Another‚ complicated issue is the lack of restriction and policies on firearms. In order to fix this problem‚ we need to reduce the chance of an individual getting a gun if they do not have the proper background for one. The fact that the majority of Americans want gun control is telling from a Gallup Poll of 1993 reported that “Total Ban of Handguns: 39% of U.S Population and 17% of Gun Owner‚ One gun a month limit: 69% of U.S Population and 64% of Gun Owner‚ Ban Cheap
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Amendment only grants the right to bear arms within a militia. In their eyes‚ the right to bear arms does not apply to private militias‚ only government organized militias‚ such as the Armed Forces. The Founding Fathers feared the government’s control of its citizenry by disarming them; therefore the collective rights interpretation would be the exact opposite of the amendment’s intent. Another is the states’ rights interpretation of the Second Amendment. States rights advocates believe
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