Currently there are no laws or regulations in place that require private sales‚ gun show sales or internet sales to perform a background check during a firearm purchase unlike federally licensed firearm dealers. This leaves a loophole open for criminals to purchase firearms leading to more gun violence such as mass shooting and robberies. Gun violence can be reduced by requiring background checks for all guns sales‚ expanding background checks to include mental health status‚ and better reporting
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to the foster home. God knows how many families experience this kinds of situation or worse than that. All of those bad things happened in a second because they had gun at home. If there was not such a dangerous device‚ the man at least had the opportunity or more time to think better in order not to be a killer of his wife. Owning gun is one of the big problems in many countries especially in U.S. It increases violence throughout country‚ such as domestic violence using firearms‚ terrorist attacks
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Owning guns is not our main concern. Sure‚ owning guns can be dangerous‚ but not owning guns denies people a sense of safety‚ and makes it seem like they can’t protect themselves. Also‚ “The Second Amendment of the US Constitution protects individual gun ownership”(Gun Control‚procon.org)‚ which means‚ if you take away our guns‚ then you are going against the United States Constitution. That is scarier of a thing than a shooting. Yes‚it would be scary right then‚ but going against the US Constitution
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crime than people who have less freedom. However‚ there is a thin line between laws that are based on common sense and laws that infringe on the necessary rights of the individual. This line is crossed by the government and politicians who aim to control one of the most fundamental rights of an individual‚ the right to keep and bear arms‚ with certain laws and
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Gun controversy With all the shootings and bombings that has happened in the past year. There are a lot of people that thinks that guns would be best if they would be taken away. If the guns would be taken away that would be taking an American right that no one can take away other than yourself. I’m all for safety but I think everyone should keep their guns. “In America‚ there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians‚ and only 897‚000 carried by police.” Banding guns altogether
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Guns on Campus On April 16 of 2007‚ a man named Cho Seung-Hui entered the campus of Virginia Tech University. He walked around the school carrying a gun. Seung-Hui shot and killed 2 students in their dorm room. Within two hours later‚ he had shot classrooms full of students. 30 more young adults’ lives were taken that day. Cho also took his own life after the shooting. Later we would refer to this as the Virginia Tech Massacre (source # 5). Tragedies like this are sparking controversial conversations
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mistake of keeping a gun at easy access for children. In the recent years‚ this has been becoming a problem‚ especially for family with youthful kids. Young children should not be taught how to handle guns because they don’t have the understanding that a gun can potentially kill or seriously injure someone‚ they’re constantly being exposed to violent movies/videogames‚ and most kids do not know the difference between real and fake guns. Young kids don’t have the understanding that a gun can potentially
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Gun Control Have you ever been involved in a home invasion? How did you protect yourself‚ or if this would happen have you thought about how you would protect yourself? This is a real concern in families’ minds across the nation. When I think of having a future family I think about how I would keep them safe. Growing up I never had to worry about this‚ because I knew that my parents would be able to protect me. The way my parents would and have protected me was with a gun. Today‚ gun control is
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Gun Control vs. Gun Rights Gun controls vs. gun rights have been an issue for many years. With every death used by guns‚ the debate gets hotter and hotter. Gun control believers want you to believe that if all guns were outlawed then there would be no crime. Gun rights believers want you to understand that it is your constitutional right to own a gun. Unlawful or irresponsible people contribute to the debate between gun control vs. gun rights. The Second Amendment of the Constitution states
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amount of people calling for more guns on school campuses. School is a place where children and teachers should feel safe to be‚ learn‚ and to explore different opinions and ideas‚ not a place where gun
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