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    Gun-control in America Gun control has been a very debated topic in America for as long as the county has been a country. Some believe that there is no reason to have personally owned guns because of the danger and violence associated with them. Others believe that guns are the backbone of American society and without them chaos would ensue and the country would no longer function. There are also many in the middle that believe that there should be regulations on the types of firearms and the number

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    The phrase “gun culture” in the United States of America refers to and besets the beliefs and perspectives about firearms and their usage by civilians. Guns hold a profound place in the US with them even having a dedicated Constitutional Amendment. The Second Amendment‚ which pertains to firearms‚ states that‚ “...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” Guns have been a part of American society since colonial times to serve as means of defense against opponents such

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    Every day in America‚ 309 people are shot. Of those shot‚ 93 die. Of those killed‚ 32 are murdered (Brady Campaign). When facts such as these are ignored‚ it’s hard to remember that these numbers aren’t considered normal everywhere else. When compared to 22 other high-income nations‚ such as Germany‚ Australia‚ and Canada‚ researchers with The American Journal of Medicine found that the gun deaths on US soil account for 82% of all the gun deaths in these countries combined. In other words‚ 82 out

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    In America the uses of guns are present in our society since dawn of time. In discussions it is always a controversial issue between both sides.However it seem being a holder of a firearm only bring consequences and with gun control policy it seemed nothing has changed. Gun violence is a problem and gun control laws for guns has no influence on crime commit by gun‚ it is just allowing gun violence to spread. Many death topics are heavily related to uses of guns as such homicide‚ suicide‚ and many

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    America no doubt has a problem with guns. There are hundreds of shootings each year in America. Watching the news can tell you just how often someone is shot or guns come up in politic at any point in time. Guns have been and might always be a problem for Americans. All the shootings‚ the NRA‚ and gun control laws‚ this subject has become extremely controversial in America. The amount of gun shootings and gun related deaths in America today is just horrific. A recent poll states that there are

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    shootings in America‚ many propositions have been suggested as ways to prevent or lessen the amount of these attacks with the most prevalent being to ban or reduce access to guns. America has the highest amount of gun related deaths each year in the world. “In Germany 381‚ in France 255‚ in Canada 165 in the United Kingdom 68‚ in Australia 65‚ in Japan 39 and in the United States‚ 11‚127” (Moore Michael‚ 51:15-51:48). America has 270 to 310 million guns‚ which is 88.8 to every 100 people in America‚ which

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    America should have better gun control for many reasons‚ people don’t feel safe with others having guns because they believe criminals have a higher advantage of killing innocent people and could cause more trouble. Even if it is the police’s job to protect us from this happening‚ there are others that take the advantage from using their gun and they make big mistakes with it. America must have a different way to control gun safety and gun laws should be stricter. The majority of deaths in the United

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    Gonzalez’s speech to gun advocates”‚ the author of this article is Emma Gonzalez as it states in the article. In the article‚ “Issue Overview: Guns in America”‚ it states underneath the title that this article was produced by Bloomberg as it shows. Both article state their opinion about guns‚ but they never show the readers side about the subject because everyone has a different perspective about guns someone might like them and someone might not. In both articles they show how guns had been a problem

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    Do stricter gun laws ensure the safety of Americans? Throughout America an ongoing argument is on if stricter gun laws should be developed in order to attempt and deter gun violence. America does not need stricter gun laws because more laws do not mean there will be less violence‚ gun control laws deny people a sense of safety‚ more gun free zones are better for criminals‚ and the only way to stop bad people with guns is good people with guns. More laws do not equal less violence. One reason why

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    Side B Many people believe that there should be no lengthy process in obtaining a gun specifically because it diminishes their right of security. In more than half the United States it is legal for an honorable discharged veteran to carry a licensed firearm with no lengthy process. Others believe that it should be the same for the rest for the rest of America. The process for a veteran to acquire a gun only depends upon them to pass a criminal background check‚ accumulate a copy of their DD form

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