Banning guns‚ lifesaver or instigator? Imagine this; You’re out with your friends‚ possibly at a concert or some theme park or even the mall‚ and you’re having a great time. You see a shifty stranger looking around the room‚ their eyes darting from person to person and exit to exit. Suddenly‚ they pull out a gun. You‚ your friends‚ and the surrounding bystanders are mowed down by rapid gunfire. You are now a victim of a mass shooting. How does it feel? You’re completely innocent‚ never saw the
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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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It is a fact that guns are one of the easiest weapons to be used for killing. However‚ there is a solution that won’t take the rights from citizens and still keep more lives safe. Gun control is a serious issue. It has a large impact on life and death related consequences. Guns should not be banned‚ but they should still have increased regulations. Gun control has been a complicated and controversial issue for a long time. According to ProCon.org‚ “A Nov. 2013 study found that‚ between 1980
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In “A Look at the Facts on Gun-Free Zones‚” John Lott argues and defends that the increase of criminal attacks in Gun Free Zones is a cause of concern for college students. Because Lott is an American economist‚ political commentator‚ gun rights advocate‚ and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center‚ he feels involved in the gun control debate as he is concerned for the safety of the students (1). However‚ Lott is not the only stakeholder; students hoping to attend college‚ professors
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points about guns and people with guns. However I think that guns themselves should not be banned but maybe things about the guns should be banned. This artic explains how some people view guns and how these people want to either ban guns or not. The article also tells us how the government wants to deal with the guns and how the people will be safer or not as safe. The national rifle association is calling for a cooling off period after this shooting in Las Vegas. I think that gun laws should be
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Gun control has sparked quite a controversy over the years. Some people believe that having strict gun control is the only way to fix the problems. While others‚ including myself‚ believe it is more a problem with the person that is behind the trigger. There has been laws about gun control as early as 1934. as citizens‚ we need to ask ourselves if having gun control will solve all the issues at hand. With both arguments‚ there is facts to support. I believe that gun control will not have the ability
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Guns Are the Savior for the American People Gun control is a controversial topic amongst the people of the United States of America. Some believe that increasing gun control laws will save lives throughout the country‚ while others believe that guns are necessary in order to save human lives. Although it is known that guns can be dangerous‚ the United States should not restrict the use of guns because armed citizens can help stop violent crimes when the police are nowhere to be found‚ everyone has
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While reading statistics on shooting and gun violence‚ I am flabbergasted. I am not ignorant to the fact that there is violence and a lot of it; however‚ I was not aware that 33‚880 people die from gun violence in one year. I was raised in a great environment growing up that was in a great part of town‚ which was safe. I did not have to worry about going outside to play and possibly getting shot wile I was outside. A lot of kids are not that luck. Every day on average‚ this is EVERY DAY‚ 48 children
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Amendment expressly grants this right to all citizens‚ making all gun control laws unconstitutional. James Madison said in No. 45 of The Federalist Papers‚ "The powers of the federal government were to be ‘few and defined.’ The supposed federal power to regulate guns is anything but ‘defined’;
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numbers it is clear that this country would be benefited if gun control was increased. Gun control being increased would benefit in many ways but some of the most important include drastically reducing death rates‚ armed civilians are more likely to cause a crime than to stop one‚ and the government could save a lot of tax payer money. One reason more gun control laws are necessary‚ is that it could drastically reduce death rates. Guns are the 12th leading cause of death‚ ahead of liver disease
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