Gun violence in Arizona. "There is someone killed by a gun almost every day in Arizona. Our state ranks as the 11th-worst for gun deaths and Phoenix’s level of homicides is equivalent to Mexico’s." These are Congressional candidate Ruben Gallego’s words. Arizona has been suffering for decades from gun violence‚ it became one of the most dangerous states in the United States. There are many causes behind these massive deaths every year‚ owning and carrying guns in Arizona is allowed which makes the
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Gun violence has impacted so many communities across the country. Gun violence is one of the top ten causes of death in the United States. During the past decade in America more than 100‚000 people have been killed due to gun violence. Close to half a million more people have fallen victim to assaults‚ robberies‚ mass shootings and other crimes that involved a gun. These tragedies were committed by criminals who should’ve never had access to a gun in the first place. In order to reduce gun violence
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When discussing gun control and children safety we have to remember that there are many issues to take into account because the children are the most important topic. Question‚ are our children safe at school and are the teachers equipped to handle this kind of responsibility? The government thinks that if they take the guns away that this will solve the problem‚ when the real issue is how we stop the violence in America and at our schools. Let’s look at what the NRA is saying. First‚ they are
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Gun violence in the US caused thousands of injuries and deaths yearly. In 2013‚ the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stated that firearms were used in 84‚258 nonfatal injuries and 11‚208 deaths from homicide‚ 21‚175 by suicide‚ 505 deaths from unintentional discharge‚ plus 281 deaths that were labelled as undetermined intent‚ which all totalled for 33‚169 deaths related to firearms. Gun control laws do not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking the laws. Criminals can obtain
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classmates today I’m here to talk to you about a very serious problem that has been going on for far too long and that issue is American gun violence. When I investigated this issue I was appalled by how poorly the American government have addressed this serious issue. My main reasons for addressing this point is the Private sale loophole‚ The large amount of gun related deaths and the Nation Rifle Association. Even though it states in the second amendment that it is “The right of the people to bear
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I believe gun control laws do not stop gun violence because of the killing population. If the gun control laws stop the violence the death crime wouldn’t be so high. Criminals don’t seem to care about the laws. Criminals continue to carry guns looking for trouble. Gun control laws doesn’t seem to affect criminals. Some criminals even feel as regardless of what‚ they are going to do what they want to do. I believe if the gun control laws were strict and had more consequences behind it the crimes may
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of the wrong hands anyways‚ the government should focus more on what issues cause gun violence. The Amendment right is an original amendment in the U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights‚ and it is what protects our gun ownership right as U.S. citizens. This amendment states‚ “the rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed‚” (“The Constitution of the United States”‚ Amendment 2). Individual gun ownership is therefore a constitutional right (McGinty et al. e22-e25). The people
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Since the birth of the United States gun control has been a constant in American’s lives. The “right to bear arms” which is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights has permitted citizens to be in possession of guns. Although this amendment sanctions the ownership of gun’s‚ there seems to be a continuous debate on the restriction and laws pertaining to the distribution and sale of guns. In the wake of countless catastrophic mass shootings‚ gun control has taken center stage in the media‚ polarizing
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is not that we have too many guns; the problem is that we don’t have any guns in the right places. Federal buildings‚ banks‚ and corporate buildings all have armed security. Which is logical‚ but why not in schools? Children and their safety should be more important than the money in the bank or the secrets in some CEO’s office. For some reason‚ certain people just find the idea of arming teachers as an out-of-this-world solution. It shouldn’t be a surprise that school shooters are effective and
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There are numerous educational issues teachers‚ school administrators‚ parents‚ and students face each and every day ranging from acceptable dress codes to Common Core standards to teacher assessments to effective sex education‚ but none as life threatening as the issue of gun control. Many schools across the nation have been the unfortunate victims of violent crimes. In 1999‚ 12 students and one teacher were fatally shot at Columbine High School in Colorado. In 2007‚ 32 college students were shot
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