right to bear arms; however certain gun control laws must be put into place in order to keep the public safe and protect the well being of our country. Gun control in the United States has been a controversial topic for American’s for a great number of years. The first gun laws date back to the Revolutionary War and have continued to evolve into the widely debated proposals of present day. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) There are a number of pros and cons where gun control in concerned. Most rational American’s
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Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue‚ an education issue‚ a racial issue‚ and a political issue‚ among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less‚ on both sides of this issue‚ opinions range from moderate to extreme. Like most topics relating to government and its ruling ability‚ the topic of gun control is based heavily
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Gun Control How many people do not fear being attacked by someone with a gun? The truth is that most people do share a fear of guns. This is the result of the lack of control over the possession of a gun. Anyone can get their hands on a gun no matter what they intend to use it for. Almost 30‚000 people die each year in a gun related incident (Soyer 1). People are not careful enough in deciding where they place their weapon or how they use it. Because of its poor gun control system‚ America is
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All guns have the potential to be dangerous and should be dealt with precaution. Guns have been a part of American history for as long as people can remember. For most individuals guns are supposed to be very dangerous and unsafe. Though‚ that is not true. Guns can be hazardous‚ but only if they are in the wrong hands. Owning a gun is a right that every American should take pride in having. Guns are used for self-protection‚ hunting‚ law enforcement and other practices. The right to own a gun is secured
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passionate about the issue of gun control. Gun control is an issue that has affected many individuals physically and personally. However‚ most individuals often strongly support or oppose it. A series of devastating events in the past few decades have raised questions about whether gun control laws are necessary to stop horrific shootings such as: The Columbine Shooting‚ The Virginia Tech Massacre‚ and most recently the Colorado Movie Theater Massacre. One problems that the gun ban will infringe upon the
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Paper Assignment Once in a while‚ when there are firearm incidents‚ people bring up a gun control idea and how bad it is to own one and use it against others. First of all‚ did crime rate increase as people own more guns? Should people make a stronger laws and restrictions for gun control to help prevent such disasters? Essentially‚ can we get rid of guns? How many guns did we have in the 90’s? In Gun Control Overveiw database this quote was stated‚ “Institute of Justice reported in a national
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Gun Control Gun control has been a hot topic for very long time. People on the anti- gun control side believe that gun ownership is a Constitutional right backed by the Second Amendment. The anti-gun believe that you should be able to posses and own any firearm. They also believe that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. Pro-gun control believe that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe that gun laws help keep guns of the street and deter crime.
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on college campuses. The guns provide the protection that may be necessary in certain situations. Like the Virginia Tech Shooting‚ many people could have been saved if only one person had a gun. Having a gun gives a sense of safety to many people on the campus‚ especially for women with a greater risk of intruders and rapists. For these women‚ knowing that they have a way to defend themselves can set their minds to ease. Though some believe that the allowance of guns would increase violence on
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believed that guns were invented to keep themselves and the people they loved safe and protected. However‚ others believed that guns were built to destroy and kill! By allowing guns to be bought without tough regulations‚ we increase the chances of people being injured or getting killed just for an sense of safety. Gun control is a phrase that has many meanings to people across the world. There is no in-between about owning a gun and both sides have very good arguments to prove why guns should be allowed
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Rafael Ramos May 14‚ 2011 Gun Control The issue of gun control and restrictions is an ongoing debate in America that just cannot be settled. It is a pressing issue because it deals with the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. Do we abide by what our founding fathers’ laws? Or do we adapt our Bill of Rights to fit how society works today? It is such an issue because we say that our country was founded on the constitution‚ yet we cannot decide whether or not to live by it
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