tougher gun laws are a great debate. In the United States the argument varies per state and city. Cities such as chicago with a higher gun murder rate are prime examples of why we should have stronger gun laws. The gun laws in america have way too many loopholes. These loopholes leads to many mass shooting with guns being sold/bought by uneducated and mentally unstable.The Daily Beast reported over the last fourth of July‚ there was over 84 people shot and 14 of them succumb to their gun wounds.
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The Invention of the Gatling Gun The Gatling Gun was first introduced in the Civil War‚ at the Battle of Petersburg. This machine was exceptionally useful for the North‚ which benefited the Union‚ securing a winning victory. Unfortunately‚ the gun wasn’t used much‚ as it was established during the end of the war. The Gatling Gun was created and named after Richard J. Gatling (Richard). Born on September 12‚ of 1818‚ he grew up helping his father invent the cotton machine‚ which would pluck the
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hallway with a gun strapped on your hip? Would you still feel safe about going to school? Many states are considering it being legal for college professors and other staff members to carry weapons on campus. It’s been said that Texas has already made it legal. There are so many questions I have‚ with me being a college student myself. I’m not sure I agree that guns should be paraded around by our professors. After the tragedies that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School‚ guns have no place in
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firearms were due to mental illness. The number of guns entering the United States continues to grow with approximately two hundred million privately owned firearms in the United States as of 2000 and more than seven million added to this number every year. It is easy to purchase a gun without having to go through background checks. Guns sold privately or at gun shows do not fall under the federal government’s gun regulations. About forty percent of gun sales fell through this “loophole” where private
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Against Gun Control “Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people.” Many people stand by new gun control laws‚ but I am one of many Americans in which are against them. Watching the evening news or simply reading the daily paper seem impossible these days without the tragic details of a child accidently shooting him/herself or massive school shooting. Sadly many Americans opt the easy way out by choosing gun control‚ there are an enormous amount of detail that support my position‚ in which I will explain
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because of the lack of information that is available initially. This leads these people to believe that guns are the problem. Moreover‚ they lobby to irradiate guns from the hands of United States citizens. This concept is becoming an increasingly viable option in the heads of many democrats on Capitol Hill. This thought
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Should people be allowed to have guns in their possession? People should not be able to have guns‚ it affects everyone’s lives. The issue of gun control and violence‚ in Canada and the United States‚ will simply not go away. Gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is becasuse of the fast increase in crime‚ the fight for the right to own a hand gun. The introduction of legislation for gun control in order to reduce the crime in the United States is to not be sold anymore. 90
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In my honest opinion‚ I am divided on the matter. I can see the positive aspects as well as the negative. I understand that only trained law enforcement should carry a gun on campus‚ and not the general public. School shootings are infrequent‚ and college campuses usually considered very safely while allowing concealed weapons on campus. Still I agree that a few students that are trustworthy‚ responsible and should be permitted to carry‚ you change the rules for some and not allow others. I trust
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American tradition? Even though every other developed country has either outlawed guns completely or put large restrictions‚ America still has some states with very relaxed gun laws‚ and many organizations and supporters to keep it that way. Just look at the facts‚ despite only containing 4.4% of the population‚ America owns 42% of the world’s civilian guns. It’s also estimated that there to be more
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Gun Control in America: Past‚ Present‚ & Future Abstract "Had Americans in 1787 been told that the federal government could ban… firearms… it is hard to imagine that the Constitution would have been ratified‚” these words were used by the National Rifle Association in a court brief where it challenged the most restrictive gun control laws in the country at the time‚ those is Washington‚ D.C. (Schwartz‚ 2008‚ Individual freedoms section para.4). Cities‚ such as Chicago‚ New York‚ and the District
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