that another 48‚676 were treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds received In assaults.” One of the main reasons that numbers associated with gun violence are so high is because guns are falling into the hands of people who should not have them. If we can prevent criminals from acquiring guns‚ we can drastically reduce gun violence. If someone wishes to buy a gun in the United States‚ he or she will do so in one of two ways. The first method is through a federally licensed dealer; all sales through a
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Gun control has been in the spotlight for the past few months ever since the theatre shooting in colorado‚ and the sandy hook elementary shooting in Connecticut. This article is about the impact the shootings have had on a nation as a whole. It is about the two opposing sides which are in support of new stricter gun laws or preserving our second amendment right to bear arms. There are first hand interviews with victims parents from the sandy hook shooting and also with leaders of the NRA which strongly
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Blank Blank English 1102 - 71 Professor Blank Blank 21 February 2013 Gun Control The second amendment states as follows: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Becker 9). The founding fathers of the United States agreed that the civilians of this country should have the right to bear arms. They believed that the government should be afraid of the people‚ not the people afraid of the
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Gun rights and gun control have different meaning depending with where one lives and the influence they have on one’s life. The debate on gun control has been going on for ages now. There have been people advocating for gun control while others want the control tightened. The federal government has been working on amending current gun regulations to be able to control gun ownership. Owning a gun in the United States is a peculiar American tradition so the Obama government and those who will follow
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Many people in the United States have different opinions when it comes to gun control. Some of them like the idea of being able to carry a weapon on your person as long as you have been licensed to do so. Others feel that this is a bad decision and that no one except law enforcement and military should carry guns. My personal opinion on the matter is that if the person has legally obtained a concealed hand gun license through their state then they have the right to carry a weapon. When you sit back
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Gun control is a huge political topic and it is often debated whether gun control policies should be more lenient or more restrictive to better protect citizens. An innumerable amount of research has been conducted to find a solution to the debates concerning gun control and gun violence. Researchers have found that some states with stricter gun laws have experienced higher crime rates‚ while other states have experienced a decline in crime rates. It is strenuous to determine the exact deterrence
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Gun Control Regulation The year 2012 was a horrific year for mass shootings in the United States. Americans were shocked by an April spree at a religious school in Oakland that killed seven‚ the brutal theater shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ in July that killed 12‚ the Sikh Temple massacre in Wisconsin in August that claimed six lives‚ the September Minneapolis sign-plant slaughter of five‚ and most recently‚ the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut that took
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Exercise The article that I selected is titled "Gun control is not the answer". The issue of the article is that taking away guns will not stop shooting in the United States of America; therefore‚ citizens should continue to have guns. The article should be viewed with skepticism because the author of the article is biased and uses fallacy tactics to try to persuade his the audience to agree with him because he’s a gun owner and the creator of a gun blog post. He supports the second amendment the
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Guns Under Fire A robber comes into a bank one day‚ loaded with sub machine guns‚ and fully intends to intimidate the civilians into giving him their money. Before he can gain complete control over the area‚ an old man pulls out a gun‚ and starts firing close to the robber‚ and eventually scares him off. Police only arrived 20 minutes later‚ but imagine the harm that could have been done within that time frame. This is a true story that happened not too long ago. Gun control seems to be an issue
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The Gun Control Debate Amanda Dunaway April 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix BCOM275 Stephen Goodman The Gun Control Debate The debate for gun control has been a part of the American way for many years. Only in recent months has the situation become heated again‚ with the Newtown‚ Connecticut shootings to name one. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner wrote in her article titled NRA Leadership Is Promoting an Irresponsible Position on Guns‚ “This tragedy was a wake-up call to the fact that nearly 40
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