Stricter Laws on “Gun Control” In the state of Texas‚ a shooting took place on September 6‚ 2013. A 46 year-old man‚ who was identified as Brian Cloninger‚ shot an 8 year-old African-American‚ Donald Maiden Jr.‚ in the face. Prior to the shooting‚ Cloninger was seen waving his gun at people (Edwards). This incident and other similar incidents enraged our nation and have bought to citizens’ attention about how laws covering the sale of firearms should be made stricter. Too many people with mental
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James February 23‚ 2013 Persuasive Essay Spring 2013 James English 16 February 2013 Stricter Gun Laws Stricter Gun Laws Aren’t the solution We as people of America should not surrender our liberties out of fear. Indeed‚ it was right to pass stricter gun laws to prevent violence and death. However‚ by having these laws‚ there will be more crimes‚ broken laws‚ and it won’t stop violence from happening. Anything could be used as a weapon to hurt or kill someone. Criminals could create
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that stricter gun control laws can help curb the increasing violence in the United States. They argue that tighter control on hand gun sales and the banning of assault rifle would be beneficial to our society. Can new gun laws put an end to gun violence in the U.S.‚ or do they infringe upon constitutional rights provided by the Second Amendment‚ and serve no purpose other than to take away guns from law abiding citizens? Pros "The U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership and of gun homicide
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of stricter gun control laws. I am very passionate about this topic because the use of firearms in the wrong hands is a deadly prophecy. It can be in the form of children getting a hold of a gun and hurting themselves or others‚ an adult with violent propensities mishandling a weapon‚ or someone who wants the use of a firearm in aiding suicide. When one looks at the increased incident of injury to children‚ homicide‚ and suicide‚ it is clear there is a need for stricter gun control laws. This
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When we look at gun-related events‚ such as a school shooting‚ or a massacre‚ our first knee-jerk reaction is to immediately blame guns for the crime. Stricter laws will surely stop those law-breaking criminals‚ right? As if the time of the writing of the article from procon.org‚ 49 out of the 62 mass shootings were done with legal guns. At least‚ that’s one less crime committed‚ right? Would leaving ourselves defenseless while criminals acquire guns illegally instead be a better method protection
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murdered (Djansezian). Looking at gun violence in this light makes it very understandable why support of stricter gun control has increased drastically in the recent past. A 2015 Gallup poll found that 55% of Americans say we should have stricter gun laws‚ up a significant 8% from 2014. Ideally‚ intensifying gun control laws would keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals or other people that would use the weapons illegally. However‚ would creating stricter gun laws actually decrease violence in
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our right to own a gun‚ with stricter gun laws restricting not only felons but people who have anger management problems‚ America can reduce the amount of deaths immensely. Even though Americans are entitled the right to bear arms‚ laws need to be set in place so not only felons but mentally unstable people cannot purchase a gun. A study done at Duke and Harvard proclaimed that almost one in ten Americans have anger issues and own a gun. Many will argue that stricter gun laws are pointless because
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subject of that debate is gun control laws. With mass murders and break-ins happening all over America it brings up two groups of people. One group believes taking away the guns will solve the problem. I believe‚ along with lots of other people‚ that taking away the guns will not solve the problem. We need to protect our Second Amendment‚ as well as ourselves‚ and stick to our guns. Stricter gun laws should not be put in place because people feel safer owning a gun. Since it is impossible for
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Do stricter gun laws ensure the safety of Americans? Throughout America an ongoing argument is on if stricter gun laws should be developed in order to attempt and deter gun violence. America does not need stricter gun laws because more laws do not mean there will be less violence‚ gun control laws deny people a sense of safety‚ more gun free zones are better for criminals‚ and the only way to stop bad people with guns is good people with guns. More laws do not equal less violence. One reason why
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defend oneself. It is the decision of the behind the gun whether they use it for protection or for harm.Citizens should not be banned from guns because it takes away their right to the second amendment. The gun is not the thing hurting people‚ it’s all about the intention behind the gun. Many citizens have questions about guns and how they are beneficial to our society or what would happen if the ban was put in place. There are plenty of examples the guns are beneficial to the safety of our family and
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