April 2013 Political Geography: Gun Control Debate In the past several months‚ gun control has been at the forefront of the media. The shootings in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ rocked Americans and many pushed for legislation to prevent such tragedies occurring again. The topic of gun control is extremely controversial‚ and many people do not even understand what the push for legislation consists of. The bill that is currently scheduled for debate in the Senate would‚ if fully passed
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To come to a proper mutual agreement‚ time is no longer an obstacle. We as the people‚ have statistics of pro guns vs against guns to show the proper choice in each scenario. Some people believe guns on campus will cause an array of problems; however‚ with proper training and discipline‚ safety will become a concrete practice. Marjolijn Bijlefeld states from “The Gun Control Debate” that we have the right to carry “to execute the laws of the union‚ suppress insurrections‚ and repel Invasions.”
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The United States and the war on Gun Control The gun control issue has recently created a massive uproar throughout the U.S. due to some major horrific events such as the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007‚ where 32 people were killed‚ the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012 where 27 people were killed‚ mostly children‚ and the Columbine shooting in 1999 where 13 people were killed‚ (CNN) as well as many others. To some‚ it is a crime issue‚ to others it’s a right’s issue. It is‚ obviously‚ a safety issue
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Gun Control Law After multiple of gun shootings at movie theaters‚ schools‚ and in neighborhoods the government took it in their hands to create a law about guns. Many people agree to not being allowed to own guns at all but some people are upset at the law because they would like to own guns for their protection. After the Connecticut school massacre‚ a very intense debate on the gun law was talked about on how to keep guns away from criminals without taking the guns away from lawful gun owners
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CJ 133 | Guns and Gun Control | Writing Assignment 6 | Katie Epps 1/18/2009 | Gun control has been one of the biggest topics facing our nation aside from abortion and homosexual marriages. There are so many different angles and arguments that surround it‚ its no wonder a definite decision can not be made. Violent crimes remain one of the most serious problems in the United States‚ in many of the violent crimes committed guns are used but an actual link between the two remains pretty
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Farley Comp I 15 February 2013 The Gun Control Debate in America The debate over Gun control has taken front and center in recent news head-lines. The communities and families whose lives have been effected by gun violence are speaking out. In an article titled “Newtown Open eyes to other gun violence against young people” Sarah Hoye explores how every day gun violence effects inner cities like Philadelphia on a daily basis. “Scott
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The Debate over Gun Control Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control‚ however‚ is nothing new. In 1924‚ Presidential Candidate‚ Robert La Follete
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Kylie Dale Composition 2 Professor Davis 3 March 2013 Gun Control These three essays on the topic of gun control‚ “Both Sides Have Something to Fear” by David Ropeik‚ “We Can Ratchet Down the Passions” by Adam Winkler‚ and “A Divide Widened by Misunderstanding” by David Kopel‚ have many similarities in their views and opinions of the gun debate; i.e. to have gun rights or gun control. Not only their viewpoints‚ or lack thereof rather‚ but their timing from when these essays were written and
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2A: Gun Control in the US Can US gun addiction be controlled? By Mathilde Ahrenkiel‚ mathildeahrenkiel@gmail.com‚ Capus News‚ 20.09.2013 “I will try very hard”1 those are the words of President Obama as he spoke at the National Rifle Association Campaign on gun control in January 2013. His words underline the problem of a nation of enthusiastic gun owners‚ who are not afraid of teaching their children how to use a gun and to shoot to protect their freedom
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Gun Control Since the early days‚ gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is because 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 reduce the crime in the United States‚ that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide level?(www.guncite.com)
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