...many rights, one of those being the right to bear arms. Richard Henry Lee, one of our founding fathers, put it best when he said, “ To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, how to use them.” Since the very beginning of our country, guns have been an important part of our lives. Our founding fathers understood the importance of the second amendment and like them, I firmly believe that the second amendment is key to upholding our freedom. Under no circumstances should the government have the right to disarm the American people. The second amendment was put into place to give us control of our own defense; it is meant to give us the opportunity...
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...in 1791. Now if owning and operating a firearm is one of the freedoms given to us, then why do we need to be restricted with gun control amongst our nation? One of the trending topics of conversation, which has been blowing up media sites recently, is the discussion of gun control. Gun control laws attempt to regulate the sale, acquisition, or ownership of firearms through registration and identification. Now if the right to bear arms is a freedom granted to us, then why is this a topic of discussion and debate, and should it be regulated or not? Many sources state that guns lead to violence and crime, and we would be much better off without them, while the opposition to this argument states that taking away the right to carry a gun is unconstitutional, and it’s the individuals behind the firearms committing the crimes and not the guns themselves. Either way, this topic has been in debate for a duration now, and it is one to be addressed to understand whether the regulation of firearms has an impact on our society through absolving crime. Crime appears to be the obvious reason that guns are regulated by law in most countries, including the United States. The question that pertains to this situation is whether or not heavy regulation of arms actually deters crime, and if it does, should the United States follow in the footsteps of that of other countries who disallow even any ownership of firearms, or if this freedom that is granted to us should be actually free? Currently, the...
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...Gun Control GM 520 – Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions Prof. David S. Carter By: Mustufa Husain Table of Contents Introduction 3 Gun Laws Internationally 4 Gun Control and the Second Amendment 7 Conclusion 12 Introduction I often wonder, should any citizen around the world be able to carry firearms? Can a person really feel safe from crime no matter where they may go? According to the bill of rights, the second amendment to the constitution of the United States reads “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”. So how do I go about interpreting this? Some believe that it only means that the people of the military should be allowed to carry firearms, where some believe it means every citizen has the right to bear arms. Right at this moment someone around the world is being part of a violent crime whether it is the aggressor or the victim. How do we as citizens protect ourselves? Should we all be allowed to carry guns for self-defense or have guns around in our household? Even though many countries have implemented strict gun control laws, none have proven to be as effective as law makers thought they would be in reducing the number of crimes happening around. I shall present an argumentive paper on why I do not feel there should be stronger gun control laws. Guns do not kill…people kill. How many people do you know who have been...
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...Hour 4/9/2018 Gun Control Gun control can be defined as the control over what types of guns and armory can be purchased by everyday consumers and the public, control by the seller to determine who is eligible to purchase a weapon and run background checks on their customers before purchasing, or simply outlawing guns all together. Many see gun control to be beneficial to a safe and non-violent society; however, Gun Control is not the solution to crime and violence in the US. Gun control will not prevent criminals from purchasing guns and limits our rights that go along with the 2nd Amendment. Gun control will not prevent criminals from buying guns. Mexico is a prime example. Mexico is well known for their extremely strict gun laws in their fight to lower their crime rates. For example they only have one gun shop in the whole country that is on a heavily guarded military base and if you are lucky enough to go there to buy a gun you get to choose from a .38 caliber handgun or lower caliber pistols and get one box of ammunition. (Burnett) From 2006 to 2010 the gun shop in Mexico had a recorded sale account of 6,490 guns, but as of 2012 the...
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...Freedom vs. Control The statement ‘The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed’ from the U.S constitution seems like a pretty solid sentence. There is really no way to misinterpret it. Our country gained its freedom with guns, kept its freedom with guns, and guns will play a vital role in keeping our freedom. The banning of firearms in America is an illegal act, and degrades the values this country has been founded on. Guns not only play a vital role in many people's lives, but are useful tools, fun to use, and can protect people from harm. Our founding fathers wanted us to have guns to protect ourselves and would be disgusted at our government's current abuse, and overall disregard of the constitution of the United States. Many people argue that guns kill people; this is untrue. Guns in the hands of a negligent person have potential to kill people, just as anything else. Guns do not kill people, people kill people; and for this reason alone banning guns would endanger society. Someone with the intent to do someone else harm will find a way, with or without a gun. The right to bear arms gives society a fighting chance to fight for themselves if a harmful situation should arise. Becoming solely dependent upon the Government to protect society is an unrealistic fantasy. This fantasy sounds nice; having a non-violent society is the ultimate goal, but will not be met by banning guns. Banning guns will give criminals more chances to inflict harm on...
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...The Deadly Date The Deadly Debate Gun Control has been at the forefront of many debates due to the increase of deadly shootings. Over the past several years, there have been multiple mass casualty shootings, and as the number of shootings increased, United States citizens began the debate of whether tighter gun control laws would prevent these shootings. In this debate, we will address the reasons supporting gun control and the reasons opposing gun control. Americans have a choice and this choice will be debated below. America was founded on the principle of freedom and the rights of an individual to live in a nation built by the people, for the people. The government has begun to use tragedy, terrorism and civil unrest to force unjustified laws and federal controls into action that are a direct attack on our civil liberties. The NSA and other federal organizations have violated Americans rights and freedom in the name of national security far too many times. If we allow the government to take away our rights to bear arms it will be another tragedy in the long list of attacks on our American rights. Many gun control activists believe that reducing the number of private gun owners in America will reduce crime and suicide. This could not be further from the truth; strict gun laws will only take the guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens, criminals will be armed and normal citizens will have no means of immediate protection. A recent study conducted by Harvard...
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...Gun law World Net, from Princeton University, defines a “Civil Right” as a right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of congress including the right to legal, social and economic equality. This makes gun ownership as much of a civil right as freedom of speech, religion and freedom of the press. Supreme Court affirms Second Amendment as a fundamental civil right (District of Columbia v Heller) The Heller case challenged several laws in Washington DC that constituted a complete ban on the Second Amendment rights for D.C. residents with no exception given for self-defense. In the Heller case, the Supreme court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental individual right to have functional firearms in the home that are commonly owned without being connected to any service of the state or military organization. The Supreme Court also ruled that the Second Amendment is a fundamental part of the bill of rights, which guarantees citizen’s individual rights. Lastly, in this 5 to 4 decision with Associate Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the majority, the Supreme Court affirmed that Washington DC gun laws violated the Second Amendment Civil Rights of DC residents and to positively restore those rights. Quotes from Scalia’s majority opinion: D.C.’s requirement that lawfully owned firearms in the home, such as registered...
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...(Persuasive speech: Gun Law Should Be Revoked) By: David Mikombo Submitted To: Professor Keondra Mitchell In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Business Communications Management 3030-801 Online September 12, 2015 As a native African, growing up I always dreamed of coming to America that was the dream that my brothers, my friends and I had. Watching the movies and dreaming of living the American Dream, we were told that America is the best country in the world, the land of opportunities. There is no country like America “Uncle Sam Needs You”, yes my childhood was just filled with the hopes that one day I’d make it to the greatest nation/ empire on the planet. I was told the crime rates and killings were very low and I liked the sound of that. In 2007 God Almighty opened up a way for my family and I to come to America and now that was what you call a dream come true for me. Greetings to you all my name is David Mikombo that was just a background for you all to understand my feelings as to why the “Gun Law” should be revoked. On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech student named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people, in total he gunned down 56 before he took his own life (thinkprogress.org). On November 5, 2009, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood army base in Texas, fired killing 13 people and wounded 29 (thinkprogress.org). On August 3, 2010, Omar S. Thornton opened fire at a beer distributor in Manchester, Connecticut...
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...Heston: ”Is Freedom Lost on the Next Generation?” and Fareed Zakaria: “The Case for Gun Control” “Is freedom Lost on the Next Generation?” Charlton Heston was an American actor in film, theatre and television and a political activist. He had in 2003 written a text in “Guns & Ammo” called “Is Freedom Lost in the Next Generation?” In the text he is presenting the problem about the new generation being brainwashed and the freedom being lost when it comes to the Second Amendment and guns and ammos. Charlton Heston is very much against the future the new generation will be facing. He refer to the high schools in the past, where rifle teams were as common as baseball teams, and he is very much against the elimination of the rifle teams, because they are being regarded as future killers, with that he underpin his contempt with the illustration of little boys running around playing cops and robbers with toy guns. Which also is being targeted with bans. He also refer to a poll taken in June 2000, taken by over a thousands school students were the majority without a doubt was against guns and ammos, and said that all handguns should be registered at purchase. Consequently why Heston calls the new generation brainwashed. He mentions that is of course cant be easy for a fourteen-year-old girl to see through all of the anti-gun images and messages. Heston believe the Second Amendment is the single most essential safeguard against anyone who would take away our liberties or our lives. He...
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...Cheyenne Frazier 10/15/15 Anti-Gun Control 867 words Why Gun Control is a Bad Idea The world is full of many dangers and here we will address one of them. Imagine if you were stuck in a heist, where criminals have the guns pointed at your head. In one quick motion, with a finger pressed into the trigger, you could lose your life. However, what if you reimagine the situation with a few citizens who are armed? Whether they are conceal-carriers, or have it open-carry, they could defend themselves and the others against the criminals. This is what many do not consider. Although guns are misused and are used against another human being, without guns we are only victimized in many different ways. We have no way to defend ourselves as quickly as we could with our own source of guns. Guns are tools, just like cars and hammers and axes and so forth. Some argue that guns have no use other than to cause harm and destruction. Although that is true, as we use them for sport in hunting and to cause harm but in a protective way, guns were never intended to murder others seemingly for the sport of it. Guns are made by the militia and the people for defensive purposes. However, some get their minds wrapped around it the wrong way, and they turn to darkness and abuse the ability of guns for wicked reasons. If the government were to ban the usage of guns, surely this evil usage of guns will not stop; instead, it will invite homicide, the deaths of...
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...Enesi Aliu-MBA 732 –Consumer Behavior Consumer Possession on the Extended Self Write Up on Gun Culture in America. Introduction The culture of Gun use and ownership by private citizens date backs to the days of the founding fathers, with the bill of rights passage in 1791.The use and possession of guns and firearms has historically been rife with controversy. In 2008, with the Heller V District of Columbia case, the Supreme Court finally clarified the right for individual Americans to bear arms thereby settling century’s long debate on one of the most controversial issues in American history. The culture of Gun ownership and personal attachment individuals feel about guns and firearms is a very interesting dynamic. In the old confederacy (Now nicknamed Red States), according to Barack Obama in 2007,people in this region who feel left out of the modern day progressive society tend to cling to their guns and religions as to further find a sense of purpose and fulfillment. While this view point cannot be empirically proved, there is a level of validity in such a claim as historically known, those areas tend not to support any form of Gun Control. In the more liberal parts of the country, from New York City to the New England Colonies, the attitudes towards gun and firearms ownership is more subtle, there is no religious following however statistically the occurrence of gun crimes and other mass shootings is more prevalent in this part of america than in the old confederacy...
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... Legalization of All Weapons Gun control has been a disputed topic for a long time. Many citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would reduce the crime rate.Many innocent people feel they should have possession of guns for their protection or just to go out and hunt. Some gun control advocates believe that banning all guns is the best way to protect people. Banning guns can do many things, but it doesn’t protect anyone. Some say that a gun in the house is more likely to cause the death of a family member or innocent person than a criminal/intruder. That is true, but that does not mean guns cause more innocent deaths than guilty ones. That is because only about 1 in 1,000 uses of firearm self defense results in the death of the criminal. Guns are used hundreds of thousands of times a year in lawful self defense. Unless you are a criminal, or psychopath, the constitution should apply. My parents own guns, and have never had one go off accidentally. Every couple weeks we go to the range and and just have fun shooting. When a government tries to outlaw guns, its de-arming its citizen. George Washington said "A man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject"If a criminal really wanted a gun, they could get it illegally, and then the only thing the control does is not allow the law abiding citizen from having one to protect himself and his family. There are no pros to gun control, other than take away rights to the people, which...
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..."The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a Good Guy with a gun." - Wayne Lapierre. Our founding fathers would agree with this statement; as firearms were a tool that brought about the birth of the United States from the grip of tyranny. Which is why they chose to include the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights. Since then however, many people that call themselves Americans wish to dispose of this Right. The right that gives Americans the power to defend themselves, their family or friends, their property, and most importantly their civil rights. Whoever apposes this view, has the ultimate warped view of reality, due to the arguments they make, and the statistics that do not back them up. This is why everyone should appose gun...
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...Gun Control It has been debated whether or not American citizens should have the right to own firearms. Some may argue that most Americans don’t have the proper gun safety education that should be required before someone owns a gun. Few may even assert that everyone should have the freedom to own guns regardless of their education and experience with firearms. I believe that most Americans don’t take a strong stand on either side of this issue. Nobody wants to completely eliminate all guns in America. Likewise, I don’t think anyone wants to give people full access to guns. The issue that I’m arguing is simply whether or not the government should permit gun control by restricting the use and/or possession of firearms for American citizens. I believe that restricting guns would violate our personal freedom to bear arms. The problem with violence isn’t the gun itself, but the problem rests on the people who choose to use guns to commit acts of violence. To solve the ‘gun abuse’ problem, why doesn’t the government impose stricter consequences for people who still choose to commit acts of violence involving firearms? That way it would only affect the criminals, and the law-abiding citizens could continue to live in freedom. In an article titled “Gun Control: Does it Really Matter?”, Will Fawcett states, “There is no logical reason to believe that making it more difficult or impossible to own or poses guns, would deter individuals who already are taking part in illegal behavior...
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..."placing a heavier burden on responsible gun owners will do little to prevent troubled individuals from carrying out violent acts." Ever since the Second Amendment, the Constitution has given the common people the freedom and liberty to obtain firearms legally. Yet, people argue that this American right should be retracted. The issue on gun control in the United States is best described by how the people imagine the problem to be, the benefits and problems to firearm restrictions, and how it all relates to what our Founding Fathers believed was best for us. Viewing the dilemma through an analytical lens clearly positions itself as a problem that does not require limiting the freedom and rights...
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