...Adan Gallardo Should the government pass stricter gun laws? Did you know that only in 2011 there were 11,101 people killed by an irresponsible gun owner? Yes, the irresponsibility of gun owner have caused an immense impact in society, based in The International Firearm Injury Prevention and Policy Organization, just since January of 2013 there has been 8,534 cases of people killed by a gun. In fact, to prevent more deaths due to irresponsible gun owners the government of the USA should certainly pass stricter gun laws because it can prevent deaths, it can reduce crimes, and it can make America a better and a safer place to live. There are many reasons for the government to pass stricter gun laws. A perfect example is the shooting that took place in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. James Egan Holmes killed twelve innocent people and at least 59 were injured with an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun, and a 40- caliber hand gun. These kinds of incidents could be prevented if the government would pass much harsh and stricter gun laws, so that not anyone could obtain a gun so easy. Throughout the country many people are afraid, because of how easy it is for someone to obtain a firearm. These people have all the right to be insecure, but parents are the ones who are most perturbed, and this is due to the school shooting in Connecticut. Adam Lanza killed himself after killing 20 small children and six adults in an elementary school with two 9mm pistols, police officers...
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...Guns Rights Whether or not guns should be allowed to be carried by students into school or college campus is a contentious issue. Though some people haves opinion that students should be permitted to carry guns along with them in schools and colleges so that they can defend themselves from the sudden attacks by intruders and resist attempts of sexual or physical abuse, it should be admitted that such acceptance or permission can only give rise to more complications and violence among the school-goers or college-goers. The proponents of allowing guns in colleges and schools argue that adhering to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America each and every American should be allowed to keep arms for the reason of self-defense (“SECOND AMENDMENT”, n.d.). The right to self-defense is one of the fundamental rights and as this is so, college or school students should be allowed to carry gun for their self-defense. The rise in the number of shooting crimes committed by mentally unstable youths and adults is enough to justify the point that for protecting themselves from the attacks of perverts, students should be allowed to carry guns while in the school or college campus. But such an argument should not be entertained as it is malicious. School students or college students should never be permitted to carry guns as they are not mature enough to understand when and how to use a gun properly for self-defense. If they are allowed to carry guns then it will...
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...Gun control has been a debated issue especially after the events that have transpired in the past year in our nation. Many believe that if there are stricter regulations for guns that violence will be reduced traumatically. The constitution states "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." This gives the American the right to own a weapon. Of course this was written in the beginning of our country and times have changed. These days you cannot use it for unlawful use. Not saying that people will not use them unlawfully because it has happened in the past year and many are now trying to eradicate guns on a national scale. If our beloved country decided to remove the right to bear arms, the effect would be, if anything, negative. The people who want guns for illegal purposes would discover ways to get them, while the rest of us would have no way to protect ourselves against them. Our country should continue to have the right to bear arms. I believe that stronger restrictions should be made. I believe that every state should regulate the gun laws in their prospective state but on a federal level restrict what type of weapons should be allowed for sale. For example on the federal level the laws would regulate that assault rifles would only be used by our military and law enforcement. I used assault Rifles as an example because we are not in a state where we have militias like...
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...Personally I have little experience with guns. The only person that I am close to and owns a gun is my Cousin. In high school I took a hunter education class and I learned the proper techniques to using specific weapons. Even though I've never been hunting I have a hunting license. The experience I have had with guns hasn't been good nor bad so it shouldn't influence my view. The most important part is to protect innocent people. The guns are not the problem, we are the problem. Removing guns completely would not solve anything. People would just find other ways to commit crimes and/or kill innocent people. "Mental Health" is used and an "excuse" for gun violence. More people who are perfectly "sane" commit crimes than people with "Mental Health" issues. The only way the violence can stop is if we change ourselves first. The fact that video games make it fun to kill hundreds of people is the problem. A compromise can be made. The first thing should be universal background checks. This should have been implemented years ago. This will lower the number of people who shouldn't have a gun from owning one. The banishment of military style weapons should be the next. These types of weapons are made to kill large amounts of people as fast as possible. These weapons are not for sport or protection and should be banned. Schools should also be given the option to have more armed guards in schools. This may not solve all the problems but it’s a good...
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...Rap lyrics and its influence Many rap lyrics glorify violence and guns. Every lyric can affect us in its own way, either it is positive or negative. Many US citizens think rap lyrics should be forbidden, because the lyrics are about topics that can affect us to take catastrophically choices. There are hundred points of views around this, but is it right to deny people to listen to what they want? The latest years there have been several shooting situations in American schools where teenagers have shot teachers and fellow students. This can have a connection with the lyrics in raps. Tupac, Dr. Dre and Eminem are some rappers who are writing about violence. Some of their lyrics are called “Hit Em Up”, “Ni**a witta gun” and “One Shot 2 Shot”. These rappers are very popular among teenagers. Rappers often have opinions about violence and guns that invite people to use guns as self-defence. This is one reason rap lyrics glorifying violence should be forbidden. Five percent of the teenage population in the US bring weapons to school. Rappers encourage wearing weapons because you never know what is going to happen and who you are meeting around the corner. Even though this is true, I think it is paranoid thinking that it always is a chance to be killed or beaten up. I think everybody needs to see more from different perspectives. US citizens who think rap lyrics that glorify violence should be forbidden need to see what rap listeners are missing when they are not listening...
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...Gun Control Paper Gun Control has been an issue that has been brought to the public’s eyes in recent years. This main issue has been going on for many years, for example when John F. Kennedy was assassinated; it raised public awareness to the lack of control on sales and also possession of guns in America. Until 1968 guns were available over the counter in stores and through mail catalogs to just about any adult in America. This was an example of how loosely guns were regulated which bring us back to the issue of guns. The constitution tells us in the second amendment that we, as American Citizens, have the right to bear arms. But the government is trying to change that by regulating everything to do with owning a gun. My stance: Gun control is just another way for the government to get into our personal lives. Gun violence is a common thing in America and it needs to be stopped some say. For example, Susan Milligan says this, “Opponents of any kind of gun restrictions argue that they are meaningless, since criminals by definition don't follow the law, and therefore won't allow gun laws to hamstring their criminal behavior. That's true. But gun violence isn't only committed by classic criminals, as recent gun-related tragedies show.” Now she argues that all of gun violence, well the majority, is because of criminals which bring us to background checks. When a person buys a firearm they go through a process of steps to make sure that they are capable of buying a firearm...
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...that they should have the protection that American citizens do. Citizens and immigrants alike do have the right to feel safe where they live. One major ban that helped in reducing the number of gun related fatalities was the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. Since the ban has expired, more than 350 people have been killed and 450 people have been injured by military style weapons (Feinstein, 2013). The 1994 and the 2013 Assault Weapons Ban bans all rifles like AK-47’s and all shot guns like the IZHMASH Saga 12 types (Feinstein, 2013). What brought the gun debate to the tables of many families were the atrocious events that took place due to gun violence. The inhumane shootings in an elementary school in Connecticut and the movie theater shooting in Colorado have put the issue of gun control in the spotlight. These horrific events have spurned up the debate on how the government should go about decreasing the many innocent lives lost each year due to gun violence. Looking through the eyes of Dianne Feinstein, who is the Senator of the state of California, the ban of selling military style assault weapons and high captivity ammunition magazines is the solution to this problem (Feinstein, 2013).. This bill does not include anyone who already lawfully possessed a gun at the time of the bill being passed. The movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado was the main topic...
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...Gun control The U.S. should not have gun control laws. The Second Amendment to the Constitution states that, “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.” This amendment has been around since 1791, and there has been gun control almost as long as it's been around. The National Rifle Association is an advocate of the Second Amendment and an opponent of those who propose restrictions on guns. Even Presidents Reagan and Bush are members, and Nixon, Eisenhower, and Kennedy were also members. Why do people feel the need to own a handgun? One reason is heritage. For as long as this country has been around, there have been gun owners, to defend themselves and to hunt for food. Buying, owning, or carrying a handgun doesn't hurt anyone. Until a person commits a crime, he/she is free to choose what he/she wants to do. Even if guns were completely banned from the U.S.A., people would still find a way to get them. Criminals would get guns. They would have their way, and there would be nothing we could do about it. We would have no way to defend ourselves. What is gun control to you? To me, it is the unconstitutional regulation and banning of guns to try to keep the crime ...
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...people be allowed to carry gun for self-defence? The function of gun has been a heat discussion since gun had been created. There are people suggested that guns should be used as self-defence and individuals should be allowed to carry guns. Around the world today, there are countries that people can own gun lawfully and there are some that strictly control gun. It seems true that gun can protect people as well as their properties since gun has the power to cause huge damage in the blink of an eye, but we cannot deny the fact that gun is dangerous and has massive potential threat. With a gun, a person can easily injured and even killed others without much difficulties. People carrying guns might also has negative influence on the whole society and the security of individuals. As everything has its two sides, should people be allowed to carry gun for self-defence is always a controversial topic. In my point of view, I believe that people own gun has more drawbacks than advantages. Gun is famous for its massive lethality and is known as one of the most deadly weapons on earth. It is originally created for killing but not defence. Some people argued that carrying gun for self-defence should be allowed since gun has high efficiency and can cause injury in just a second. With a gun, the possibility of successfully saving and defencing yourself would be much higher. It is an undeniable fact that gun at some level does give people a scene of secure, but can gun protect everybody in the...
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...Argumentative Essay against Gun Control Argumentative Essay against Gun Control Since 1980, forty-four states have passed laws allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons outside their homes for personal protection. (Five additional states had these laws before 1980. Illinois is the sole holdout.) A federal ban on the possession, transfer, or manufacture of semiautomatic assault weapons, passed in 1994, was allowed to expire in 2004. In 2005, Florida passed the Stand Your Ground law, an extension of the so-called castle doctrine, exonerating from prosecution citizens who use deadly force when confronted by an assailant, even if they could have retreated safely; Stand Your Ground laws expand that protection outside the home to any place that an individual “has a right to be.” Twenty-four states have passed similar laws. Guns, therefore, are necessary in today's society for our protection There is no point to implement gun control considering the reality that criminals will still find a way to procure guns if they want to do so. Criminals will always make sure to have access to the guns that they need to execute their crimes successfully. They usually have connections to other influential people that can provide them with the guns and weapons that they need in order to execute their crimes. The bottom line is that if the criminals want to have access to guns, they will be able to get them even if there is a gun control policy in place. This law will not stop...
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...In recent years gun violence has increased significantly in various parts of the world. There are more cases of children and young adults engaging in violence or getting caught in the crossfire. There has been debate over whether gun laws are strict enough and what else can be done to reduce such acts from occurring. With more lives being affected on a regular basis, more concerns arise as to how people can live safe lives when guns are being used in increasing numbers. It is shameful to say that almost every day you hear about some sort of gun violence affecting people either in your hometown or in another part of the world. Years ago gun violence had its issues but nothing like what is going on it current society. While there are events that have occurred that seem shocking, sad and pointless, similar actions have occurred decades ago; except they didn’t seem to occur as frequently as they do today. Gun violence has grown into an international crisis. Some people feel we should ban guns altogether, while others feel this would be impossible. Getting rid of guns may help remedy the issue but it may not be enough to make the problem go away. There are certain parts of the world that has already banned guns and similar weapons. The problem here is people can still smuggle them in. Other parts of the world have certain types of guns that are illegal for citizens to have in their possession. Eliminating guns from the equation is just a part of the problem. You have people that...
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...Wielder of the Gun By LaMerrence Edgeston A weapon can be used to do many things. Usually when you hear the word weapon, you would think of something that would harm you. In one way you would be right. In another way you could be wrong. Just because the tool is a weapon doesn’t mean the wielder will or can use it as a weapon. Confuse? That’s ok I’ll I explain. The person that wields the weapon can decide to kill or just disarm. It has been said that it’s not the weapon that makes the killer but the spirt of he that wields it. The weapon that I will take about is that of the gun. A weapon that everyone is familiar with and can use it. A gun is usually the type of weapon that is use in different types of situations. A gun is sometimes a weapon that is use for killing. Then the next question would be to kill who? Well my answer to that is whoever it is pointed to. Since the gun is pointed at you. Your first thought is that the person will shoot me. Well who is the person that is holding the gun and who is the person that the gun is been pointed at? Well that question can have many answers. So let’s start it off with the police with the gun. The job of the police is to serve and protect. Well how can you protect if you always kill. Law Enforcement is going through a change. Certain people that have power are misusing the power. So what is this power? The power that they use is a badge and the uniform. People that have those two things think they can do whatever they...
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...“Gun control” is a phrase that means different things to different people. It has been a serious topic of debate that this author now intends to prove as being right or wrong. There is no in-between on this issue. Both sides have received adequate attention and will be treated in an objective manner. For all the attention that gun control has received, there are two basic opinions that are to be discussed. To its proponents, gun control means prevention of crime. This, they say, should lead to peace. Charles Krauthammer wrote about this in “The Washington Post” in an article titled “Disarm The People.” He wrote, “…a civilized society must disarm its citizenry if it is to have a modicum of domestic tranquility…” Pro-gun activists, on the other hand, see gun-control as a threat not only to their self-defense, but also to their Second Amendment right. In an issue of American Survival Guide, Howard J. Fezell wrote an essay: “Your Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms,” during which he made plain this fact: gun-prohibitionists have completely ignored numerous rulings of the Supreme Court in which the Supreme Court has stated the Second Amendment as an individual right, not a collective right. Also, they believe it to be a failed experiment. This is obvious in a statement by David Lampo: “The basic premise of the gun control movement, that easy access to guns causes higher crime, is contradicted by the facts, by history and by reason.” According to statistics, gun bans - the...
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...amendment gives people the right to use the weapon for their self-defense in homes. Does the gun really protect the life of a person? There are lots of home and public shooting happening in these days. The weapons can be misused by illegal users and mentally unstable individuals. This means that instead of protection, they endanger the life of people. So when considering the increased number of shooting, government should come up with a new law to ban weapons to prevent shootings in homes and in public places. People should have a safety feeling at home. But that safety feeling is not there when there is a gun at home. It can be misused by a younger person who is not familiar with the weapon. Children do not know how dangerous guns are and they may shoot at somebody accidentally. Teenagers can experiment on it and may end up doing lethal mistakes. Guns are widely being used these days during fight, to kill the enemies in an emotional outburst. For example, there was a case brought to North Broward Medical Centre where a man shot his ex-wife and her father. They called 911 and got help from police officers for their safety. They had to undergo major abdominal and chest surgeries and got hospitalized for many days. The shooter bought the gun legally and he had it for personal safety. But when the situation got changed in his family life, he tried to kill others. So if there was no gun available in situations many of the lives will be saved. Weapons are great threat to the...
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...Topic: Gun Control Purpose: Stricter Laws on Gun control Specific purpose: Gun Control Controversy Thesis: Most gun owners are responsible and law-abiding, and they use their guns safely. The President strongly believes that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. But to better protect our children and our communities from tragic mass shootings like those in Newtown, Aurora, Oak Creek, and Tucson, there are four common-sense steps we can take right now based of the President’s Plan for Gun control. Introduction: I. While no law or set of laws will end gun violence, it is clear that the American people want action. If even one child’s life can be saved, then we need to act. Now is the time to do the right thing for our children, our communities, and the country we love. II. Congress must also do its part. To prevent mass shootings and other gun violence, Congress should take critical steps through new legislation, including: requiring Background checks for all gun sales; reinstating the prohibition on high-capacity Magazines; renewing and strengthening the ban on assault weapons; and creating Serious penalties for gun traffickers who help put guns into the hands of criminals. III. These actions will: help make sure information about potentially dangerous people who are barred from having guns is available to the national background check system; lift the ban on research into the causes...
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