...Legalization of drugs that don’t produce great harm would have a greater impact on the reduction of crime than greater gun control or tighter policing of urban areas. Stricter gun control, although an effective solution, would be difficult to implement in America. If done correctly, would take away a good amount of the firepower that those committing urban violence currently have. However, the above benefits could only be achieved assuming that that the proposed solution could be perfectly executed, leaving guns entirely out of reach for criminals. There are many barriers that exist in the United States in regard to guns that did not exist in the United Kingdom or Australia when they were undergoing gun reform. “Gun culture” in the US is very...
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...Gun Control: Stricter Gun Laws I think that we should have stricter gun law / gun control. Even though i don't think guns are completely bad, i still think we need stricter laws. I believe that guns don't kill people, people kill people. But i feel like just ANYONE can get a gun if they wanted to. So we can't blame the gun for everything, but i feel like the death (murder)/ suicide rate would go down. In 2010 there were 19,392 firearm related suicides and 11,078 firearm related murders in the US. In 2012 there were 6,371 suicides from a handgun and 8,855 total firearm related murders JUST in the US. In 2012 64% of all gun-related deaths were suicides. So the percentage of suicides from guns are going up. So that makes me think that the...
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...Gun violence in the United States may not be as sever as it once was, but it is again highly publicized because of the recent school shooting. With the recent mass murders that have happened in the United States, the question arises about how to prevent these acts from happening again. Some people believe that we should take away all guns while others believe stricter gun laws should be enacted. The purpose of this paper is to explore the gun control laws that we have in the United States as well as their effectiveness as a deterrent for gun violence. Another aspect that we will be looking at is whether stricter gun laws would help prevent gun violence any better. It is apparent that the gun control laws in the United States do not act as a...
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...How can we regulate the imagination of individuals intent on mass murder? Enacting stricter gun control laws will not ensure our safety from mass casualties; bombs or chemical weapons can do as much or more damage. Guns are only one weapon and they are currently the only ones we screen for at large events or places. Gun control laws will not stop mass murders since there are other weapons killers can and will choose. If gun owners are screened more thoroughly it will not stop people from using other weapons. In the article, PRO/CON: Is it time to pass tough gun control laws? It states that, “large events employ security guards armed with pistols and screen entrants with metal detectors.” This states that when people go to certain places or...
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...According to the Gun Violence Archive, there has been over 50,000 gun related incidents in the USA in 2015.America has been immersed in the gun debate during recent years. It is a hot topic within the 2016 election race. Many believe that since the 2nd Amendment gives americans the right to own guns, gun owners should not be restricted in anyway. Gun control laws are necessary to curb mass shootings and decrease gun violence ( Infobase Learning,“Should the US adopt stronger gun control laws”) I advocate for stricter gun control laws considering that lax regulations within states such as Louisiana, gun deaths/injuries are a threat to American public health, and that more restrictive laws directly correlate to less gun-related injuries/deaths...
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...To this day, the debate over gun control rages on, especially with the United States’ decisions to put more regulations on gun ownership and use. People who are for gun control would agree with this. Advocates who don’t agree with stricter gun control would disagree on this topic. It might sound crazy, but many sources say that more lenient gun laws are actually better for our country and will actually keep us safer. Gun control should not be as rigorous as it has not cut back the number of gun-related crimes. First, stricter gun control is an attack on the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. If we have stricter gun control laws, it would ruin the purpose of that amendment in the first place. The Second Amendment of the United...
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...Gun related incidents have become a huge problem in America, and too many US citizens are losing their lives to guns. Guns take the lives of American citizens every day, from shooting massacres, to a child playing with a gun he had access to in his house. More people in America are killed by guns than terrorists. In fact over 30,000 people are killed by guns each year. Last year, only 17 people were killed by terrorist attacks (Terror). You can see that correlation on a daily basis as well. 3 people died in the Boston Marathon because of the terrorist attack staged there, that same day, in the U.S., 11 people were killed by guns (Terror). More American citizens are being killed by other American citizens armed to the tee, than by America’s common enemy. If you look at it that way it’s like we are doing the terrorist’s work for them. Every time there is a push to end gun violence there is an equal push back to keep things the same which...
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...power. ” (Gun Rights FAQ). As citizens of this country it is important the rights that the people have and their real history and meaning behind the rights. Stricter gun laws is negative because fewer people will own guns, which means people will have a hard time protecting themselves and will have fewer privileges hunting. Stricter gun laws may be a good idea but only if we had a low rate of crime and criminals wouldn’t be able to get their hands on any firearms (Pratt Web). If criminals were not so smart and there was no way criminal could be able to get a gun then the stricter gun laws would and could possibly work. Connecticut...
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...Recently, a huge debate has come up about whether there needs to be stricter gun laws. This debate was heavily impacted by the recent shootings. Some believe that there should be stricter gun control and others believe there should not be. Many people are blaming these tragic events on the weapons and others think that the weapons don't kill the people behind the weapon do. Thesis: There does not need to be higher restrictions on guns because if someone can't get a gun legally they will get one illegally, guns are used for protection, and criminals target unarmed people. Advocates of increased gun control laws believe that by making it harder for people to obtain guns will decrease the number of shootings. The author of "It's time to ban guns. Yes all of them" states that, “It’s not about dividing society into “good” and “bad” gun...
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...Gun control should be improved by taking away guns because every bullet counts and every bullet represent an innocent life which is taken away every day. If there was a stricter gun control policy in the United States, the United States would not have the highest gun related death rate than any other country and many innocent lives would be saved every year. It is more important to be safe than to allow the second amendment. Research shows there have already been 36,996 incidents related to gun violence, 9,275 total numbers of deaths and 845 incidents in self-defense use in just this year of 2015. Beginning way back to the assassination of Presidents John F. Kennedy in the year of 1963 and continuing to this present day. Gun-related...
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...One of these arguments can be summarized by the following statement: enacting stricter gun control laws could block dangerous figures from committing violent acts with guns whilst still allowing reasonable gun owners to keep theirs for their own desired purposes. As Hillary Clinton states, “We can have common sense gun reforms that keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the violently unstable while respecting responsible gun owners… The stakes are too high, the costs are too dear, and I am not and will not be afraid to keep fighting for common sense reforms, and along with you, achieve those on behalf of all who have been lost because of this senseless gun violence in this country” (ProCon.org, 1). As a matter of fact, according...
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...Gun control is something that has been talked about for many years now with valid points on both sides. In my opinion, we do not need stricter gun control for the simple fact that guns don’t kill people people kill people. If someone gets into a car accident while under the influence of alcohol they don't go out and try to make it harder for someone to get it they simply charge the person with a crime and that is the end of it. When a criminal gets his hand on a gun and kills someone they don't just go after him they go after every law abiding citizens rights! I feel as though if more people exercised their second amendment right with the proper precautions we would live in a much safer place. I believe that people should have to go through safety tests as well as background checks and mental health checks. In somewhere like NewYork, they make it almost impossible to get your concealed weapon permit nor do we have open carry. Our second amendment is there so that we can protect ourselves as well as sometimes protecting others. There have been many times when someone who exercised their second amendment right and stop tragedies from happening. For example, April 24th, 1998 a student showed up to his middle school dance while welding a pistol and began to open fire! The owner of the hall reacted...
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...Julie Cole 11.29.14 Assignment 10 soc 100 Conclusion and recommendations It has been concluded through research that there needs to be a change to the laws to allow more protection for the people. This will help prevent deadly shootings that have taken so many innocent lives. The people involved in the experiment agreed that something should be changed, and they feel people with mental illnesses need to have limited control of guns (3). Current gun control laws relating to mental illnesses are not very clear because states are not required to report mental health information to the agencies that perform background checks. There is also no standard on what information would need to be required to submit (5). Having stricter gun control laws towards people with mental illnesses or on the verge of a psychotic break, will help prevent public shootings....
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...Restricting Gun Control in the United States For many decades gun control and ownership has been a major issue in the United States. Gun control and ownership needs to be restricted in order to maintain order and save lives throughout the world, but especially in the United States. Restricting firearms, especially for civilians minimizes gun trafficking and enforces gun safety. The restriction of guns needs to be federally regulated, not state regulated in order to be effective. There have been several laws set in place to assist with regulating firearms. The two most prominent federal laws are the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act of 1968. The National Firearms Act put in place a registration system for firearms which included identifying the firearm, date of registration, and the address and identification of the person entitled to possess the firearm. The Gun Control Act “prohibits mail-order sales and the interstate sales of firearms, prohibits transfers to minors, limits access to new assault weapons, and sets forth penalties and licensing requirements for manufacturers, importers, and dealers. This act was inspired by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because he was killed by a mail order gun. Despite these regulations there is still a widespread need to increase gun regulations. There are numerous groups and lobbyists that would like to see a slack in firearm regulations. However, the most prevalent group is the National...
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...a problem with guns. Like every other good old boy, I am concerned about being the victim of a random shooting, but at the same time, I want to be able to take down a nice10-point buck during hunting season. Guns effect every one of us every day. They fill us with fear or they make us feel protected. My point is this: guns are a problem, but using gun control to abolish them isn't necessarily the best solution. In gun control I mean laws that keep firearms off the street by preventing their purchase. I agree that some form of gun control is needed, but what we really need to concentrate on is gun licensing and more gun safety. I believe in my constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and I don't feel that legislators should be allowed to take away that right. Gun control can be a good thing, but if it leads to gun prohibition I will fight it until the day I die. Our country was founded on the basis of guns. The wars were won with guns and the people were protected by guns. Guns were so important that they were placed in the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution: 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. Amendment II From this amendment it is apparent that the founders of our country knew in 1791 that guns did and would continue to play a role in the lives of Americans. Things haven't really changed that much. Gun control was brought into...
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