The National Rifle Association is an extremely well know gun ownership activist group. In 2008, the NRA was financially involved in 271 campaigns for both the house and the senate. Of those 271 campaigns, 230 won (SVDS 1). The National Rifle Association has a strong voice in the United States congress. As for Barak Obama’s gun control legislation, the NRA openly opposed and disputed the idea of enforcing new gun control laws. The NRA believes that doing so would be an infringement upon
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There are too many concealed guns in America. Why is it needed? Because thousands of people, innocent and not, are either hurt or killed by guns every year. So why not take all the guns away? Because there are too many and it would be impossible, but there is a easier and more effective approach to this gun crisis, gun control. We need it, not only for the criminals, but for everyone. We need gun control to prevent violence and to save innocent lives. Guns do not just affect hunters, military and
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Kairotic Moment of Gun Control On July 20, 2012, The Dark Knight Rises was formally released in the U.S. It could have been a grand festival for Batman fans, unfortunately, the tragedy happened. In the cinema of Aurora, Colorado, a man named James Holmes, who wore a gas mask and dressed up as the super villain in the movie, threw tear gas into the theater and shot at people during the showing of the film. Twelve people were killed and fifty-eight people were injured in the incident. As one of the
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“Despite tough gun laws, the city is plagued by shootings and illegal firearms.”-Ali Elkin As you may know Chicago has had a lot of gun related deaths this year, which includes gang related, self defense, cop killings or just random shootings. Yes Chicago does have strict gun laws but can you use this to make a case for gun control? Just by looking at Chicago’s tough gun laws and its high rates of gun violence I don’t think you need proof that the problem can’t be legislated away.New Jersey governor
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------------------------------------------------- THE CASE FOR MORE Guns (AND MORE GUN CONTROL). Language: English Authors: GOLDBERG, JEFFREY Source: Atlantic; Dec2012, Vol. 310 Issue 5, p68-78, 9p, 4 Color Photographs Document Type: Article Publication Information: Atlantic Media Company Subject Terms: GUN control -- United States CONCEALED weapons AURORA shootings, Aurora, Colo., 2012 COLUMBINE High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999 MAUSER, Tom FIREARMS -- Law & legislation
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Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need for
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group chose was gun control. The questions we chose were: “Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun?”, “How firm are you about your opinion on gun control?”, and “How important is the issue of gun control to society?”. We chose this topic because it is a hot topic in politics and it is an election year. Also we wanted to see how the school and random shooting have affected people’s views on gun control. The question that
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downstairs you go to see and it’s a man with a gun. What do you do? That's why having guns be illegal is bad. We can't defend ourselves against other people that are going to break the law. Lee says that “Sales of guns by individuals who are not licensed firearms dealers; such transactions are sometimes exempt from gun control regulations such as required background checks” This just shows that if you are going to make people not allowed to have a gun then the people that are already breaking the
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The culture of weapons is the biggest reason for the US be leaders in death by firearms among developed countries. Mass shooting is defined by FBI as incidents which four or more people get shot or kill in a single event, at the same general time and location, not including the shooter. During the year of 2015, there were 372 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2015, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870 (FBI) and those numbers indicate that mass shooting events are also occurring at bigger frequency,
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there has been a controversy between people who want more gun control laws and the people who are against it. Gun control is where the “government policies influence the availability and the use of firearms to the general public or the distinct subsets of the population such as minors, convicted felons, and the mentally ill” (Brian Odom). It has been around for many years and it started with the first comprehensive federal gun law “Gun Control Act of 1968(GCA)” which enacted in response to the racial
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