Responsible Gun Owners are losing their Rights Ryan T. Kennedy COM/172 November 20, 2013 Oleah Morris Responsible Gun Owners are losing their Rights The gun violence of today in many opinions, is worse than what it was in the “Wild West.” A major contributor, is the actions and crimes of criminals with illegally obtained firearms. Crimes committed with illegally obtained firearms such as robberies, gang shootings, and even murder. The firearm subject has been at the top of several political
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Gun Control or Our Freedom Jill Sanders ENG/215 January 28, 2013 Sophia Hsia Gun Control or Our Freedom The pros and cons of gun control has been a debate over the years brings several issues to light. The myth of the Second Amendment is merely a reasoning clause for the right to bear arms, and people have the right to bear arms for their own personal use. The truth of the Second Amendment is “A well- regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state ” (www.guninformation
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Number 4 The U.S. Gun-Control Paradox: Gun Buyer Response To Congressional Gun-Control Initiatives Michael A. Jones, Ph.D., Southeastern Louisiana University, USA George W. Stone, Ph.D., North Carolina A&T University, USA ABSTRACT Many scholars and interest groups in the U.S. advocate for more gun-control in terms of restrictions on sales. Following the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012, The Obama Administration initiated legislation to restrict gun sales. Coincidentally
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for lax knife laws often reference gun laws, since they believe it is easier to get various types of guns (semi-auto, full-auto, etc.) despite the fact that they are made solely for killing or violence and are likely to be extremely destructive. Those against often argue that knives are extremely deadly, dangerous, and always in the hands of deranged killers. Those against any knife outside of a kitchen set are often also against guns, but many are still all for guns despite saying knives are dangerous
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Omar Farah English 3 Part 2: Why gun ownership should be held more strictly: I, Omar Farah, certify that I have personally completed this assignment based on my own personal efforts. I understand if I use outside sources, I must properly give my source(s) credit using the APA format and my paper should not include more than 20% of direct quotes from other sources. I understand if I do not provide proper credit to outside sources, I will be documented for plagiarism and be required to resubmit
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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
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Gun Control Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora and most recently Newtown; these places will forever be known as sites of enormous tragedy. The flames of adults and children were put out, and innocent lives were taken. All some could do was hold back their tears and ask why! Rage began to consume some while they watched the families of the victims break down and become overcome by sorrow. They began to look for someone or something to enact justice upon. The blame quickly went to weapons, guns
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this claim because guns are a safety issue themselves. I challenge the second amendment because presented by allowing guns outweigh the potential safety they provide. The founders of America created the second amendment to protect colonists in a time of war. These people had no other choices than to fight or be enslaved under the monarchy of Britain. Their situation encouraged the creation of the right to bear
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States of America gun control is a controversial issue. From the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 to the Sandy Hook mass shooting in 2012, gun violence has indeed slowed down in America; but not where it is still not a tragedy filled with despair. There has been approximately ninety-two school shootings alone since the tragedy that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in December (Every Town). Since the adoption of the Second Amendment in 1791, anti-gun control advocates have taken
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shootings killing 475 people and injuring 1870 (Agesti.) These shootings could be avoided if we have smarter gun laws. Also, if we have more gun laws these are less likely to occur. We should enforce more gun control laws because mass shootings are occurring at the highest rate ever, high power weapons are frequently used, and the constitution is out of date. The first reason we should have more gun laws is because the rate at which mass shootings are occurring is at the highest point in history. In
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