Guns are a weapon designed with a sole purpose to kill. Would you want such a powerful weapon to be in the hands of a person with a mental illness? According to the Gun Violence Archive, in the United States 1,017 children under the age of 18 have been killed or injured by firearms already this year. If gun control was stricter, less people would have unnecessary access to firearms and the number of gun-related crimes would dramatically decrease. Many crimes having to do with guns start with a
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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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Gun Control Debate One of the biggest debates of the last few years is the gun control debate. Liberals tend to opine that strict gun control laws must be passed to assist in safety. They believe that if guns and ammo are harder to acquire, then gun crimes would be less likely to occur. Conservatives believe that guns should be easily obtained. They think that if teachers, homeowners, and everyone else had guns, then crimes would be less likely to occur, as most criminals are cowards, and will only
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GUN VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND TEENS Every year in this country, thousands of children and teens are killed by gun violence. Those who live in the lower class are in constant fear of being killed or maimed during acts of violence. Drug deals, gang wars, racial wars, and random school shootings such as Sandy Hook Elementary School, tells America there are no safe places in this country that does not have some kind of violence. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, there are more infants, toddlers
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news strand is that of gun violence and weapon rights. This topic has been debated and protested repeatedly. It was hot of the press following the mass shootings of Columbine, Sandy Hook, and more recently the mass shootings in Paris, France and California. Gun violence is a blistering topic that is debated with concern of the people and their safety in mind. Should adult citizens be allowed to carry concealed weapons? Should these same adults be allowed to own a personal gun? There are individuals
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Banning guns will create a world without violence. But there is no such thing as a world without violence. Gun don't kill, people kill our country is producing more idiots than anywhere in the world, we skate anyone and everyone through then we ignoring them. We allow labels to be put on every condition even if its laziness and we call it autism or Asperger’s. We reward kids for acting dumb when they just don't want to try and we give them IEP’s and reduce the work they have to do. Guns alone don’t
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Corporate Governance & Business Ethics Gun Control vs. Gun Violence The debate over gun control in the United States has been a topic of controversy over the years. In particular, the killing of twenty schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut. In December 2012 this mass shooting fueled a national discussion over gun laws. However, compromise legislation would have banned semiautomatic assault weapons and expanded background checks was defeated in the senate in 2013, despite extensive public
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mass shootings with in the United States like Sandy hook and Columbine. These crimes were done assault weapons, due to these crimes the proposal of an assault weapons ban is being brought up. This interests me as an active gun owner and activist. But with as much of an unbiased view I look for the answer. Should there be a ban on assault weapons? The most popular method for attempting to reduce violent crimes would be gun control. The idea for an assault weapons ban is on the rise. The recent proposal
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Gun Control Research Gun control is an ongoing, heated debate in America. Various states have decided to take action against guns as a deterrent to crime. Nevertheless, are guns really the main factor in causing crimes, or are the criminals themselves to blame? There are two sides involved with the gun debate. The anti-gun campaign with supporters like Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Cease Fire, and Mothers Against Violence in America are pressuring the government to have stricter laws or ban
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Roque Vidaurri Causation of Crime Collaboration Activity The crime trend of guns and crime has always been a problem in bigger cities. This problem, in a big city like Los Angeles, is more probable to happen than smaller cities for the simple fact of population. The estimated population of Los Angeles is 9,848,011; with this large of a population gun related crime rates are more likely to happen. In 2009 Los Angeles had 16,162 guns that where involved in crimes traced back to the city of
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