Imagine you are walking down the street. Do you ever think to yourself the person right next to your or behind you or anywhere could have a gun on them? Well Because in 1791 the Second Amendment was created and added to the Constitution. It says that humans are allowed to carry a weapon (Smith, 1). In the 90´s there was an assault rifle ban which gave manufactures a virtual blueprint of how to change their weapons slightly to make them “legal¨ (Hamilton,2). In 1994 the Brady Law went into effect
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Some like the NRA are trying to defend the ownership of guns and blame the shooting on our faulty background checks and mental health psychoanalysis but other believe it would be best to prevent gun violence by raising the age to buy guns to 21 or to just take guns away for good. Over the past two weeks the country has been at turmoil as to how to find a compromisable solution
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Gun Control Gun control is a set of laws that regulate the sell, manufacturing, and possession of firearms by civilians. Most countries have very strict and restrictive laws regarding firearms. In fact, only 3 countries in the world give citizens the constitutional right to bear arms. Those being the U.S., Mexico, and Guatemala, but in Mexico and Guatemala the government makes it extremely hard to obtain a weapon legally. Depending on who you ask America has a serious gun control problem. But I
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The gun is illegal "It takes strength to make your way through grief to grab hold of life and you pull foward ''. A concealed hand gun cannot be carried while the person is intoxicated 51% beverages for consunption posted. Employees do not have the right to store loaded firearms in a vehicle owned or leased the employer. It was a thing it really happen . I believe that is illegal the gun : crime , cruel and punishment. The gun is demand justice . They
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more and it is becoming disturbing. Allowing more guns will only lead to higher crime rates and deaths. Foreign countries which harshly restrict gun ownership have lower crime rates than the United states. In fact, according to Chris Weller, the lowest gun crime rates are in Japan, Great Britain, and Canada. In 2011, only 11 gun homicides were recorded in Japan . It is time for the United States to address gun violence and institute stricter gun laws by administering mandatory background checks,
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Gun control issue There were 464,033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013. Five women a day are killed by guns in America. By adding more gun control laws, such as background checks, and simply assuring that guns fall into the right hands, we could reduce gun violence in America. In a nation where 88% of people own a gun, gun control may be a necessary strategy to regulate gun violence. More than 30 people are shot and murdered each day, including over 7 children and teens. More than 30,000 people
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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
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AP Macro Fish Bowl Gun Control Laws 1. Gun control laws will not deter crime or deaths by firearms. a. Gun control laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. Gun control laws will take away guns from law-abiding citizens, but not from criminals. i. Between 1982 and 2012, there were 62 mass shootings. 42 of the 62 shooters obtained guns legally. In 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report that stated 37.4% of inmates who “used, possessed, or carried
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Groups such as the NRA argue that gun control does little to actually deter crime, therefore, why limit the right of law abiding citizens. A November, 2013 study found that, between 1980 and 2009, "assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level," Likewise, "states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders." The goal of gun control should be results, not merely implementing policy for the sake of policy. Additional studies
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Gun control, helpful or harmful? The open carry laws are reducing crime rates in the United States. Although allowing people to carry concealed weapons can be risky, they law stops a number of violent crimes. The open carry laws greatly reduce crime. Take into consideration that "in states with open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower. . ." (Gillin and Sherman). Now twenty-three percent at first thought seems like a slim difference. Well think about it this way, twenty-five percent is one-fourth
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