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.” We as a country are entitled to the right for guns. America is facing many problems with violence in the streets. These streets have become streets have become the streets where women are raped, senior citizens are being robbed, gangs are becoming more natural to the people, and where little kids can be playing in the street, as a car drives by slowly shooting
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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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Gun Thoughts Guns are the most dangerous weapon that is easier to for people to purchase. A gun can completely decimate a family, innocent people, ending a valuable life. When I think of guns I feel mixed emotions fear, at ease, sadness, and happiness. I feel a sense of fear when I think of guns because what if someone decide to pull out a concealed weapon on me and try to take my belongings. What if a bullet came thru my window and killed one of my loved ones. What if I get killed for no intent
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Gun control has been an issue in the United States even before the country was established, and declared independent. The first ever attempts by the British were embargoes on gunpowder. Also two massive direct attempts to confiscate firearms. The first major gun control act that followed was not until 1934 with the National Firearms act (or NFA) in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Today it has become a controversial issue with many people taking very opposing sides. Along with multiple school
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big part in gun violence. Life can be given and life can be taken. You take a life and go through the court system and may end up with life. In the US, guns are not just used for killing. Guns are used for protection as well (great grandma shoots at two men who tried to rob her on bus). Some would say more guns more homicides. No one wants to lose fights anymore. Guns are not hard to come by and conflicts are not easy to avoid. Taking away guns leaves others defenseless, adding kills. (Zimmerman
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populous is highly important. The United States needs to strengthen its gun control policy in order to create a safer environment for its citizens. Death rates involving guns are a real threat to the general public and need to be improved. The death tolls from mass shootings would decrease if assault rifles and handguns with high capacity magazines were banned or more severely restricted. Finally, while it is a common view that guns are a needed for self defense, in many cases it puts a person in more
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Gun Control No matter where you are in the world you are bombarded with issues that can raise a debate. Anything from same sex marriage to global warming you will hear about it. One of the biggest ongoing debates of our time that does not seem to have a solution to its end is gun control. While most topics have three sides of supporters: those who are for it, those who are against it, and those who are in the middle. Gun control seems to only have two sides. The National Rifle Association who
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2013 Gun Control Our world is changing, we seem to face new problems everyday. Change effects everything from the weather to our healthcare and beyond. One change that has been causing a lot of push towards action is gun violence. Times aren’t what they once were. There was a time when people would leave their houses unlocked at night and didn’t fear walking alone after dark. Through the years people’s sense of security has changed. A lot of that change is due to the horrific gun violence
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Are Guns a Good Thing or a Bad Thing Melissa Cushman Vincennes University Jasper Campus English 102 Professor Mayfield 15 April 2013 Are Guns a Good Thing or Bad Thing? Have you ever wondered why the media never shows anything positive that happens due to guns? Guns have never gone off by themselves on purpose. There is always a living person pulling that trigger. The government keeps trying to take away our guns when the President himself has armed security guards for him and his
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Megan Padilla Gun Control Sociology November 12, 2013 Gun Control The issue of gun control has come up recently as an important decision opportunity for our country. Many people are asking whether guns really are the helpful tool that many of us have been saying they are, or if they are the killing machines they have recently been publicized as. The definition of a gun is "a device that discharges a shot, shells, or bullets from a straight tube by a spark-producing mechanism that ignites
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