Gun control is one of the most contentious issues in the United States. The main cause of the debate is the rising cases of gun violence in the country. Over the past decade, reports indicate that criminal activities involving guns have increased. As a result, there has an intense debate on whether the country should develop strict gun laws. The idea of gun control laws has created the allusion that the United States has been divided into two separate groups. However, according to LaFollette (236-281)
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Debate: http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-guns-be-banned-in-america Pro: Why Guns Should Be Banned in the U.S. Kevin Ngo Opinion Editor February 20, 2013 Filed under Opinion If guns make us safer, America should be the safest place on earth. We have more guns per capita than any other place in the world, but we are clearly not the safest country on earth. Guns have brought nothing to Americans except harm and heartbreak. It is unfortunate that a tragedy, such as the shooting at Sandy
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August 23, 2014 EN1420 Guns don’t kill people. It has always been the responsibility of the people to protect themselves, never the responsibility of the government to protect us. It is however the Government’s responsibility to protect the rights of the people, including the right for the people to protect themselves; the Amendment. Gun control is not effective; as it has never been shown in a national study to reduce the number of gun related crimes. If the people do not protect themselves,
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Gun Control Efforts in the United States For many years gun control laws in the United States have been at a standstill causing many lives to be lost in mass shootings. At the federal level it has been over 20 years since any law has been changed (Vizzard 880). The state level is where the most effort has been enforced. There are only 9 states that don’t have conceal and carry regulations (Vizzard 881). President Obama has made many efforts to try and get supporter to help him enforce stricter
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Assault rifles should be banned.If the people do not banned them it could lead to mass murders.78 percent of Texas gun owners supported the ban on assault weapons. Assault rifles should be banned.So basically an assault rifle is a weapon that people can switched from semi-automatic to full automatic.I can hold up to 35 bullets in a single magazine. It shoots 30 of those bullets in a manner of Under a minute. Guns lead to death and loss of family and friends.The result of
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I do believe that the background checks need to go deeper when buying a gun. First off, to my knowledge the only thing stopping someone to buy a gun is a felony which is a serious thing to get charged with. But, somebody who has committed crimes before that aren’t felons could waltz into a gun store, buy a gun, and then go do a mass shooting. Also, people without felons aren’t the only problem, it’s people with a mental illness. People with a mental illness who are one of the leading causes for shootings
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Abstract The prevalence of guns in the United States and the frequency with which they are commit crimes has made gun control a much discussed and contentious issue. There are an estimated 200 to 250 million firearms in America, and of these, about a third are handguns. According to health researcher, Etienne Krug the homicide rate in the United States is six times higher than that of other developed nations. Though it varies from year to year, according to the FBI, in general guns are in about 70 percent
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Gun Control For as long as I can remember, “The Right to Bear Arms” has always been one of the key essential rights to all American citizens. It went hand in hand with “Freedom of Speech”. Ask just about any high school freshman to name three specific rights provided to us by our United States forefathers in our U.S. Constitution and “The Right to bear Arms” will surely reach most lists. It was just one of those things that stood out as a young student of U.S. government. As I’ve
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President Obama is in favor of limiting the number of guns a person can buy, and stopping the sales of semi-automatic weapons. He is also trying to enact laws limiting the amount of ammunition any one person is allowed to have, and has also supported the all-out ban of handguns, which is a clear violation of the right to bear arms as protected by the 2nd Amendment. The president and other politicians are trying to limit everyone’s access to guns in an effort to control us even more. The bottom line
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Proposition 63 How many more innocent people need to die from gun violence before we take bold action to save lives? We have all seen news reporting's on people being killed during a shooting. Violence will never be completely terminated but what if there was a way that you can help bring the death rate down? Well there is. By voting yes on proposition 63 you support prohibiting the possession of large-capacity magazines and require individuals to first pass a background check before being granted
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