on them and injuring and killing others as well. More gun control will not reduce crime because people will find other dangerous ways to injure and kill others, and also taking away guns totally will also take away Americans Second Amendment to bear arms away. Gun Control Many Americans have lost their lives by firearms. The majority of shooters had gotten their hands on guns illegally by stealing them, or purchasing them through
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semi-automatic assault weapons.” USA Today, December 29, 1993.” [ (Watkins, 2012) ]. Gun control has been a hot topic for many years, because conservative Americans believe they should have the right to bear arm and the liberal side believe that it is not safe to have guns in the home. Both sides believe that they are right, because of the Fifth Amendment but the facts speak for themselves, “with nearly 400,000 gun crimes committed every year, the United States has the highest rate of firearm deaths (more
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Amendment to protect its citizens from individual and collective threats both foreign and domestic. The individual citizens right to bear arms has been debated from the early 20th century to the present, both for and against. Although, the Supreme Court has provided a decision in 2008 via the District of Columbia vs. Heller protecting an individual's right to bear arms for traditional lawful purposes. Those in favor of gun control have still been promoting the platform that more stringent federal
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campers in a short group discussion: What do you know about the Arctic and Antarctica? Where is each located? What kinds of animals live in each area? What is the weather like? (On the north and south pole, winter animals like penguins and polar bears and it is very, very cold.) Explain that the polar habitat is both really cold and snowy. It’s so cold that the ocean water freezes into ice! What would it be like to walk across a frozen ocean? What kind of
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Jeremy Hall, Sheila Henderson, Sondra Lettsome, Elvina Scott, Desmond Thomas University of Phoenix U.S. Constitution HIS/301 Dr. John Theis November 10, 2011 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The founding fathers of our country had it right when they put in place an irrefutable plan of action and order. Although many things have changed since the inception of the original documents, the process and ways of which something must be done and adopted remains
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obama believes that this is a routine because people think it is mostly assault weapons but it is not, it is usually handguns. Barack Obama again states “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, The right of the people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed”(“Should the U.S adopt”) You shall not take away anyone's freedom, We live in free country we shall not get a part of our freedom taken away from us as. As a citizen of the united states i believe they should
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privately owned guns in the United States, which makes it plain to see why there are arguments for and against even the smallest amount of gun control. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” In the 1930s a law passed by the federal government that required people wishing to own or possess a fully automatic or sawed-off barrel firearm to pay a $200 registration fee. This law was amended in
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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 family. People need to take a stand for what they believe in and fight for their rights! The government should perform more extensive background checks instead of just taking the guns away. Guns should not be outlawed because “guns do not kill people; people kill people”. There has been much debate in our country about gun control
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A few weeks after his release from the hospital, we both took a concealed carry course. I can only imagine what the outcome would have been if my friend was able to reach for a handgun instead of his phone. The offenders would have been caught right then and there for sure. If he owned a gun and was carrying it at the time of the incident, he could have properly defended himself. While guns have proven to be a dangerous part of our society, I believe that they are necessary in the overall safety
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those that try to ban assault weapons, also it well infringe upon the right to own guns for hunting and sport As a proud American I hold the United States constitution to my heart. The second amendment of the US constitution reads, "A 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.(stated from the nra website) or in simple terms the right to carry a gun. Next gun ownership is an American tradition older than
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