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Gun Control
Dear Senator John Doe, The government has placed many gun control laws, but some of the laws were made to make the general public feel safer. For instance, the government banned a handful of assault riffles when they are not even used for most gun related crimes. The government also administered another law called the Brady Law. This country was founded on the people of the country owning guns to protect what they think is
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Gun Control
General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the class that current gun control laws are enough Thesis: Guns have become a common part of the American lifestyle. I. Introduction A. Imagine someone breaking into your home and you have no means by which to protect yourself. That is a very scary situation that I hope none of you have to face. B. Certain people are trying to enact legislation that would essentially take the
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Gun Control and the Second Amendment
"If the second amendment does not mean what it says, what about the first?", this was the question asked by author, and National Rifle Association member, Bill Clede. In his article "Gun Control, Press Control", he warns journalists about the hidden dangers associated with gun control. When dealing with the interpretation of the Constitution, there are two views one can take. The Constitution can be viewed as a "living document" or in its "original
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Gun Control and the Second Amendment
Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need
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Gun Control Does Not Reduce Crime
Gun Control Does Not Reduce Crime Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal drugs, and where innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. We cannot ignore the damage that these
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Gun Control in America
Gun Control in America The issue of gun control has been debated for several years. People have given many arguments towards this subject. Some of which have been that it is people’s second amendment right to own a gun, while others have argued that owning a gun is vital for their protection because of the society that we live in today. Furthermore I believe that gun laws should be strict so that they can
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Gun Control in America Today
Gun Control in America Today In the time when our forefathers were busy developing and writing the Constitution, the right to bear arms was a very important aspect of the common man’s life. Today, gun control is a very controversial issue in our present American society, and most Americans develop their own opinions early in their lives. To some, guns are the protection that no family or household should be without. To others, guns
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Gun Control in America Today
Gun Control in America Today Mark Van Holstyn Intermediate Composition Mrs. Gunnink 10 January 2003 Gun Control in America Today During the Vietnam War, more than twice as many Americans were killed with firearms in the U.S. than died in combat. Today, firearms are used in approximately 65% of the 11,000 homicides a year. Suicides are carried out via a gun 57% of the 16,600 a year (“GunCite” 49). These statistics pose the question,
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Gun Control Is Inevitable
Issues involving the ownership and possession of guns have led to heated debates in American society. One of the most notable is the issue of gun control. Many believe some form of gun regulation is necessary in order to lower the level of gun related violence in the country. However, the opponents of gun control feel that it would be an infringement of their rights according to the Second Amendment. The outcome and extent of
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Gun Control Is Not Losing Your TarGet In the Recoil
Guns, like many other issues of the day, have two distinct and opposing views with many people in the middle or undecided. Even following the tragic events of December 7, 1993, when unemployed handyman Colin Ferguson boarded the LIR’s 5:33 out of Penn Station. Ferguson waited until the train, filled with local commuters on their way home, pulled out of the Hicksville station before drawing a 9mm pistol. Ferguson then opened fire walking up and
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Gun Control Is Not the Answer
Gun Control Is Not the Answer When the word Columbine is mentioned, horrific images of murder come to mind. These images create emotional disquiet. They should. However, these emotions should not alter a person’s logical though process. People who make decisions based on objective facts can become, at times, emotionally motivated to make hasty judgements. This has happened in America when it comes to the issue of gun control and the Second Amendment. Anti-gun legislation
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Gun Control Is Not the Answer
Imagine you sent your child away to college to get an education and build a future for him or herself. Now they have been in college for a while, graduation is near. As a parent you full of joy and are doing preparation to celebrate your child achievements. . Now imagine the horror of hearing that your child had been shot and killed while they were at school. It is difficult to fathom the enormous
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Gun Control Issues
Gun Control Issues With the Second Amendment giving American citizens the right to bear arms, and approximately fifty percent of Americans owning some form of a firearm, issues involving the ownership and possession of guns have led to heated debates in American society. Most notably is the issue of gun control. Many feel that the some form of gun regulation is necessary in order to lower the level of gun related violence in the country.
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Gun Control or People Control
Gun control or people control One of the biggest issues in the United States today seems to be gun control. The government is constantly proposing legislation for more and more gun control. Slowly they are chipping away at our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. You must ask yourself: For what reason does the government want to restrict law-abiding citizens from owning guns? Certainly, government is not so naive to think criminals will adhere
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Gun Control Vs. Gun Rights
Gun Control vs. Gun Rights The second amendment states “ The right of the people to keep and bear arms”. What does that mean to us, basically and person in the United States is allowed to own and keep a fire arm in house. Gun control advocates believe that right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms that are otherwise known as assault weapons. To curb gun-related violence certain checks are made, such as
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Gun Control, an Effective Deterrent to Crime?
Gun Control, an Effective Deterrent to Crime? Rich Morse 19 November, 2014 Gun Control, an Effective Deterrent to Crime? Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another but are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves
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Gun Control: Against
Gun Control: Against The government has placed many gun control laws, but some of the laws were made to make the general public feel safer. For instance the government banned a handful of assault riffles when they are not even used for most gun related crimes. The government also administered another law called the Bradey Law. The Bradey Law makes a five day wait on the purchase of a handgun so a check can be
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Gun Control: Ak47
Guns are used all around the world, but fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun introduced legislation for gun control, to try to reduce the crime in the United States. Guns are in their own nature dangerous weapons. The automatic assault weapon is one of these potentially dangerous weapons, which is used for military purposes only. This is no weapon that can be beneficially used.
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Gun Control: Does the Possibility Exist?
In May of 1968, five days before his assassination, Robert F. Kennedy made the following observation, “With all of the violence, murder, and killings we’ve had in the United States, I think you will agree that we must keep firearms from people who have no business with guns” (Peter, 1977, p.236). Thirty-seven years later, the debate on gun control rages on. With the majority of media coverage focusing on gun violence, the United States government
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Gun Control: Holding Washington Hostage
Envision yourself waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. Something has awakened you. Something falls to the floor. Then you understand. Someone is in your house. You hear a noise right outside your bedroom door. It's getting closer. You heart is beating as fast as Rambo with a machine gun. You reach for the handgun under your mattress you purchased for self defense. You feel under the soft, comfy surface
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Gun Control: Not Necessarily the Safest Solution
Gun politics, the political aspects of the regulation of firearms, has long been one of the most controversial and intractable issues in American politics. At the heart of this debate is the relationship between the rights of a citizen and the state's power to regulate and maintain public order. An important source of this conflict arises from a strong American traditional, social, and cultural connection with firearm ownership versus political scenarios associated with periodic public
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Gun Debate
The Brady act was created with the intention of interrupting firearm sales to individuals who are legally prohibited from owing guns, such as minors, convicted felons and the mentally ill. The 5 day waiting period provides the chance for the firearms dealer to perform a national criminal background check before transferring any firearm to a customer. Originally 32 states were required to implement the Brady act. However, in 1997 during Printz V United States, the
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Gun Laws
Opinion Article “HOOKED ON FEAR” On April 16th, 2007, “thirty-three people were killed and fifteen others were wounded at Virginia Tech University in the deadliest campus shooting rampage in U.S. history”, writes the Reuters. Americans still remember the massacre in Columbine High School, at Colorado, when two young-boys shot and killed twelve students and one teacher. The United States of America woke up and experienced the same nightmare. President of the U.S., George W. Bush
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Gun Need in Our Life?
Cho Jesse Cho Dr. Wright ENGL 118 25 May, 2010 Does the gun need in our life? America is different many other countries. They have policies about using the gun. Many states allow people to own a gun ownership, but each state is different. I saw a documentary called Bowling for Columbine which is produced by Michael Moore. This documentary points out problems of using of gun, because there was a shooting incident at a
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Gun Policy
Topic: Gun Policy Specific Purpose: to persuade my audience that a uniform national gun policy is necessary. Thematic statement/ central ideas: A uniform national gun policy is necessary because the gun policies vary from state to state, the lack of a policy allows innocent death, and costs the public money. INTRODUCTION: ATTENTION GAINING DEVICE: Let me tell you a short story. At 11:10 AM, on Tuesday, April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold arrived
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Gun Violence in the Inner City
GunViolence in Metropolitan Areas In the United States National Vital Statistics report written by AM Minino in 2002, it was indicated that annually there are about 30, 000 people who die because of firearm injuries. And within the United States 28, 663 deaths have been caused by gunshots and these are mostly suicidal acts. Some of the facts in the report say that next to suicides are homicides with the use of guns and the
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Gunning for Improvement
Gunning for Improvement “Guns are no more responsible for killing people than the spoon is responsible for making Rosie O’Donnell fat.” Found on a bumper sticker, this saying and others reveal the rift between Americans dealing with gun control legislation. Debates about the second amendment, and what the founders meant when they put it in the bill of rights, have been discussed at high frequency. The problem in question is what gun laws, or lack
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Guns
As American’s we possess more freedoms and civil rights than anyone else in the world. Most famous perhaps is freedom of speech or freedom of press, but more controversial possibly is the second Amendment “the right to bear arms”, which claims “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Instances such as Columbine or more recently the Virginia Tech shootings have people on an outcry for not only stricter
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Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People and Other Nonsensical Rhetoric
Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People And Other Nonsensical Rhetoric The intent and historical relevance of the Second Amendment should be carefully considered against modern day situations and circumstances surrounding gun violence. Whether you believe the Second Amendment gives unequivocal rights to individuals to bear arms or that it only pertains to states militia and firearms should be tightly regulated by the government, reasonable measures should be taken to minimize the harm caused by
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Guns in Today’s Society
Guns in Today’s Society In the United States today, gun control has become a very big issue in the lives of its citizens. People arguing with each other over whether it is our constitutional right to be able to obtain and bear any kind of arms that we choose or that it only belongs to the militia. Many arguments come up over whether or not just average people can show up at a gun show
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