Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Controlling access to firearms will not make shootings happen less frequently. While the media prefers to report and sensationalize the shootings committed by ’loners who kept to themselves until they finally snapped ’‚ the average gun violence incident happens among the already present criminal element. Therefore‚ taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens will not only do nothing about criminal access to such
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both claim to have the best interest of this country’s citizens .However‚ there are private citizens who believe that there should be laws to limit the number of people who own a gun. Even though the United States has enacted laws for regulating firearms‚ the recent shootings at Aurora movie theatre and Sandy Hook Elementary School which both occurred in 2012‚ and many other school and public place shootings‚ has once again brought this issue to attention. The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights
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Should American gun laws be reformed? America is under ever mounting pressure to reform its gun laws. Overall‚ 337‚960 gun related crimes and 31‚000 firearms deaths a year results in America having the highest rate of firearm crime and death in the western world. America’s gun violence is so remarkably high for such a wealthy nation. Continuous mass shootings in schools and workplaces‚ most recent of which was the Sandy Hook school shooting on December 14 2012‚ means there is constant political
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within the United States. I believe that unconcealed (open) carrying of weapons or concealed carry of a firearm is a law that should not be infringed. I believe this to be true because the right to carry a firearm concealed or not is guaranteed by the 2nd amendment. Many advantages come with openly carrying or concealing a firearm on your person when out in public. For example carrying a firearm can be a deterrent for violent crimes or activities‚ prevent spree shootings‚ protect yourself‚ your family
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The current gun control laws should be strictly enforced to avoid creating new laws. News laws make it harder on law abiding citizens to purchase firearms‚ ammunition‚ and magazines/clips. Some feel it would decrease gun violence by creating new laws. This is unfair to thousands of people who are gun advocates‚ including myself. Hundreds of thousands of people own a gun‚ if not more than one gun. In order to become a gun owner‚ there are legal steps to be followed in order to earn a permit.
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The Second Amendment has been one of the most controversial topics that America faces today. The Second Amendment of the United States 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" (LII). Under the constitution‚ you are able to own guns but there has been many restrictions and Acts that control your rights to a minimum. Gun rights reforms are how the Acts and certain limitations
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it! If that person faked their personal identification we wouldn’t even know. “Federal studies have shown that persons imprisoned for firearm crimes get firearms mostly through theft‚ the black market‚ or family members or friends‚ and that nearly half of illegally trafficked firearms originate with “straw purchasers”—people who pass background checks and buy firearms for criminals.” (Background Checks 1) Our government should not only put background checks in place at
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Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that‚ as of 2009‚ there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States‚ 110 million being rifles. (Peters) So what exactly makes a rifle an assault rifle or assault gun magazine? An Assault Weapon is most commonly defined as a semi automatic firearm possessing certain cosmetic features. Most assault rifles such as an AR-15 fires a 5.56mm round. The bullet tends not to penetrate walls in close quarters
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The Columbine School Shooting: Gun Control Essay America is widely known for having a fascination with violence and is a “gun – happy” country. However‚ this love for firearms has led to tragedies untold and horrifying truths about the mental state of individuals as revealed in the Columbine School shooting incident. Major and minor causes collectively led up to this event and bring up the question of whether or not this tragedy could have been prevented. The NRA play a key part in the debate over
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”The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.” “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.” George Washington ”The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” James Madison Gun ownership of all able-bodied men
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