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    Gun control has always been a highly contested issue‚ some people believe that the government has no right to regulate the guns that they can obtain/the guns that they are allowed to own. However‚ others believe‚ for safety issues‚ that there should be a more thorough process to obtain guns and/or restrictions on the types of firearms that citizens can possess. The recent Oregon shooting has rekindled the debate of gun control‚ many advocates of both sides of the issue have recently started making

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    In the United States of America‚ one of the biggest controversial topics is gun control and how much control is too much control. The fact of the matter is that as a nation the U.S. has the highest death by gun rate among many industrial countries. In Mallory Simon’s article she writes the article through many different perspectives to show how many different people’s lives can be affected by one simple gunshot. In the beginning she writes through an Indian man’s‚ Amardeep Kaleka’s‚ viewpoint who

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    Young guns is an interesting movie since it actually explained the both sides of the story on guns and their victims as well. However‚ in the end it left more questions than how to solve the problem of weapons exposure to the children? Let’s begin with the argument of why people want to have a loaded gun ready to shot? Are they living a life full of rivals where the other gang members just want to harm them and their families? Or is it just an over exposure of Hollywood? Action‚ tactical sense of

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    An Argument Against Gun Control Gun control has become more and more of a hot-button topic in the United States‚ especially after events like the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012‚ when many people questioned the necessity of the second amendment in this day and age. Indeed‚ upholding the second amendment continues to be a difficult prospect when it does not seem like these guns are being used for good. However‚ the vast majority of people not only use them responsibly‚ but also protect themselves and

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    that although the gun control efforts are for a good cause‚ they would not have much of an impact on the gun violence rate (Goldberg 2). They’re wrong.On the 28th of April 1996‚ 28 year old Martin Bryant opened fire in Port Arthur‚ Tasmania in Australia. He killed thirty-five people and injured twenty-four. This was the worst massacre in Australian history. Twelve days later‚ the Australian government‚ led by Prime Minister John Howard‚ announced new gun policies for both state and local governments

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    Is gun control really the right solution to gun abuse? Will this really be effective? Will the American society be safer when guns are banned? Though there are many questions‚ there is only one answer: NO!! Liberals have tried to argue that banning guns from civilians is the best way to solve this problem. However‚ this is not the right way to solve this problem for many reasons:First‚ to get facts straight‚ guns do not kill people; people kill people 100% of all homicides are committed by people

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    Gun Control Guns‚ one of the deadliest weapons that are used today. They have been around for many years and have continued to increase in power and ability. Guns can cause harm and trauma to many but also can be used for recreational activities and even self defense. The debate on gun control has been around for a long time but is becoming increasingly more necessary. This is basically deciding whether or not to allow normal everyday people to be in possession of guns and the consequences that

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    Gun Control Gun Control is a broad term that covers any sort of restriction on what kind of firearms can be sold and bought‚ who can possess or sell them‚ where and how they can be stored or carried‚ what duties a seller has to vet a buyer‚ and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report transactions to the government. This law is basically made for white American men‚ like most laws are. According to Gunsfreedom.com‚ “The Federal government started its gun control policies in response

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    DiCarlo Gun Control Contradicts Logic Gun control has been a controversial and highly contentious subject for quite some time. People against gun control feel like owning a gun is protected by their constitutional rights. They feel very strongly about their right to own a fire arm and believe strongly that gun control laws only restrict the rights of law abiding citizens. People who support gun control laws feel that guns are the primary cause of violent crime in America‚ and that stricter gun laws

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    and early 1990’s‚ teen gun violence increased dramatically in the United States. More teens started to acquire and carry guns‚ leading to an increase in gun deaths and injuries. A National Institute of Health study recently interviewed 1‚219 seventh and 10th graders in Boston and Milwaukee. Forty-two percent of students claimed "they could get a gun if they wanted‚ 28 percent have handled a gun without adult knowledge or supervision‚ and 17 percent have carried a concealed gun." This is a very serious

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