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Gun Control Advocates National Rifle Association
969 wordsDear Editor: Gun Politics in the United States is among the most controversial and troublesome issues in American politics. Both pro-gun ownership and the opposing sides have very valid reasons for making their particular stands but the heart of the matter lies on that fact that people are getting killed or killing someone with guns. Richard Hofstadler popularized the term gun culture in his article America as a Gun Culture. He uses it to refer to the Americans long-standing fascination and fond...
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Gun Violence In America
1,827 wordsGun Violence In America Anyone who studies the history of culture will note that all new cultural phenomena have been attacked as being degrading and immoral. Negative aspects of a society are often blamed on the facets of culture. The advocate of cultural freedom might point out that throughout history the media have concentrated on controversial issues of morality. The opponents of free speech will argue that the world has changed. That the media today is so pervasive that such material has be...
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Gun Control Laws Stricter Gun Control
2,658 wordsHandguns and other firearms have a long tradition in American civilization. The right to bear arms is an American right featured in the second Amendment of the Constitution. In the 18 th century, when the constitution was written, times were different; there was a need for armed citizens to insure the safety of the society as a whole. Contemporarily the police department preserves the safety of society and the need for armed citizens is out of date. The founding fathers of the Constitution could...
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Concealed Carry Permits Law Abiding Citizens
1,632 wordsThe Failure of Gun Control Laws 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 input 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 criminals are doing to our society, an...
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1,414 wordsGuns A gun gives criminals the power of life and death over ordinary, innocent citizens, and because of that reason there are countless robberies, rapes, and assaults carried out with handguns. There are two hundred thousand robberies and one hundred thousand aggravated assaults are committed with handguns every year. Over two hundred thousand handguns are stolen every year; a sizeable proportion is later used in criminal activity. A firearm in the home carries out associated risks. Guns in the ...
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York Henry Holt Gun Control Activists
1,780 wordsA problem that has developed recently in our society is the debate over gun control. Many questions arise concerning who should be able to own guns, and how those particular guns are obtained. One major debate is over our Constitutional right to own guns. I want to know when the government should draw the line. Statistics are not the only way a point can be proven about the harmful effects that guns have on our society. Stories from parents who have lost children, or children left fatherless or ...
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1,415 wordsTruth Gun Control Adam Rosenberg Truth Justice and the American Way 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 c...
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1,303 wordsAI say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole nation should be an armed nation. Period. @ This rather bold statement was made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss, a former fighter pilot for the US Air Force, is the current President of the NRA, or National Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). The NRA is a special interest group known by many. Its members are stereotyped to be a group of truck-driving = , pompous, huntsmen. Indeed this is partially true, as 97 % of all N...
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1,629 wordsIn Gun Control Gun Control In 1988, handguns killed 7 people in Great Britain, 19 in Sweden, 53 in Switzerland, 25 in Israel, 13 in Australia, 8 in Canada, and 8, 915 in the United States. These figures are shocking and there doesnt seem to be a solution. Gun control is a problem that our country has got to face. (Gun Control). One of the most alarming issues dealing with gun control is juvenile violence. A large percent of crimes committed with guns are by children. No one has yet been able to ...
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1,682 wordsOne of the most controversial issues of today is the topic of gun control. It is not only a popular debate, but has now become one of the key reasons people vote for a particular candidate. But is gun control the only answer to help stop crime, or is there another solution? I believe that if we as a society cannot even control ourselves to become responsible for our own actions then we are lost. Gun control isn? t the answer, instead we should concentrate on training and controlling the people w...
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1,174 wordsPresent Day Gun Control In the wake of the deadly rampage at Columbine High School, Americans are demanding major change. They want school shootings to end. They are tired of hearing about the thousands of gun deaths each year. The demand for action, reflected in the polls for years, is finally being heard in Washington. (? Hot Buttons? ) President Bill Clinton addressed the need for more gun control policies in his State of the Union Address at the beginning of the year. He proposed many ideas ...
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2,525 wordsThe issue of gun control and violence, both in Canada and the United States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is tobe any guide, no matter what the resolution to the gun control debates, it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much these as they always have been. In 1977, legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time, restructuring the availability of firearms, and increasing a variety of penalties. Canadian firearms law is...
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1,532 wordsOn April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, two students at Columbine High School carried out a murderous rampage that left fifteen dead and millions in shock Exactly one month later, a suicidal fifteen year old from Heritage High, in Conyers, Georgia opened fire into a crowd of fellow students, injuring six. Following this, Orthodox Jews were attacked in Chicago during July, a community center in Los Angeles was hit in August, and there was shooting rampage at a Baptist church in Fort Worth Texa...
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Gun Affects Society Evolution Of The Gun Affects Guns
1,478 wordsThe first gun was fired almost seven hundred years ago. Since then life has changed from the strongest man being the most powerful to anyone who has a gun is considered to be the one to fear. With a firearm a mans physical strength has little importance in a fight. If a braw was to break out between two people no matter the size the person with the better gun will win. Man has worked diligently to improve a guns performance and to simplify its mechanics to make it a more practical tool. When the...
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751 wordsIssue: Should A National Gun Control Policy Be Established? Americans participated in a great debate through the 60 s, 70 s, 80 s, and now the 90 s. It is the argument of whether handguns, shotguns, and rifles should be restricted or banned. This debate over ownership of a firearm has produced strong emotions through the past years and does not seem to be abating. Does the U. S. Constitution give people the right, or should guns be restricted or banned because they are used in the commission of ...
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993 wordsmy Guns In America For my discursive essay I have chosen? Guns in America? and will look at the licensing laws and some reasons behind all the gun-related deaths. America is in a deadly love affair with firearms which kill nearly 35 000 people every year. Many blame the? blood soaked statistics? on the world? s weakest gun laws, while others blame it on the guns, the culture or even just bad parenting. America is one of the world? s richest countries but it has the world? s weakest gun laws. Som...
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1,390 wordsThe Comparison And Contrasts Of The Usage The Comparison And Contrasts Of The Usage Of Guns In The United States And Great Within the United States, every police officer carries and is trained in the usage of firearms. Also, we have much less strict rules about gun usage and ownership of guns. Conversely, In Britain, only special police squads use guns and gun ownership is strictly regulated. This paper will attempt to compare and contrast gun usage in both societies and, hopefully, give a glimp...
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