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Gun Control Activists National Rifle Association
589 wordsHandguns exact an inordinate toll on American lives, isn't it time that we ban handguns? "In 1989, guns killed 11, 832 Americans. " (Dolan, Edward, page 203) " There are an estimated sixty-five million firearms in the United States, which means, there are sixty-five million people carrying a firearm. " (page 203) "In 1997, the most recent year available, there were eighty-nine firearm deaths per day, about a death every sixteen minutes!" (page 203) In every sixteen minutes one of your family mem...
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Assault Weapons Gun Owners
1,505 wordsPro Gun Control It is a Friday afternoon in Charlesbay High School. Students are piling into the lunch lines awaiting hot pizza, fresh French fries and ice-cold sodas. As the students discuss what they are going to do after the football game and how their 1 st hour test was, a gunshot is heard not far away. The students are ordered to stay low to the ground by school security guards. None of the students know what is happening outside the lunch lines. What is going on is a 17 -year old frenetic ...
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1,077 wordsGun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today's society. Canada has both provincial and federal legislation that restricts the sale, purchase, and use of different kinds of firearms. The United States, on the other hand, do not have federal or state bills restricting the possession or use of firearms, only local laws exist there. A firearm consists of any barreled weapon from which a shot, bullet or other missile can be fired and that is capable of causing serious bodily harm or death....
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Gun Control In Canada
1,058 words... n provinces and rural areas in Canada argue the existing gun control laws are too severe whereas many urban Canadians applaud the law. There are some quality aspects to defend the strict gun control policy in Canada. The fact that all firearms must be registered and background checks on those who purchase firearms are commendable. It assures that people with criminal records can not purchase firearms. Every year over 3000 firearms are reported stolen, and when every firearm is registered it ...
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1,938 wordsGun Control, a term that refers to the management of firearms in an effort to reduce the criminal use of these weapons. (MICROSOFT (R) ENCARTA 1995) In the early 1990 s there were more than 200 million 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. "...
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Gun Ownership Bear Arms
1,871 words... ted States in 1991, and approximately 70, 666, 000 were handguns. (web) Since 1989 gun manufactures / importers introduced an average of 3. 5 million new guns into the United States market alone. (CSGV at web & ATF June 29, 1994; U. S. Firearms Production, American Firearms industry, March 1994 p. 41; ATF, February 23, 1993; and U. S. Firearms Production 1993, American Firearms Industry, January 1995, p. 74) According to those records there is approximately one gun for each adult and half th...
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1,429 wordsGun control is an issue that has been used in electoral campaigns for decades, but in the last 20 years, has become a very heated debate. I chose the topic of gun control honestly, because I am interested in the money that is involved. I know money has to be in the middle of all of the controversy. How else can one explain the easy accessibility to guns and the limited legislation to prevent the sale of guns? I feel it is important to cover all of the aspects of the issue of gun control, from th...
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People To Keep And Bear Reduce The Amount
1,639 wordsAs American citizens, we have more rights and freedoms than any other group of people in the world. The founders of this country established these freedoms because they had previously lived in countries where the people did not have as many rights. One of these rights is stated in the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which proclaims "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. " But over the years various laws and regulations have infringed upon this right. The re...
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Assault Rifles One Hand
641 wordsDifferent types of firearms There are several unique types of firearms, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Modern armies have weapons of almost unbelievable destructive power. These weapons include atomic and hydrogen bombs, rockets, guided missiles, flame throwers, submachine guns, and hand grenades. The basic weapon of ground combat, however, is still the foot soldier's hand-operated firearm. Rifle is a firearm whose barrel is rifled (i. e. , has spiral grooves cut inside it to ...
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Gun Control Advocates United States Constitution
1,606 wordsFirearms policy In our contemporary world the issue of having the right to own and use weapons ins very controversial. There are many people who believe that the use of guns is the only way to freedom and to personal safety, others argue the point that if the use of guns was limited there would be more peace in the world. All of these opinions led to the formulating of such a branch in politics as the Firearms policy, or else known as the Gun politics. The phrase Gun politics refers to the views...
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1,445 wordsGun Control in the United States Regulation of guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. A good definition of gun control is needed to understand the sides and issues. Gun control is an effort to soothe rise in violent crime by strengthening laws on the ownership of firearms. Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong, and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. Those in favor of gun control believe that gun control is good...
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2,181 wordsIntroduction: The gun 1 st appeared in Europe's literature in 1326. It evolved into a mechanical tool as no other tool before it, it incorporated different materials like wood and metal, it also involved physics, chemistry and had ignition. Thus, making the gun the foundation of modern technology, not to mention the fact it gave America its freedom. The shot that was heard around the World April 19, 1775. In 1689 the English Bill of Rights, was passed by Parliament in response to King James II t...
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2,352 wordsFIREARMS: IS THIS OUR ANSWER? The idea of gun control and regulation is becoming more and more popular throughout the U. S. , although it may still bring up resistance among some people. Guns are sort of a foundation of American culture. This country? s freedom was won over bloody and? heroic? wars with guns. Guns are portrayed throughout television, movies, and video games. Guns are a popular symbol of power, control, authority, dominance, and can be associated with security and defense. The ro...
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568 wordsGUN CONTROL Source Summary: Josh Sugermann is the executive director of the Violence Policy Center and the author of NRA: Money, Firepower, and Fear. Mr. Sugermann talks about how the Brady Bill, witch mandates a national waiting period for buying handguns, will not help in gun control in fact it will have a reverse affect on society and give more money and business to the gun manufactures. Mr. Sugermann began in talking about that gun violence is in fact a public health crisis, witch in turn wi...
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759 wordsThe Gun Control Gun Control The question of weather or not to have tougher gun control laws is a major issue for the American society. Violence with guns in the United States seems to be ever growing. Gun violence claims the lives of an estimated 34, 000 Americans each year. It is evident that some people should just not have the right, or privilege to own a gun. Such was the case of Colin Ferguson, who boarded a Long Island Railroad train in New York City. Ferguson proceeded to pull out a 9 -mi...
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1,488 wordsImagine today, somebody or government came into your town and started taking possession of all your personal fire arms. Just so they could keep you under their control. What would you think or do about this? In the summer of 1768, the British army tried to disarm the new residents of Boston. This process went on until the end of 1775. This took place so that the King of England would not have his invincible army revolted against in the new land to the West. The bostonian's of the new west were r...
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1,451 wordsRegulation of guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. A good definition of gun control is needed to understand the sides and issues. Gun control is an effort to stop the rise in violent crime by strengthening laws on the ownership of firearms. Persons in the group against gun control believe that gun control is wrong, and that it is a violation of constitutional rights. Those in favor of gun control believe that gun control is good, that the Second Amendment doe...
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1,030 wordsPro 2 nd Amendment 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. 2 nd Amendment- Numerous arguments have been circulating throughout the public since the 2 nd amendment was ratified, mainly concerning the terminology used by our forefathers. What exactly did they mean when they said, militia? The popular belief is that militia is referring to the group of military personnel, which is correct in to...
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2,079 wordsRight to Bear Arms 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 women are viciously attacked and raped, and where children are caught in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. The damage that these criminals are doing to our society cannot be ignored. However, the effort by some misguided individuals to eliminate the legal ownership of firearms does not address the real prob...
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3,281 wordsPro-gun Untitled By: Tyree White Pro-gun pre suasive speech Specific Goals: I want to encourage gun ownership. Introduction I. What is the foundation of modern technology? Its the history of the gun. Thesis Statement: I will persuade you in that, (1) federal gun control laws are unconstitutional, and (2) I will prove the 2 nd Amendment is both a " State" and " Individual Right. " Body I. The foundation of our country is based in English Bill of Rights and the American Revolut...
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