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Gun Control Advocates Law Abiding Citizens
775 wordsAs long ago as 1789, the creators of the Constitution realized the importance of guns in American society. The Second Amendment states, "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. " No loopholes, or legal caches exist in this statement. The Founding Fathers allow for no restriction of the private ownership of firearms. Yet, in recent years anti-gun politicians have attempted to control guns in ...
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Trial By Jury President And Vice President
1,048 wordsa. Creates Congress - House and Senate 3. Senate tries impeachment proceedings a. President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces b. President has appointment power for officers and judges c. Has the power to negotiate treaties 1. Pocket veto - if President does not act in 10 days and Congress is not still in session, bill dies and must be reintroduced; if Congress is in session and President does not act in 10 days, bill becomes law a. Federal judges are appointed for life c. Article 78 - m...
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Anti Gun Control Congress Passed
965 words"I 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, and current President of the NRA, or National Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). I could not disagree more. The NRA is a special interest group known by many. As a lobbyist organization, the NRA has a current main objective of protecting American citizens' rights, to possess and operate a firearm, form being violated by g...
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National Rifle Association Involving Guns
541 wordsGun control is an undoubtedly controversial issue that most Americans have been exposed to. Since the days of the pioneers firearms have been a part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. Since those days the use of guns has changed significantly. Although many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people, given in the second amendment "the right to bear arms", controlling distribution, sales and the registration of guns and gun owners is necess...
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1,059 words... t or a teacher getting shot inside the school property has probably been reduced, which is positive. But the fact remains that outside of the school property the risk of being a victimized is growing every year. In order for these types of events not to occur legislators and other professionals are emphasizing precautionary actions of the gun owners and most of the time a ban on guns isnt mentioned. Why I should be denied the same right my father and grandfather had? (Skelton). Because times...
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Concealed Weapons Concealed Carry
997 wordsA woman in Texas is in the middle of a massacre. Dining with her parents, a man comes in and begins a murderous rampage. While lying on the floor, she reaches for a gun in her purse, but it isnt there. While people are dying, her gun is lying in the trunk of her car, because of Texas law against concealed carry. Twenty two people were murdered that day, including Suzanna Gratias parents. Because of this law, Suzanna was helpless to save her parents, and twenty others. Because Texas legislature s...
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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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401 wordsUnion veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association (NRA) in 1871. The primary goal of the association was to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis, " according to a magazine editorial written by Church. After being granted a charter by the state of New York on November 17, 1871, the NRA was founded. Civil War Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also the former governor of Rhode Island and a U. S. Senator, became the NRA's first pr...
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Gun Control Advocates Bear Arms
678 wordsWe were born into a nation where freedom was the ultimate privilege. We have the freedom to say what we want, meet with whomever we want, and be whomever we want. We also were given the right to defend ourselves from threats foreign or domestic. We currently live in a nation that guarantees us the right to bear arms. However, this cherished right is slowly being taken away from us. Gun control advocates are calling for more restrictions on the lawful purchase of guns. They have already successfu...
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Accidental Deaths Bill Bradley
1,487 wordsGun control is an issue that has been debated by Americans since the 1960 s (Dolan 1). The debate questions the right of Americans to bear arms, this including, handguns, shotguns, and rifles. Some say a simple restriction of these arms is in order while some think they should be banned altogether (Dolan 1). Both sides hold strong opinions often causing conflict in the matter and confusion among the citizens of the United States. However, the opponents do agree that a death rate of 30 million a ...
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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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1,711 wordsIf you recently picked up a newspaper or turned on to see the news you may have question what is happening in our schools and begin to think whether our schools are still safe places for children. Recent school shootings have set feared in many parents about their childrens safety in our schools. Since last year number of school shootings by students have occurred regularly. On Tuesday February 29, 2000 in Mount Morris Township, Michigan a six-year old boy shot his classmate to death in their fi...
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Sense Of Security Second Amendment
451 wordsSince the American Revolution and the creation of the Second Amendment of the Bill Of Rights, America has been given the right to personally own and bear arms. In the past decade, we, the responsible citizens have seen the number of individually owned guns skyrocket out of control. The possession of guns in a home brings a false sense of security which can endanger lives, and not only to those whom the gun is licensed to, put people at risk, and set bad example to those that see the results of c...
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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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Law Abiding Citizens Arms Shall Not Be Infringed
980 wordsShould the mere fact that criminals committing crimes with the use of guns infringe the national right of the innocent to possess guns. This is a question that arouses everywhere and no matter which way it is viewed the controversy will always go on. 'A gun is a mere tool that can be used for good or evil. Our country is based on the belief that man is good until he or she is proven to be otherwise. ' (Harris p. 2) This means that only a few people are committing crimes with uses of guns and why...
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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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1,572 wordsThe Constitution: Law of the Land or Outdated News? Our constitution was written over a century ago, by our forefathers who had themes intentions. But what they did not have was a way to predict how our society has evolved, and how the Supreme Law of the Land would come under question. Many parts the Constitution have been left open to interpretation due to the changing times andstagnance of the Constitution itself. How would our forefathers feel about new issues arising? Their original intent i...
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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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Involving Guns Gun Control
426 wordsControlling sales and the registration of guns and owners is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns and the violence caused by criminals using guns. Since the early days of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and as a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20 th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because the increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a handgun, the introduction of legislation fo...
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Gun Laws Drug Offenders
966 wordsHARRY BROWNE THE MAN FOR EVERY TOWN Harry Browne was born in New York in 1933 and grew up in Los Angeles. Although he only attended college for two weeks, he went on to become a very successful investment advisor and author. Harry Browne believes that the government has blatantly disregarded the ninth and tenth amendments, which limit their size and power. He plans to drastically cut the size of government and let people make their own choices instead of politicians making them for us. Harry Bro...
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