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Gun Control In America
1,392 wordsOn March 24, 1998, firing from the woods overlooking their school, 13 -year-old Andrew Golden and 11 -year-old Mitchell Johnson shot and killed four middle school students and a teacher and injured ten other students in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The two boys had a semiautomatic M- 1 carbine with a large ammunition magazine, two other rifles, seven handguns and more than 500 rounds of ammunition which they took from the home of one of the boys grandfather, who had a large arsenal of weapons left unsec...
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1,545 wordsIn addressing new laws of gun control, one has to look at both sides of the argument. How will new guns laws affect violence in schools and on the streets? How do loyal, law-abiding gun owners feel about these new laws. These news laws are set as all sales of firearms must be registered, all purchasers must be licensed, and no individual may purchase more than one gun per month. There will always be arguments on both sides on such controversial laws like these. Pros and Cons can be thrown about ...
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Carry A Concealed Gun Control
692 wordsOne of the most hotly debated topics today is gun control. But what exactly is gun control? Is it making it so hard to own that it takes away from the game or leaves someone in fear of not being able to protect themselves? Could it be that it is there to protect the innocent from being gunned down by a lunatic? All these are good questions and that is why the topic is hard to define, both sides have their own feelings on the issue and it is hard to find a happy medium between the two, but one mu...
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960 wordsDo We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? What does the sound of amendment mean? In its entirety it 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. " Does this confer an unqualified right to bear arms? Or is it a right conditioned by the clause preceding the statement of right? Does the militia refer to the pe 9 one generally, or does it specifically relate to the organized ("well regulated") mil...
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1,242 words... handgun killings per 100, 000 people compared to 4108 in the U. S. over the period of 1977 - 1983 ." They also noted that the "American murder rates for handguns are higher than the total Canadian homicide rate" (249). According to Sproule and Kennett, "Canada's favourable situation regarding murder relative to the United States is to a large measure the result of Canadian gun control, and Canadians must be vigilant against any erosion of our gun control The works cited above are based on re...
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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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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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1,292 wordsQuestioning the Necessity of Guns; The Second Amendment Every day in the United States ten children under the age of eighteen are killed accidentally by a gun, while another one hundred are seriously injured. Meanwhile every three hours a teenager uses a handgun to commit suicide. Seventy-five percent of all homicides in the U. S. are the result of handguns. Today there are well over 150 million handguns in America, and people who own handguns are more likely to kill a family member or a friend ...
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Strict Gun Control Violent Crime
1,252 words... noun killings per 100, 000 people compared to 4108 in the U. S. over the period of 1977 - 1983 ." They also noted that the "American murder rates for handguns are higher than the total Canadian homicide rate" (249). According to Sproule and Kennett, "Canada's favorable situation regarding murder relative to the United States is to a large measure the result of Canadian gun control, and Canadians must be vigilant against any erosion of our gun control The works cited above are based on resear...
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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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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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472 wordsDear Legislator, I am writing on behalf of my thoughts and myself about gun control laws. My position on this topic is neutral leaning towards the "No Gun" law. The idea of a federal law to ban these guns is a good idea, but it could be better. I believe strongly that guns should be banned from our country in some kind of way, but there are exceptions like for law enforcement and hunters. This law could lower the murder and death rates drastically. The US would be a whole different and safer cou...
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Bill Of Rights Bear Arms
629 wordsHow many rights do you have? You should check, because it might not be as many as you think. Some people are not concerned that the police can execute a search warrant without knocking, set up roadblocks, and interrogate innocent citizens. Nor are they concerned when a drug dealer receives a life sentence for selling a quarter gram of cocaine for $ 20 (Bailey). When you combine current events with the widespread need of people to fit into society, we should all be concerned. The Bill of Rights, ...
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Gun Control Laws National Rifle Association
2,018 wordsThe Second Amendment to the Constitution states that, 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, and the definition of gun control is; government regulation of possession and use of firearms by private citizens. At first sight this seems like a contradiction in terms, but before any opinions are formed, lets look at both sides of the issue. This amendment has been around since 1791, and there ha...
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2,764 wordsGun Control: Overview The issue of gun control has been debated for a long time, probably ever since they were invented. The gun is a small, rather easy to obtain, weapon that is lethal if used in the right (or wrong) way. This makes the gun an extremely dangerous factor in our lives. If used improperly, a gun could be lethal to not only the target, but the user as well. The availability of guns has sky rocketed in the past decade or so, and the immense population of guns in our society make it ...
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1,404 wordsDeep in the jungles of South America in the murky waters of the Amazon, lives the electric eel, although it has no malice towards any other living creature, it does have the ability to protect itself. Few public policy debates have been as dominated by emotion and misinformation as the one on gun control. Perhaps this debate is so highly charged because it involves such fundamental issues. The calls for more gun restrictions or for bans on some or all guns are calls for significant change in our...
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1,737 wordsh 2 >Control and Controversy Dan Barham 100032310 Soci 2723 11 / 30 / 1998? Firearms laws in Canada have become increasing restrictive over the past century. Permits were first required for carrying handguns outside of ones house in 1892. Carry permits for handguns grew restrictive until 1934 when handguns were registered. Since that time, handgun registration became increasingly centralised. Bill C- 150 was introduced into the Canadian Criminal code in 1969. Bill C- 150 stated that, ? All autom...
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Bear Arms Brady Bill
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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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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Law Enforcement Officers Police Officers
3,734 wordsPolice Officers Overstep Their Rights When Searching People One of the main powers law enforcement officers carry is the authority to make citizens involuntarily give up their rights. Most people when confronted by police get mild to moderate panic reaction, can become nervous or anxious, and do as much as possible to limit the time spent with the officer. Due to the difference in power between a citizen and a police officer, citizens often unknowingly, give up their constitutional rights when a...
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