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Gun Control Advocates Wall Street Journal
5,825 words... h emotion or introspection but require a level of conscious cognition to understand. 3 / 28 / 98 Dave Workman Bravo for John Lott's revealing research on the impact that concealed carry laws are having on crime. That such laws have been passed in 31 states, coinciding with passage of "Three Strikes" and "Hard Time for Armed Crime" legislation, is the real reason we are seeing a decline in reported violent crime. Those who have advocated restrictive gun control over the years, and other intru...
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The Effects Of Concealed Weapon Law On Crime
968 wordsThis research is important to complete because it could shed some light on alternative ways to deter and prevent crime. Many believe that concealed handgun laws, also referred to as shall issue laws, if enacted, would cause lawlessness similar to the days of the Wild West. I believe that reliable and valid research may be completed to prove just the opposite. States that do not have shall issue laws in place could benefit because it would enable them to analyze the effects of such a law and aid ...
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Concealed Weapons Carry Concealed
931 wordsOver the past decade the issue of gun control has been a hot topic. The ability to own a gun is considered by some a birthright of Americans. However, with crime rates involving handguns rising each day it has become quite clear. Handgun laws must become more stricter in order to reduce homicide and crime. Danial Blackman is one example of a dangerous man who was allowed to carry a concealed weapon despite prior criminal behavior. In February 1996, the former candidate for judge in Broward Count...
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Concealed Weapon Laws In Texas
1,550 wordsConcealed Weapon Laws In Texas This year, in February and March, America again witnessed tragic cases of high-profile, gun-related killings in Atlanta, Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas. Twenty four men, women and children as well as three of the gunmen were killed. However, in contrast to past tragic accidents, those recent ones were not accompanied with widespread clamor for stricter gun control. As practice reveals, the killings usually stimulate calls for more Americans to arm and thus...
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Gun Control Advocates Gun Control Laws
1,747 wordsThe License Goldfinger Gold Finger: The License to Carry a Gun On an overcast Monday in March in 1981, six shots were fired from a Colt. 22 caliber revolver, at an American president. Although after this attempt on a president s life, the immediate results were not as dramatic as in 1964, when President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed. This time, the president survived the attack on his life. However, more controversy has spawned from this incident not from the side of the President,...
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Assault Weapon Ban Gun Control Legislation
3,033 wordsGun Control Final Draft Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less. On both sides of this issue opinions range from moderate to extreme. Guns are not for everyone. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely, ...
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Carry A Concealed Concealed Weapon
1,194 words" In order to reduce gun violence in the U. S. , there should be stricter gun regulation. " By Don Sunberg U. S. Politics and Government Dr. M. Anderson September 13, 1999 Violence and crime in todays society is inevitable. Human nature is full of hatred, jealousy, and chaos. Throwing guns into the equation adds security for some, and vulnerability for others. Gun regulation is a topic of debate that has been going on for years and looks to be going on for many more to come. Although, ...
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Law Abiding Citizens Concealed Handgun
10,996 wordsStates from Michigan to Nebraska to California, as well as the federal government, are considering new rules on letting law-abiding citizens carry guns. Does allowing citizens to carry concealed handguns deter violent crimes? Or does this cause otherwise law-abiding citizens to harm each other? Thirty-one states now have guaranteed their citizens the right to carry concealed handguns if applicants do not have a criminal record or a history of significant mental illness. So what have the results ...
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