...For many years the legality of guns in the United States of America has been questioned and debated on. It has been covered by news organisations all over the world and there have been multiple campaigns which are unequivocally against the infamous second amendment, which states that it is "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms" Many people in the U.S. believe it is their divine right to possess these killing machines despite the fact they are responsible for thousands of deaths each year and all they do is bring pain and suffering. The second amendment was adopted in 1791, 225 years ago. We live in the 21st century and it is becoming apparent after almost 50 school shootings this year alone that old laws must be revisited. There is a common argument among people in favour of the second amendment “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” which is true. However, the United States had 9,146 homicides by gun in 2012 compared to their neighbouring country Canada’s 173. This just goes to show how prevalent this problem actually is and that although people kill people, guns play a major factor in this too and will always cause problems as almost anyone can acquire them. In the U.S. obtaining a gun is...
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...Through the Bill of Rights, the United States added the basic rights of their people to the Constitution. It is build out of ten different amendments, including rights like the freedom of speech and privacy. The Bill of Rights also contains one of the most debated Amendments, the second one which prevents the right to bear arms and allows the states to have an organized Militia. This Amendment was made in a time of war, revolution and the States were young and not yet successfully central organized, but nowadays there is not the fear that somebody invades your state. Further, it received a lot of criticism in the last years, because of numerous gun incidents including small children and gun shootings in High Schools and Colleges. These facts make me think about whether it is necessary to have this right or at least if it has to be so loose. Loose referring to which...
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...The 2nd Amendment, “The Right to Bear Arms” allows the population of the United States to be allowed access to fire arms. Various occasions have shown the 2nd Amendment needs a revision due to many tragic deaths that is caused by fire arms. Several years of research have pointed to a solution; stricter gun control laws will lower or get rid of gun related crime drastically. Stricter gun control laws can prevent many tragic events from happening and lower the amount gun related deaths and injuries, but not everyone is law bidding citizen. Despite what many claim, various sources indicate the Gun laws are like any other laws congress passes. Someone will break them and the number of incidents will grow. My argument is to show cases the dangers of having firearms, and banning them will be the correct choice. The various sources being used in my argument will elaborate on scenarios like...
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...I fully support stricter gun control laws, and bans on high-capacity semi-automatic to automatic weapons. While I know this topic has been addressed again and again, to the point of probably being over-done, I feel very strongly about it. The right to bear arms was written in a different time in history, two hundred and twenty-three years ago. Being part of a well-regulated Militia is no longer necessary to the security of a free state. Much has changed and the threat of occupation doesn’t loom as it once did. The third amendment states that no soldier, in time of peace, can be quartered in any house without the owner’s consent. The British parliament was guilty of this with the Quartering Act in 1765, resulting in the aforementioned amendment. It stands to reason that the root of the second amendment, adopted in 1791, was to uphold the third, which was introduced in 1789. Here lies the reasoning behind my conviction that the right to bear arms is an outdated amendment. Should a foreign army demand to take over your house, pointing a gun at them would likely result in getting you killed on the spot, rather than creating an opportunity for negotiation. Just as an armed intruder in your house would probably shoot you and take your weapon, rather than run away, spooked. They are breaking into your house with...
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...ARGUMENT ESSAY Gun Control in Canada The shooting at the National War Memorial and Parliament building in Ottawa, Canada, last month has led to considerable discussion of the country's gun laws. Unlike the U.S., Canada has some of the toughest gun regulations in the world and no equivalent to the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution, which protects U.S. citizens' right to bear arms. In 1977, Canadian Legislation of Gun Control 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 primarily federal, and therefore national in scope, while the bulk of the firearms regulation in the United States is at the state level; attempts to introduce stricter legislation at the federal level are often defeated. The importance of this issue is that not all North Americans are necessarily supportive of strict gun control as being a feasible alternative to controlling urban violence. There are concerns with the opponents of gun control, that the professional criminal who wants a gun can obtain one, and leaves the average law-abiding citizen helpless in defending themselves against the perils of urban life. Is it our right to bear arms as North Americans? Or is it privilege? When looking at the 1977 Canadian Legislation of gun control, it is easy to see that there is some bias and assumptions present. For one, it assumes that left to its own devices the legislation...
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...Danielle Born EN102 November 10, 2012 Portfolio How has this course benefited me in my career? This course has shown me another type of writing styles. We were taught to to plan out and write an argumentative essay. This course will help me in my career because I now know another advanced writing style. Writing is very important in the business world. With amazing direction from my professor, I was able to see where I had gone wrong and fix and learn from my mistakes. I believe this course has made me an even stronger writer than I was before. What specific skills have I learned in this class? The specific skills that were learned in EN102 were, constructing a strong thesis statement, compiling strong supporting ideas and learning how to write argumentative essays. Instructor Comments regarding my performance: Lesson 1: You did a good job creating ten solid questions and presenting them in a manner to produce a quality response. You handled each stage of the interview professionally, well done. Thank you, Karen You came up with some solid ideas for topics that will work well as a final project. Do some preliminary research and make sure you will have no trouble finding enough information on your topic to meet the minimum requirements (1,400 words at least) of the project. Thank you, Karen Lesson 2: You did a solid job on your chosen activity. Good work eliminating all spelling and grammar errors. Thank you, Karen This assignment will serve as the foundation...
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...Today in America, gun control is a very serious issue. There are different opinions on this issue, the National Rifle Association (NRA), feels that guns are safe when used for protection by responsible citizens, others feel that guns are far to dangerous to be kept in homes, and that guns should not be owned by anyone, only used by the National Guard and law enforcement. These people think their opinions are correct according to the second amendment, the amendment that deals with the bearing of arms by citizens of America, but there have been different interpretations of it. The reason that people feel gun ownership is such a problem is that so many people lose their lives by them each year. Personally, I feel that guns lead to increases in crime, murder, and household accidents. By reducing availability of guns and providing education on gun safety, I think that these things will help make America safer. Before making up my mind on what I felt about the issue, I made sure to consider the opinions of others and to collect statistics. People from the (NRA), who are against gun control, feel that the people are responsible for the negative effects guns have on America. Helen Smith, a forensic psychologist who shares the ideas of the NRA, wrote an article titled “It’s Not The Guns”. In this article, she talks about the increase in school and youth violence, relating to guns. She blames the children and irresponsible parents. She denies that guns are easier for kids to get today...
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...the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution, adopted in 1791 (Smith & Ross, 2013). All gun control debates turn on interpretations of the Second Amendment, the worst written and most bizarre part of the constitution (Eichenwald, 2015). The Second Amendment gave Americans the right to “bear arms;” however, for more than 200 years, people have disagreed over how to interpret the amendment (Smith & Ross, 2013). Heated debates over guns have created division among “we the people.” On one end of the divide are pro-gun extremists. On the opposite end of the divide are anti-gun extremists. Then, there is the rational middle—the group that is often left out of the debate. This group typically consists of average law-abiding citizens who do not believe that Americans should be stripped of their rights to bear arms, but, rather, that some laws should be tightened up to ensure that guns and deadly accessories, such as high-capacity magazines, stay out of the wrong hands. Over the years, numerous mass shootings in schools have forced lawmakers to assess and tighten gun-control laws, which has also reignited the fiery gun debate. This assessment will attempt to uncover a proper course of action via a rigorous analysis of constitutional law and ethical theories in order to restore the peace to a divided nation. The Issue Historically, the issue of gun violence seems to have haunted the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms, especially...
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...The right to bear arms, is always a hot-button issue, especially during election season. This essay will examine the gun control issue. It will provide a brief history, statistics, and quotes from gun control experts to describe the present state of gun control in the United States. In addition, it will offer a brief analysis of gun control efforts. This examination and analysis will demonstrate that stronger gun control is necessary to reduce gun violence and ensure the safe use of guns in the United States. “Since the American Revolution, when colonists went to war against Great Britain, the right to bear arms has been central to – and controversial in – American culture. Take a look back over milestones in America’s relationship with and regulation of firearms”. Following by U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, news reports. Gun control is nothing new in the United States, and neither is the controversy surrounding the control of gun ownership. According to an author , gun control has been an issue since at least 1934, when Congress passed a law restricting machine guns and sawed-off shotguns . An Author points out that after the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, a law was passed that banned the importation of inexpensive handguns called "Saturday Night Specials;" in 1993, the Brady Bill was passed, which required background checks for handgun purchases; and a 1994 law banned...
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...Nicolas Navarrete Essay 3 April 23, 2015 Gun Laws Law breaking and guns, the two seem to always be associated with each other. But are the two really connected? Do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership really protect the average citizen from other citizens? These are only some of the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control is always changing, and is in need of some improvement before all hell breaks lose. Clearly this debate still goes on today and is the very reasoning for the formation of gun control laws. Guns are extremely potent weapons. They can cause destruction, cause death, and most importantly, cause a city to retaliate. However, they can be used to defend and protect. No matter what way you look at it, guns are powerful tools, not only physically but also in society. As college students, it is important to stay up-to- date of the current events and issues circulating our country today, one of which is the controversial issue of gun control. It is extremely important to pay attention to where gun control laws are headed. With all the recent shootings in the past years, there is something to be said about how easy it is to acquire a gun. The courses they take will not only affect our nation and society but also the future and the families that plan to raise children. The gun war has been going on for years and...
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...now intends to prove as being right or wrong. For all the attention that gun control has received, there are two basic opinions that are to be discussed. To its proponents, gun control means prevention of crime. This, they say, should lead to peace. Charles Krauthammer wrote about this in “The Washington Post” in an article titled “Disarm The People.” He wrote, “…a civilized society must disarm its citizenry if it is to have a modicum of domestic tranquility…” Pro-gun activists, on the other hand, see gun-control as a threat not only to their self-defense, but also to their Second Amendment right. In an issue of American Survival Guide, Howard J. Fezell wrote an essay: “Your Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms,” during which he made plain this fact: gun-prohibitionists have completely ignored numerous rulings of the Supreme Court in which the Supreme Court has stated the Second Amendment as an individual right, not a collective right. Also, they believe it to be a failed experiment. This is obvious in a statement by David Lampo: “The basic premise of the gun control movement, that easy access to guns causes higher crime, is contradicted by the facts, by history and by reason.” According to statistics, gun bans - the ultimate goal of gun control activists - has failed completely. The right to bear arms”, an amendment so prioritized by our founding fathers that it earned the very second spot on the list of birth rights as Americans. However, with constant...
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...CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS ESSAY PART ONE ANTHONY ORTIZ DR. BYRON P WESS CRITICAL THINKING APRIL 16, 2015 For my assignment I chose “Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun.” My position on this issue is such that we have the right to defend ourselves and the right to bear arms. Which it does state in the second amendment the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. In today’s world we have too many victims who were preyed upon by criminals who felt superior because they believed themselves stronger. A premise that opposes my position is “Permitting concealed handguns increases crime.” What’s interesting about this view is that studies have shown that in the past few year’s crimes in rape, aggravated assault, robbery, auto theft, burglary, and larceny involving a concealed handgun have risen dramatically. What’s helpful about this view is it point out the fact that we avoid talking about concealed handguns laws when debating what to do about the roughly thousands of Americans that are murdered by gunfire each year. What I noticed if I were to believe this view is the number of the criminals able to walk the streets with a concealed handguns because of such state laws grant them permission. More guns create more opportunies for injury and death, not fewer. The sense that this condition might make this idea true is the research shows that it is more likely to reduce a person’s chance of being injured during a crime than various other forms...
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...Mark Ortiz 9.2 Persuasive essay final draft Gun control or people control? Society should be against a gun ban because people should be able to protect themselves. Why should honest, law-abiding citizens lose their rights and freedoms because there are people who violate laws? The failure to obey laws is here to stay. What we have to do is deal with those people on a separate basis, not take away the things they disobey the law with. A gun ban will only keep the 'good guys' from obtaining firearms. Bad guys will always have ways of getting weapons. New gun laws will not do much in stopping them. A gun is an inanimate object. It is a tool, just like a baseball bat, a knife, screwdriver, or hammer. Any of these are as dangerous as a gun; they all have the potential to kill. Guns do not kill people, people kill people. If a gun is sitting on a table it does nothing. It is not capable of committing a crime; until a person decides to pick it up and use it. You cannot blame and an inanimate object for any type of wrong doing. You have to blame the user. Without someone controlling the item, it is not possible for it to do anything at all. If guns commit crimes, then pencils misspell words and spoons make people fat. There are a lot of falsities said about guns. Most of them are derived from fear of the unknown. There are a lot of people that talk about gun control, yet have never owned a gun and know nothing about guns. One of falsities is the gun show loophole. Just like going...
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...Gun Control Essay 1 Gun Control Essay 06/14/2015 The right to bear arms is guaranteed in the constitution by the Second Amendment. Many politicians are looking to amend the constitution any way they can to ban handguns or at least Gun Control Essay 2 restrict sales. The argument between pro and anti gun control has been debated for years, both with valid points. Many studies and factual data shows that strict gun control only removes guns from law-abiding citizens, but does not actually help reduce crime. Studies have shown that gun control cannot stop people from committing the crime because if a handgun ban were issued, there is evidence that citizens would not comply with the law, strict gun control does not reduce homicide rates, and studies have found that high crime rates have stimulated purchasing of guns rather than high gun ownership stimulating crime. While the Founding Fathers of this country were developing the system of government, as set forth in the Constitution, many feared that a standing army controlled by a strong central government would leave them helpless. The Federal Constitution contained no provisions to prohibit a standing army or allow states to create their own militias. The Constitution was signed by thirty-nine men from the twelve states represented at the Constitutional Convention on September 17 1787; three delegates refused to sign because of the absence of a bill of rights. Two years later, the First Congress agreed on...
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...I decided to write my essay on Reefer Madness, my approach will be to argue that marijuana should be recreationally legalized. Although I recognize the pros and cons to legalization, I still maintain my decision. Throughout the essay I want to acknowledge what the opposing side might have to say and in a way disprove or force them into rethinking. I will argue that marijuana should be legalized because it is taxable. This means more money for the state to use on public safety and education. Keeping prisoners cost the state money, and by legalizing marijuana, the state will spend less money on non-violent crimes as well as violent crimes. It is possible that drug disputes in the streets will decline due to the increase in availability of the...
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