...name GOVT XXX Professor XXX date To Ban or Not to Ban Assault Weapons? That is the Ultimate Question… 1966, twenty-five year old Charles Joseph Whitman climbed to the top of the clock tower in Austin and killed sixteen and injured thirty innocent students at the University of Texas. 1991, George Hennard, thirty-five, drove up to the Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas and opened fire on forty innocent patrons. Twenty-three of Hennard’s shots were fatal. 1999, citizens in the small Colorado County of Douglas were mortified after witnessing the massacre of thirteen students at Columbine High School at the hands of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech was forever changed when twenty-three year old Seung-Hui Cho who opened fire killing thirty-two students and teachers. 2012, Adam Lanza shocked the entire world when he took the lives of twenty students and six teachers at an elementary school in Connecticut (CNN). Horrific, terrifying, and saddening all describe the above-mentioned events. And as would be expected, each one of these events brought forth the question, “Where does the America draw the line between personal freedoms and the safety and well-being of her citizens?” The Second Amendment promises, “[…] the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” But, the recent shooting in Connecticut has caused the extremely emotionally charged arguments both for and against the ban of assault weapons to resurface within the United States...
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...Lanza decided to take the guns of his mother and take the life of 20 children and 8 adults, including his mother's and his own. This atrocity hasn't been the first one. In the weeks since the massacre, gun control supporters have called for a new federal ban on assault weapons and for reductions in the number of concealed-carry permits issued to private citizens. However, to blame assault weapons for this tragedy makes sense like blaming airplanes for the 9-11 attacks. The problem lies with the perpetrator, not the tool used to commit the crime. It is an illusion that further gun control will protect the public since no law, no matter how restrictive, can protect us from people who decide to commit violent crimes. Guns should never be banned in the United States, because the possession of guns ultimately helps improve public safety. Embodied in the Second Amendment to the Constitution is the truth that self-governing individuals should bear the responsibility for defending themselves. The 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. Cramer and Joseph examined the history of pistols in early America that tells us the Framers' original intent in protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms with no apparent limitations concerning handguns. Many pro gun control supporters adhere to the belief that the availability of guns make violent crime happen...
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...Some people say its not the persons fault, it's the guns. The school shootings and mass shootings that have been happening, people are not blaming the person but the gun or the mental issues the people have, that have been showing up in most of the recent mass shootings. Although people say guns should be banned completely to prevent the mass shootings, we shouldn't have to ban them we should just put more restrictions and laws that make it harder to get guns, that would prevent small crimes and mass murders and shootings while people can still self defend and hunt for game in america. Background and mental health checks in the gun buying process would help prevent small crimes with robberies because if the buyer has previous crimes on...
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...Banning guns will create a world without violence. But there is no such thing as a world without violence. Gun don't kill, people kill our country is producing more idiots than anywhere in the world, we skate anyone and everyone through then we ignoring them. We allow labels to be put on every condition even if its laziness and we call it autism or Asperger’s. We reward kids for acting dumb when they just don't want to try and we give them IEP’s and reduce the work they have to do. Guns alone don’t kill, someone must pick it up, aim it and pull the trigger. If someone wanted to kill and you take the guns away, then they’ll find another away like a knife, cars, pillows, bats, hangars, even water. Although getting rid of guns might decrease the death rate, there are other ways to kill. It's rather doubtful for it, if you look at history man first used their bare hands, evolved to sticks, then firearms, and now other little exotic creature. Getting rid of gun goes against the constitution the right to keep...
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...I agree with Paul Waldman that guns should be banned. I believe that if there are 30,000 people dying each year due to guns there should be a radical change- banning them. Paul explains that if this many people are dying and it was caused by terrorists there would have already be restrictions in place. This is very true because the country has gone on for so many years without banning guns however, there have been many restrictions against terrorists. Waldman goes on to explain that other areas such as China and countries in Europe have stricter gun laws and in result have a lower homicide rate. A prime example of this is China where a man went to a primary school with a knife and attempted to kill 23 children but, fortunately he did not kill...
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...Do you think that guns should be banned? They can save so many lifes and others from attackers. Guns can be dangerous at times but if you are at the store and the store starts to get robbed you can have something to protect yourself from the attacker. Do some people think that guns should be banned. Yes, but if we can join forces we can stop guns from being banned. Guns are really dangerous but can also save a family. Everyone has their own opinion about guns, but trying to ban them its not right. They could save your life if you are in a fight and they pull a gun out. Yes, some people hate guns and want them gomne forever, but we have to have them. Does everyone have to have a gun, no but it would be nice if someone tried to break into your...
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...Gun Control in the U.S. It is not difficult to find news concerning gun incidents, where many innocent people are killed or injured by firearms in the U.S. Some people think that the solution to the gun problem, during which many innocent people are killed or hurt, is simply making laws concerning gun control. However, they would never think that gun control is a simple problem to solve, if they knew about this issue concerning the basic right to protect oneself according to the Second Amendment in the U.S. There are always fierce debates about gun control between supporters and opponents of regulation of firearms. As a result, the key of debates can be summarized into two subjects; ‘personal right to have guns for protecting oneself’, and ‘government’s right to control gun possession for protecting our society from violent crimes’. Supporters of gun control argue that there have been many crimes and murders by firearms and if we make a strong gun control law, the crime rate will be lowered and we can save many innocent lives including young students. On the other hand, opponents argue that they need to carry firearms because gun possession is the basic right to protect themselves from violent crimes according to the Second Amendment. They claim that if there are strong gun control laws, many innocent people will suffer from brutal crimes because they can’t possess firearms. Although some people believe that being able to carry a gun is one of the basic rights according...
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...Should Assault Weapons Be Banned? In the present day, gun shootings are not new to our ears. The debate over gun control has been relentless with the efforts of gun control by the top people in the government falling on deaf ears. The news in the magazines, newspapers, and the television depict that assault weapons are making things worse for the ordinary man. Millions of emergency department visits have also announced that gun control needs to be taken with a lot of weight. Thousands of civilians have died from firearm homicides. It is, therefore, necessary to discuss the harmful and unnecessary role of assault weapons in the society. Of all the guns in America, assault rifles make up to 1.7% of them. They play an indispensable function in the society. Studies have depicted that 67% of the gun owners carry firearms for protection purposes while 66% carry the firearms for target shooting. 585 carry firearms for hunting. From these three grounds, it is understandable that none of them has a specific reason for owning the firearms. In short, all these persons carry the weapons for assault reasons. The firearms are highly visible, inaccurate, and bulky. Carrying firearms by the citizens is a risk; hence the assault weapons should be banned. There has been the claim that assault weapons would limit the freedom of the citizens. However, this claim is unsubstantiated. The assault weapons could not be used to monitor the security of the civilians. Instead of preventing homegrown attacks...
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...Yet there was another gun killing in the United States. There has been a lot of shootings this year and yet some people are saying that the people that are on the terrorist watch list should be able to but guns. To me that is just asking for shooting like the one that happened in San Bernardino. The shooters killed twenty and injured fourteen. Most the people that they killed were mentally handicapped. I don’t see why anybody would want to hurt someone that is mentally handicapped cause they have no way of fighting back. This is why we need to keep an eye on social media cause the two that were in the San Bernardino were saying stuff to the leader of ISIS. This is why we need to stop letting people buy guns that are on the terrorist watch list...
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...Debate: http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-guns-be-banned-in-america Pro: Why Guns Should Be Banned in the U.S. Kevin Ngo Opinion Editor February 20, 2013 Filed under Opinion If guns make us safer, America should be the safest place on earth. We have more guns per capita than any other place in the world, but we are clearly not the safest country on earth. Guns have brought nothing to Americans except harm and heartbreak. It is unfortunate that a tragedy, such as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, has to occur in order for anything to be done to place a ban on guns. President Obama has proposed a plan to have thorough background checks on those who purchase guns, and prohibit the purchase of armor piercing bullets, along with magazines with a capacity larger than ten bullets. The National Rifle Association believes that their rights are being taken away completely, but this isn’t true. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution 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.” A more modern interpretation is required. That, like the First Amendment, the freedom of speech and press, is not an absolute right. There is also a key portion of the amendment that states, “In well regulated militia.” Any assualt-type weapon, regardless of whether it’s for hunting or not, needs to be banned, along with large capacity magazines. An assault-type weapon...
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...Gun Control On January 1989,a mass shooting occurred in Stockton,California,were 34 students and one teacher were killed.Two months after the shooting occurred,President George H W Bush issued a ban on importing all semi-automatic weapons into the US, but the United States Congress felt that the current ban was not strong enough.For that reason,in November 1993, Congress proposed an assault weapons ban that would ban assault weapons in the U.S. for ten years.The ban would include the production and possession of semiautomatic weapon. The assault weapons ban was passed by congress and signed into law by President Clinton and was in effect for ten years.On September 13,2004 ,the current assault weapons ban was about to expire,but congress house...
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...Problems September 9, 2010 Weapons Under Control Weapons are a major issue facing the world today. Regardless of whether it is arms control or guns control, weapons cause a lot of turmoil and deaths among military wars, children, domestic violence, and mentally disturbed. There should be laws in place to limit weapons or ban them altogether. The world today has a major issue with arms control because a war can really destroy every living thing. So to control weapons we have to find out who has the weapons. Weapons such as, nuclear weapons, biological, chemical, and small arms, we need to control them in order to prevent the weapon problems. The lives of innocent people are continually threatened by war, and responsible governments and concerned citizens must continue to devise ways to combat violence. “ Adopting a policy of doing nothing simply defers the problem to a later date when the level of destruction and the costs of intervening are higher and the risks of action are even greater” (Carnegie Commission of Preventing Deadly Conflict, 1997,p.5). The main concern in our society today is guns control. On July 2, 2010, three year old Jayden Gayle Simmons was shot in the leg in North Charleston, S.C.. This is an incident that happened as the son and mother were walking near the back of the Forest Hills neighborhood when she heard a ‘pop” she...
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...What is gun control? Why do many people have a problem with it these days? When people have had guns for hundreds of years. Guns weren’t a problem then, then why are gun a problem now? Gun control has to deal with the sale and making of guns. Many different places has different laws for dealing with gun control. Many people think that without gun control many gun related crimes would be on the rise. With people having guns for hundreds of years, why is it just now a problem? Gun control has been is the news a good amount this past year. Most states allow people to buy to guns for their own needs with light restrictions. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 16 Dec. 2015. In my opinion, I think everybody should have a gun. It could be for many different reasons from hunting or home protection. Even if you don’t have the need for gun you never know when one could come in handy. Everybody needs to go out a shoot a gun. There is tons of gun shops and ranges that would be more than willing to help people shoot and learn about guns. People need to learn gun safety. As of right now I own four guns. I know to load and shoot all of...
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...The term gun control refers to any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens. Gun Control is one of the most serious issue that America is facing today. It is very controversial and “polarizing issue”(Barrett, 2), which means it tends to divide people. There is very Mixed feeling about gun control. The question of whether gun control policies increase, decrease or have no effect on rates of gun violence turns out to be a difficult question. Gun Control is very complicated issue, it become more complicated as people try to discuss it. Some people have very strong opinions against guns,...
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...ARTICLE REBUTTAL August 13, 2013 I recently read this article about an extreme anti-gun advocate he not only wants to ban guns but also wants to ban any type of item that may harm someone. I have to totally disagree with him. If you were to ban items that may cause harm to someone you would have to ban pretty much anything. Just due to the fact that anything can be used as a weapon. Just look at the prison system those men and women in there make just about anything into a weapon. I believe that there are even some things being made with a bar of soap. If everything that could be harmful were to get banned your telling me that bar soap would also be banned as well. Our government would not be able to function if something as drastic as this were to happen. However, getting back to the key point here in regards to guns. They should not be banned, we can not take away our right to protect ourselves from threats foreign and domestic. It is our constitutional right which I firmly believe in. I served in the U.S. Navy and know that the weapons we had were there for a reason. To protect our home. The same is said for when I am with my family I will have a weapon to protect them as well as them being able to protect myself. No I’m not saying that everyone should have a gun but if you can have one do. The world is not the same as when we were children growing up. You have to keep your guard up and protect what is...
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