...What is worse, guns or people that own them? Many people are asking this question, and the answer is neither. Guns are generally used for hunting or defense and are owned by great people. Also, some bad people do happen to own guns (often illegally) and they do bad things with them. But if they did not have a gun, they would use a knife or a bat, guns are just tools. The right for people to bear arms should not be taken away because it is a second amendment right, and when respected and used properly, they are not a danger. So let us talk about who owns guns and why. As of the year 2009 there are 307 million people living in the United States, and as of 2010 300 million of them own guns 100 million of those are handguns. Based on surveys, the following are estimates of private firearm ownership in the U.S. as of 2010: | |Households With a Gun |Adults Owning a Gun |Adults Owning a Handgun | |Percentage |40-45% |30-34% |17-19% | |Number |47-53 million |70-80 million |40-45 million | In the same poll, gun owners were asked why they own guns. 67% stated that they own guns to protect against crime, 66% said target shooting, and 41% said hunting. These being the main reasons people own guns, why should they lose their rights because of a few bad people who do happen to own guns. Based on a...
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...of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period” (Nugent). There are millions and millions of people who owns guns. That does not mean that guns are bad. Many people argue that guns are too harmful and people should not have the right to own them. However, there are many cases where guns have saved peoples’ lives. It can be argued that they are dangerous or are good devices to have. I believe that guns are beneficial to have because they can help save people’s lives, put food on the table, and they can stop a crime before it happens. My first issue I will talk about to prove my point is a little history about guns. How many people own guns, how many people have them registered, etc. In 2009, in the United States, Americans owned roughly 310 million firearms. The United States population is around 315 million people (Curry). With these numbers, it means that statistically just about every American owns a gun. That is not the case, however, because many Americans own more than only one gun and some own none. They have handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. and there are many different purposes for each type of gun. While there are a high number of gun owners in America, there were “approximately 8 million active concealed-carry permits in the United States as of the end of 2011” (Curry). Many people do not have permits...
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...Gun Control is when you keep firearms plus guns away from people. Many people think that gun control is right because they think keeping people away from guns will reduce the amount of deaths each year. They also think that guns cause many of the deaths that had been committed each year. Also when ever people hear the word gun, the thoughts are of violence and negativity. Many people, myself included think gun control is wrong because we know that it is not necessary, since we know that guns were not involved in many of the deaths caused each year. While many other people disagree and think it is good because of the safety for people. In this essay I will tell you why gun control is unnecessary and why there shouldn?t be any gun control at all. There have been many gun control laws established throughout the U.S., but they vary from state to state. For example, in Colorado you can purchase any type of gun: handgun, machine gun, shotgun, rifle, automatic rifle, etc. at the age of 18, while in other places you would need a hunting license.1 I think this is unfair because when I?m at the age of 18 I would want to buy a gun, but I can?t because I?m living in California and another 18 year old could in Colorado. Also, another example is that in some states, they allow citizens to carry concealed weapons, while in other states citizens can?t. I don?t think this is fair at all because I think they should make laws that suits the whole U.S., and not make different laws in different...
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...The topic on “Gun Safety Programs” was chosen for this paper, the reason I chose this is because I believe in not having a gun, but for those who need and have guns need to learn “Gun Safety” to use it for only good reasons. Some people like guns and some do not; it depends on people who believe in the need of having a gun or guns for protection, self-defense and/or hunting. Also, there are many people out there that have guns because it is required for work, war, peacekeeping and other reasons. Guns are often used for preventing intruders, criminal assaults, murders or suicide attempts than in self-defense since it’s available easily for people to purchase. There are some people who don’t need guns to protect themselves because we have police officers in each town, city, and state. They are there to protect and serve the community with the responsibility to take care and to protect good people from bad people. At hand are many reasons as to why they choose to have a gun to defend them in any effort to keep their themselves, families and friends safe. There are some who prefer not to have a gun at all. Therefore, I’ll expand to explain the reasons why it is important to know about “Gun Safety”. In the article, “Why Own a Gun? Protection is Now Top Reason” written by Michael Dimock, Carroll Doherty, and Leah Christian, mentioned about between pros and cons of gun owners and non-gun owners and they are concerns about the dangers of guns for safety reasons. Some people may have...
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...The new president should really take a look into the subject of gun control because more than 80 percent of shootings happen with guns that were purchased legally from multiple countries. Most people use guns for bad,hurtful,or destructive purposes like robberies and shootings. I think it's an issue because people lives are at risk because of guns and firearms. I am going to support a few reasons why this topic is very important. My first sub topic on why this gun control is important is because of people get killed by guns and that makes many people angry,mad and wanna get revenge which cause more people to die.To about 73,6 percent of people in usa think guns can be very useful. Some might say there right but facts show...
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...Gun Control not Controlling Gun control has been a question for many years. It has only become a big issue in the past decade with the number of mass shootings increasing more and more. Beside mass shootings, 289 people are shot every day, according to NBC News. These numbers are very bothersome and should be lowered greatly. In this essay, I will talk about why gun control needs to be stricter, why guns still need to be available, and solutions to making laws stricter. Brady Campaign says a gun in the home is 22 times more likely to be used to kill or injure in a domestic homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting than to be used in self-defense. Very few people who have a gun to be used in self defense don’t use it at the time of action. Less than 1% of victims in a violent crime protected themselves with a firearm. Therefore keeping guns around for self defense is not a very arguable point. Of the 289 people...
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...right to carry a gun is an opinion. Some Americans feel the need to be able to practice their rights and carry guns either on them or in their house for safety. To some being able to own a gun is more of a hobby but for most it is for security. With all the bad events going on in this country, we as Americans should ask ourselves; are guns more harmful or are they more helpful? Since the beginning of time, humans have always had weapons of some sort to protect themselves and their families and it should stay the same now of days. Taking gun rights away would put our country and the people in it in more danger than if we are to keep our rights. If gun rights are taken away, people with bad intentions will still find a way to either get guns and kill or find some kind of weapon and do it (Musgraves, 2012). Americans will be helpless in situations where a gun or weapon is being used. With nothing to defend ourselves, we take a chance on being killed. In other ways, not being able to have guns or weapons could put Americans in danger because some Americans will feel the need to make a riot and protest about this which can lead to mast destruction (Musgraves, 2012). Americans that are able to carry a gun or keep one with them or at their house is able to provide themselves and their family security that the government cannot. If someone decides to rob someone at their house, having a gun will help eliminate the robber to go forward. Being able to carry a gun when someone is...
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...today, our children are involved to this part of human condition. From child abuse to murder, to school-yard bullying, violence takes its toll, often with children being the innocent. But what can cause the violence between the children? Today we can hear a lot of information about it, as: toy guns and video games affect on the children’s health and behavior, violent homes lead children to the crime. “More than 1,000 studies on the effects of television and film violence have been done over the past 40 years. The majority of these studies reach the same conclusion: television and film violence leads to real-world violence. By age 18 an American child will have seen 16,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence.” Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Utah, Chairman Committee on the Judiciary. September 14,1999. Children, Violence, And the Media. A report for Parents and Policy Makers (http://ratemyschoolboard.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/children-violence-and-the-media/) The idea about that video games and movies can affect people is not confirmed; however, children’s behavior can be changed by introducing in their life the violent toys, video games, violent environment. All arguments are around the gun toys. For example, Daniel Stauber, who specialized in...
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...Should students, teachers, or any school executive be allowed to carry a gun to school? Guns should be allowed in schools because if somebody is going to walk in the school sending gun threats to frightened students or start firing their weapon. Who is going to protect you through the long five or so minutes, or until he runs out of ammunition? Although some may argue that guns should not be allowed in schools because young adults in school are not mature enough to carry a gun, because of a short disposition, or trying to show out. Students, teachers, or any school executive should be allowed to carry a gun to school to protect their Second Amendment right( right to bear arms), and the right to protect themselves in any public school function, event, or during school hours. One reason why guns should be allowed in schools, is because in the fifties and sixties young adults were allowed to carry weapons in the truck/car and there have never really been any big problems. Knives were used in schools everyday for everyday uses, and there was never a big problem with bad dispositions....
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...Conway Why gun control is bad So growing up in the south, guns were a way of life and every day I remember before going to school me and my bro would get up every day at 4am and go hunting for game and every day we would throw our guns in the back of his Chevy and we would go to school get and our education. Then after- school have ended we would go straight into our duck blinds for another two to three hours then we would bring home our kill and help our parents make dinner. And we would sit around our table eating dinner talking about our day and how we would work with our hand and to produce food and money to pay bills. But now you got people like Barrack Hussein Obama who is trying to destroy a way of life but trying to destroy apart of America by trying to change the second amendment. Reasons on why I think gun control is bad The Second Amendment of the US Constitution protect individual gun ownership. Next reason is Gun control laws do not deter crime; gun ownership deters crime and Gun control laws, especially those that try to ban assault weapons, also it well infringe upon the right to own guns for hunting and sport As a proud American I hold the United States constitution to my heart. The second amendment of the US constitution 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.(stated from the nra website) or in simple terms the right to carry a gun. Next gun ownership...
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...Right Guns are not the problem. I believe the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution should stay the way it is. First of all, the second amendment was written by our Founding Fathers who made it very clear in the Constitution that the the people of the United States have the right to keep and bear arms. Secondly, gun control hasn’t worked in Chicago, one of our nation’s largest cities, so why should gun control even be considered? Finally, using a gun to protect and provide for your family is a necessity. The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Guns shall not be restricted in the United States of America. In 1789, James Madison said, “A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country,” according to the Tenth Amendment Center. George Mason defined militia as “the whole people, except for a few...
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...for More Gun Control Justin Sullivan DeVry University Prewriting What is your narrowed topic? Be detailed in your answer. You can use any of the versions you’ve developed for prior assignments. My chosen topic is the for less gun control in our society. Who is your primary audience or reader? Why? Be detailed in your answer about your audience. My paper is written towards members of our society that believe more stringent gun control is needed. However, the paper will be presented to my professor and classmates. In a sentence or short paragraph, what is your thesis statement, including your angle? Write what will appear in your essay. My point is that What topic sentences will you use as the foundation of your communication? (If necessary, add more points.) * * * * What method of organization and development will you use to develop your paragraphs? * Introduction: * * Body: * * * * * Conclusion: No Need for More Gun Control Turn on a television to just about any news channel, or pick up a newspaper, whether it is local or national and you will most assuredly find a segment on some sort of gun violence. This may be a shooting at a movie theater, a busy market place, a gang fight, or God forbid, an elementary school. These events and other similar events have lead to a question that is prevalent across the country: Should there be more gun laws and therefore more gun control...
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...Regulations Act which prohibited guns at home from being functional firearms and also made it nearly impossible to own a gun. This created conflict with the second amendment in the constitution, which 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.” It can be seen this law D.C. passed violates the constitution due to citizens not being able to have a functional firearm at their home. This caused the case of District of Columbia v. Heller to arise. Dick Anthony Heller, a police officer in D.C., applied for a one-year license that he would use to own a handgun at his place of residence. He was then denied the license. Heller sued D.C. on the account of not upholding his second amendment right. The district court’s response was it was not valid and it was dismissed. It was appealed by Heller and The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided that making people have...
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...across the US it's shocking that the US, hasn't banned Assault weapons. Although some people argue that it violates the second amendment, banning Assault weapons keeps the streets clean and keeps mass shootings to a minimum. How different are Assault weapons vs normal weapons? Who do we blame for the crime the gun or the person using it? People believe that Assault weapons are automatic fire guns, However there actually completely different. Even the such popular ar-15 the best-selling semi- automatic rifle in the us are not machine guns or automatic fire firearms (” James B. Jacobs Why ban Assault weapons”) Yes, not all Assault weapons are automatic fire weapons. However, even semi automatic weapons shouldn’t go in the wrong hands. On January 17, 1989, a disturbed drifter with a king history of criminality and mental instability, used a semiautomatic weapon to...
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...Essay Guns or no guns? That seems to be a big question these days. A lot of the reason behind the discussion is mass shootings that occur so often now days. Other forms of violence with guns happen, but the most controversy over guns usually occurs after a mass shooting. The reason for that is that mass shootings tend to be more mindless and more innocent people are hurt or killed in mass shootings. The thought of what if I or one of my families was in one of these mass shootings always hit home afterwards, and so we think of ways to prevent them from happening again. I have a question though is guns really the issue or is it really another issue? I think that the anti-gun activists use every shooting as just another door to support their views against guns. I can see why they do since guns are used to the shootings, but taking away a normal citizens right to own a gun and defend themselves against crimes is not smart. These shootings are not done by normal citizens and could still occur even if they took away guns from the normal citizens who just want protection. Police are not always there when you need them and sometimes you need to protect yourself first as we can see from different crimes that take place today. What would stop a mass shooter from buying guns illegally? Do they not think that they could? Drugs are illegal but still sold and used everywhere every minute. One argument that anti-gun activists use are people aren’t trained enough with guns to...
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