Gun Control Gun control is a set of laws that regulate the sell, manufacturing, and possession of firearms by civilians. Most countries have very strict and restrictive laws regarding firearms. In fact, only 3 countries in the world give citizens the constitutional right to bear arms. Those being the U.S., Mexico, and Guatemala, but in Mexico and Guatemala the government makes it extremely hard to obtain a weapon legally. Depending on who you ask America has a serious gun control problem. But I
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Why Gun Free Zones Are Not Safe Since the year 2007, there has been over three major public shootings in the United States. On April 16, 2007 Cho-Seung-Hui shot and killed over thirty two students and faculty members at Virginia Tech College. On December 14, 2012 Adam Lanza shot and killed twenty students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary school. On January 18, 2013 James Holmes shot and killed twelve people an injured fifty at the Century 16 Movie Theatre in Colorado. (Center
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Formal Essay #1 October 12 2013 Gun Control Debates involving gun control began in the early 1960s, since then many laws and regulations have been created (“Gun Control Time Line”). However, while crimes involving the use of guns start increasing, is changing the laws going to end the violence and make people feel safer? There have been many different media sources and political debates throughout our country questioning if increasing the laws will stop the crime or not. A problem in our society
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has one of the lowest crime rate in the world? According to the United Nations, Switzerland has been ranked the lowest in the world consecutively for crime. This has sparked the debate of whether gun control is necessary to diminish crime and many pro gun advocates, look at Switzerland as proof that it is false. To get into this heated debate, it is important to understand the term gun control. Gun control is defined as laws that control the selling, owning, and use of guns (Webster's Dictionary)
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Gun Control Many Americans argue that the more guns there are, the more crimes there will be. However, this is just a theory not a proven fact. Gun Control laws do not work. If guns were banned all together, it would only create a bigger black market. Also, citizens of the United States have the right to keep and bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. One major debate over gun control is the Second Amendment. It states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the
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Gun Control Do you ever wonder why there are so many crimes in our country? There are many crimes involving firearms happening in our country that most of them we do not know about unless it is a massive shooting. Many of these happenings are in cities near us that could possibly harm us. Our politicians are trying to solve the problems with these actions that are taking place, but some of the suggestions interfere with the constitutional rights. Since gun control is not going to help lower crime
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Gun Control Laws and Law Enforcement Gun Control Laws and Law Enforcement When a large structure such as the Washington monument is created, the nation remember the names of the people who constructed it. However, people do not remember the hammers that carved the stone. In today’s society when an active shooting takes place the tool is always blamed and receives most of the blame instead of the shooter. Politicians then look for ways to put laws into place to attack the issue. The gun
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the completion of a crime. * An individual must possess the specific intent or purpose to achieve a criminal objective. To be charged with attempt there are three legal tests for the actus reus. All three ask whether an individual’s actions clearly indicate intent to commit a crime. (Lippman, M. 2007). Physical Proximity to the commission of a crime. Defendant’s actions are close to completing the crime. The focus is on the remaining steps required to complete the crime. (Lippman, M. 2007)
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Statistics show that violence related to guns is the second-leading cause of teenage and young adult death in industrialized areas (Murnan, J., Dake, J A, & Price, J H 2004). What they don’t tell is the statistics for the amount of self defense and other non-violent cases are involved. Moorhouse and Wanner state that the rate of gun related homicide is over 50 percent but the variable to what the cause of the homicide is not present (Moorhouse and Wanner, 2006). FBI releases a report that gives these
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Crime Trends Crime trends have changed drastically throughout the years. Criminal activity has always been a challenging task to evaluate and monitor. What is a crime trend? A crime trend is defined as a significant change in the nature of selected crime types within a defined geographical area and time period (U.S. Legal, 2001). Crime trends tend to increase and decrease for different reason throughout the years. The essay will discuss the crime trend in America and the reason for a decline
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