Gun Control No matter where you are in the world you are bombarded with issues that can raise a debate. Anything from same sex marriage to global warming you will hear about it. One of the biggest ongoing debates of our time that does not seem to have a solution to its end is gun control. While most topics have three sides of supporters: those who are for it, those who are against it, and those who are in the middle. Gun control seems to only have two sides. The National Rifle Association who
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The article I chose was “Teachers Carrying Guns: Debate Follows Sandy Hook Shooting”. In the article the author states that one of the teacher find it absurd that any one would want teacher to have guns in school. He argues that carrying guns in school goes against the main reason he became a teacher. He states that a focus on guns ignores other factors in school violence, such as mental health screening and counseling (huffingtonpost.com). He also stats that the school preaches no violence
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Stance On Gun Control Michael S. Slaughter COM/215 28 APRIL 2014 Dr. Karyn Riedell University of Phoenix Should Americans have the right to own and carry around firearms? Some say the right to bear arms has become fundamental to the idea for self-defense and safety today and that without guns, Americans would not be able to protect themselves from crooks. Some also say it's important for that right to continue to be etched in the Constitution so that it is ensured for all citizens, no matter which
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Kairotic Moment of Gun Control On July 20, 2012, The Dark Knight Rises was formally released in the U.S. It could have been a grand festival for Batman fans, unfortunately, the tragedy happened. In the cinema of Aurora, Colorado, a man named James Holmes, who wore a gas mask and dressed up as the super villain in the movie, threw tear gas into the theater and shot at people during the showing of the film. Twelve people were killed and fifty-eight people were injured in the incident. As one of the
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Megan Padilla Gun Control Sociology November 12, 2013 Gun Control The issue of gun control has come up recently as an important decision opportunity for our country. Many people are asking whether guns really are the helpful tool that many of us have been saying they are, or if they are the killing machines they have recently been publicized as. The definition of a gun is "a device that discharges a shot, shells, or bullets from a straight tube by a spark-producing mechanism that ignites
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Gun Control Congress continues to debate the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. Various federal laws have been enacted since 1934 to promote such regulation. Gun control advocates argue that they curb access by criminals, juveniles, and other "high-risk" individuals. They contend that only federal measures can successfully reduce the availability of guns. Some advocates seek broad policy changes such as near-prohibition of non-police handgun ownership
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and the way he acts towards the guard. He tackles him and puts a gun to his head threatening to kill him if he doesn’t let Romeo into the church to see Juliet. This here is an example why
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“Gun Laws in the U.S.” “Guns don’t kill people, people do!” This slogan is used by many gun right advocates in America today. I couldn’t agree more! People kill people during the commission of crimes, in the heat of passion, or through a series of innocent, yet deadly mistakes. Gun right advocates continuously lobby the legislature into submitting bills that would allow John Q. Public to legally carry firearms onto college campuses. Firearm possession does nothing more than create a false
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who needs it? Well we all do, no matter where we live. What are the best ways to protect ourselves? Despite what many people say, a firearm is a great way to protect yourself and others. The government is trying to limit our gun freedom; in doing this they are taking away our own personal protection package. One pull of the finger and you can stop a person or animal dead in their tracks. Most of the time you wouldn’t have to pull the trigger, just the sight of the gun can stop them. In 2005-2010
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“Guns do not kill, but people do.” I am sure most of us have heard this saying at some point in our lives. Surely, it is a statement of the obvious, but the logic behind it rings true. It may seem rational to ban guns entirely to prevent people from killing, but it is not the guns themselves that are the problem. The criminals who kill others are willing to break the law and risk going to prison for the rest of their lives to murder, yet they are expected to follow firearm laws? If a nationwide gun
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