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In addition, with previous facts, statistics, opinions, etc. it cannot be denied that guns keep people that have them safe. Bad things happen, and bad
people are out there using guns incorrectly, but if someone had to choose between having a gun to defend themselves in a situation that called for it and
not having one...well, one would presume the choice to have a gun would have been chosen. Why? Because that person knows that if they had a gun
they would have a better chance at survival. From the article "Guns Protect People" criminologist Gary Kleck reports that people who own guns are
reported using their guns 2.5 million times per year to fight off an attack. He reported that once every 13 seconds someone was using their gun to
keep themselves safe (Harris Para. 6). It only makes sense that one thing that would deter a criminal is that someone they are trying to hurt will have a
gun. Even the notion that someone has a gun could ward of someone unwanted, because no one really wants to take the chance of someone shooting
them in defense. Knowing that is sometimes what helps people get to sleep at night. Clair Schwan, the editor of the Libertarian Logic Web site, states
that "Prohibition of concealed carry is a prohibition of choice, and a prohibition of self–defense. Both of those prohibitions are wrong." (Para. 4).
Something put so simply but has such a deep meaning to the fight that is currently going on today. Guns keep people safe and taking away those guns is
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Essay On Gun Control
Does Gun Control Work? In America, there's a lot of debate about whether or not gun control would work in the United States. Most republicans and
conservatives want less gun control, but most democrats and liberals want more gun control. People should know some gun control history, the amount
of deaths and lives saved by firearms and what guns are commonly used In murders, and what more gun control looks like and what's the alternative to
gun control. The first gun control legislation was passed on June 26, 1934. The National Firearms Act part of President Franklin D Roosevelt's New
Deal for Crime. In 1938, the FFA required gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers to have a federal firearms license. In 1968, President Lyndon B.
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households had at least one gun in possession. The most common owned type of gun by type. The five most commonly owned pistols are Glock 19,
Sig Sauer P938, Springfield XD–S, Ruger Lightweight, Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. The five most commonly owned rifles DPMS Oracle, Ruger
AR–556, Kel–Tec SuB–2000, Colt LE6920, Smith & Wesson M&P15. The AR–15 platform is the most commonly sold rifle in the US. The AR in
AR–15 actually stands for ArmaLite Rifle not assault rifle. The ar is a semi auto rifle, which means one pull of the trigger only shoots one bullet you
can not purchase a full auto AR–15. The type of bullet the ar shoots is 223 or 5.56 nato. If you want to buy a rifle you have to know what you want to
buy and you should research your state laws. Then the seller has to perform a background check and make sure your over 18. Then the FBI will
check your background and make sure you're able to purchase the rifle you want. The ways you can not buy a gun is if you're convicted of a crime
punishable by imprisonment of more than a year, a fugitive from justice, an illegal alien, someone under a restraining order for harassing or threatening
an intimate partner or the child of an intimate partner, and a person convicted of domestic
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Gun Control versus Gun Rights Essay
Introduction
In America guns have been a part of the country's society since it's birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the
nation, protect their families, hunt for food and engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control is complex. Weighing the rights and
liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States, gun control is
one of these tumultuous issues that has both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. Those parties in favor of gun ownership and the freedom to use
and keep arms, rely on the fact that the provision for such rights is enshrined in their constitution. In this climate of...show more content...
The exact number of gun owners in America is unknown. There are approximately 44 million firearms owners in the US, according to a National
Institute of Justice survey conducted in 1994. Looking at firearm production data from 2010, various gun manufactures state the figure is as high as
300 million people. (Agresti and Smith, justfacts.com, 02/12/12). Regardless of the precise number of guns in America they are an everyday reality.
For the gun enthusiast there are a number of activities which in some families, have taken on an almost religious reverence. Hunting is engaged in by
23 to 43.7 million Americans, according to a national survey in 2001, conducted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Generations of
families , fathers , grandfathers and sons have enjoyed the great outdoors, refining and taking pleasure in hunting.Target shooting, collecting and self
protection constitutes the remainder of "legal gun owners in the U.S. Groups such as the National Rifle Association are the most outspoken and self
proclaimed defender of gun owner's rights. In 2011 the N.R.A. joined a lawsuit to continue its primary role in America. In a court update Chris Cox
writes (2011), "The NRA fights to enforce––and extend––gun owners' rights." Cox's writing on this case illustrates the divide between state and federal
government restrictions, and
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An Informative Essay on Gun Control
Due date Informative Essay on Gun Control Introduction The right to possess guns is a fundamental element to American identity. The right to own
and operate guns under certain circumstances is in fact guaranteed as part of the United States Constitution. Over the course of American history and
particularly in the 21st century, there exists a great debate over the possession of guns of private citizens. Both sides of the debate argue with fervor.
There are those that argue fervently for the right to possess arms; they argue for guns with regard to home protection, property protection, personal
security, and that it is a fundamental right as a citizen. On the other side, there are those that reference the persistence of accidental injuries and
fatalities that are gun related. People on this side of the debate argue for the banishment of guns, for stricter gun control laws, and for restrictions on
certain kinds of high caliber guns and ammunition. They argue for the safety of the general population and for the lack of responsibility of those in
possession of guns. They additionally reference the excessive amount of gun violence in media such as music, films, animation, and video games
trying providing moderate to exceptional evidence that access to excessive violent imagery in conjunction with what they view as slack gun control
policies is an equation for tragedies that society is unprepared to handle and should not have to. Each side of the gun control debate has
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Persuasive Speech On Gun Control
I. Introduction A.Attention getter: "Why on earth would you want someone who beats their wife to have access to a gun?", after asking this question
to Colorado Senator Vicki Marble, 11–year–old boy was kicked out of his Cub Scout den. B. Background and Audience Relevance: According to one
of the LA Times article published in September 2016 about 64% California residents are pro gun–control but 2016 was year when 1.3 million guns
were sold in California. Which means people are scared and they are buying guns. And when scared people have guns, terrible things happen. Oral
Citation 1: 89.3 KCPP, March 15, 2017 C. Speaker credibility: As I have mentioned in my previous presentation, I was a victim of a gun violence
/ mass shooting. So the...show more content...
can have their own military and can have guns. Initially it wasn't an individual right. Oral Citation 2: Cornell Law School, Cornell University,
accessed October 26, 2017. B.Sub point B Therefor we can say that there was no mention of an individual right to bear arms in the notes about the
Second Amendment when it was being drafted, discussed, or ratified; the US Supreme Court declined to rule in favor of the individual right four
times between 1876 and 1939; and all law articles on the Second Amendment from 1888 to 1959 stated that an individual right was not guaranteed.
Oral Citation 3: ProCon.org, website, accessed October 26, 2017. Transition to next point (signpost, review, preview): Now that we have talked about
the second Amendment, lets discuss some cons of having guns. III. Main Point II. A.Sub Point A According to ProCon.org, five women are murdered
with guns every day in the United States. In fact, a woman 's risk of being murdered increases 500% if a gun is present during a domestic dispute.
Between 2001 and 2012 6,410 women were killed with a gun by an intimate partner in the United States. B.Sub Point B Did you know that in United
States, twelve states including Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Maine, and Alaska allow anyone to buy guns without any permit! Many people think all those states are southern states which is very
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Essay on Gun Control
Since the early days, gun control has been a never–ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime, the fight for the right to own a hand gun,
the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States, that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The
streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide
level?(www.guncite.com). A sad fact but true. Many people feel that gun control violates their right to own a gun thesecond amendment says so: ?the
right to bear arms?. I personally share that point of view for it would not be in the constitution to begin with. However, there is no...show more content...
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Gang members and drug dealers are the main problem. It would be ridiculous to say that only because people own guns that they are going to go
out and shoot people. Moreover, putting gun control into practice would only make it better for the black market to grow. According to Bret
Begum, Lucy Howard and Susannah Meadows??if people are not allowed to bear arms, then they will definitely buy them in illegal ways?(9) Not
only criminals but ordinary people should be able to own a gun. Thinking about my own life I would definitely feel safer if I knew there was a gun in
my house and that I could use it in order to protect myself. Curtis Lovelace offers the view ?...Most of the times criminals run away if they know the
victim is armed?(16). Evidence confirms that gun control should not take place.
If gun control were put into practice would that end the debates? I seriously doubt it. People have different points of view on this subject. I believe
that by making this issue so controversial is only making it worse. Arguing about gun control does not solve the main problem, which is the lack of
values and morals in society.
If gun control did not exist then the arguing would be over, people would have no choice but stick to what is settled. Of course that there will always
be people that are against and in favor of gun control but I learned that making the issue more important that it really is only
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Gun Control Essay
Gun Control
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Gun Control
Introduction
Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. This essay aims to put forward an argument against gun control. The essay asserts that prevalence
of gun control should not be a part of the society. Society should be against gun control because people should be able to protect themselves, the crime
rate would decrease, and people have the right to bear arms.
Discussion
The controversy regarding the gun control is neither a new one nor particular to United States. Majority of the gun control laws make no demarcation
between the citizens who are law breakers and those who are law abiding. Gun control laws simply entail that anyone...show more content...
Criminals are provoked by self–protection and guns can thus be a disincentive. A majority of convicted American criminals have reported that they
fear from attacking the victims who are armed. Their fear of encountering armed victims surpasses their fear of being caught by police (Lott, pp.05).
Robbers do not attempt to break into houses after midnight because of the probability of being shot. Thus, society should be against gun control
because crimes will decrease.
Keeping guns and using them for self defense is a right of the citizens as laid by the constitution. The constitution wants its citizens to possess guns in
order to protect and defend themselves from the criminals or the despotism of their own government. Other than the constitutional right, self defense by
keeping guns is also an inherent basic human right of the people (Reynolds & Caruth, pp.27–29). Therefore, society should be against gun control as
people have a right to bear arms.
Conclusion
Most of the criminals acquire guns from illegal sources. Gun control laws; therefore, are not able to restrict criminals. They only restrain law abiding
citizens from possessing guns which increases the crime violence; therefore, society should be against gun control because people should be able to
protect themselves, the crime rate would decrease, and people have the right to bear arms.
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Persuasive Essay On Gun Control
Nick Smith
Professor Rocha
Intro to College Writing
15 November 2017
Gun Control
Gun control has been a hot topic for very long time. People on the anti–gun control side believe that gun ownership is a Constitutional right backed by
the Second Amendment. The anti–gun believes that you should be able to posses and own any firearm. They also believe that gun laws only restrict the
law abiding citizens. Pro–gun control believes that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe that gun laws help keep guns of the
street and deter crime.
The Second Amendment 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" (Caplan). "Underlying this amendment are two goals of an individual and collective defense from violence and
aggression, which have been recognized by Congress" (Caplan). The second amendment should help secure right of the people to have a gun in their
home. "The government should not be permitted to declare who would or would not be able to bear arms on the basis of vague religious tests or any
other nebulous standard or artifice" (Caplan).
The first infringement on the Second Amendment came on November 30, 1993 when President Clinton signed Brady Bill I. The law required that
there be a five day waiting period on all handgun purchases. The Brady Bill also banned semi–automatic rifles and other military type weapons. The
five day waiting period is supposed to stop felons from buying guns. But, Waiting periods do not stop felons from getting guns. Since 1968 it has
been illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. Most of the criminals do not get their guns from stores, most get them by theft or on the black market.
"While legitimate users of firearms encounter intense regulation, scrutiny, and bureaucratic control, illicit markets easily adapt to whatever difficulties
a free society throws in their way" (Polsby). A study by Professor James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, showed that, "fifty percent of criminals
expected to get a gun illegally the same day they get out of prison." (Blackman Aug 1985)
Brady Bill talks about recording and keeping track of guns for safety reasons. When people talk
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Introduction To Gun Control Essay
English Research Paper– Gun Control Introductory"If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would
be the bad guys." – Bruce Willis. Americans of the age of twenty–one should be able to own guns, with a mandatory background and mental check
before purchase. Before any firearm sale at antique shops, background checks should be performed. Parents should keep unloaded weapons locked
away in a safe place, and should talk to their children about gun safety, and why it is important. Before shooting on the range, kids should be safely
taught how to dry–fire (if possible), and learn how to safely handle guns. Unsafe gun handling should never be permitted.
History
The Second 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." In other words, people should freely be able to access guns, in order to keep our country safe. "464,033 total gun deaths
occurred from 1999–2013. There were 270,237 suicides, 174,773 homicides, and 9,983 unintentional deaths. Firearms were said to be the 12th
leading cause of all deaths. Guns were the leading cause of death by homicide (66.6% of all homicides) and suicide (52.2% off all suicides)" (Should
More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted in...show more content...
Chicago had 2,089 shooting victims including at least 390 murders. Approximately 50,000 guns were recovered by Chicago Police Department
between 2011 and March 2012. Guns came from all 50 states, more than half from outside Illinois" (Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted in the
United States?В¬). "In Nevada, voters barely approved a measure to expand background checks to private gun sales and transfers, with just 50.45%
voting in favor" (Sanburn). Most of private gun sales will not think to perform a background check, as they are looking to make quick, easy
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Essay On Gun Control
Views on Gun Control Gun control is one of the few things in today's society that is a major problem and that is extremely prevalent in the United
States. This phenomenon has been a controversy for decades that is still highly debated today. One of the reasons why this topic is so important is
because of how dangerous firearms can be towards others or even yourself. Just in the past couple of years there has been multiple incidents involving
firearms and death. For example, the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school and Aurora, Colorado shook the Nation as a whole. In addition, many
authors argue whether or not they are for gun control for obvious reasons, but what they do not talk about is religious reasons. The biggest argument
over...show more content...
Fritz M.D. comes from the Brown University School of Medicine. He shows his support with his article titled "A national response to school
shootings." In his paper he is extremely thorough about gun control, more specifically what is causing the problem and how to fix it. In addition, Fritz
stresses that the services and precautions taken to increase gun control are not enough to be effective.
The final gun control supporter Aditi Verma, a journalist for bioethics journal claims that Untied States needs more gun control enforcement. Verma
expressed her thoughts with her paper titled "Gun Control and Mental Illness." She takes on the stance that if people want something done then they
have to invest their time and money into what they are doing. For example, if she wants to crack down on the gun control and mental illness issue
then she is going to have to do research and spend valuable resources.
Of course when there is an issue there is always more than one side. In this case, we have John R. Lott Jr. a non–supporter of gun control. Lott Jr. is
the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of "The War on Guns" and "More Guns, Less Crime." He exhibits his views on
gun control with his article titled "It's already too late for gun control to work." In his paper he explains that society has failed on itself and there is
no hope for gun control to work anytime soon. Lott Jr. definitely takes a more radical approach to gun control and seems to
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Gun Control Essay
Gun Control will make the nation Safer
Some have said, "Gun control is good, others have said it isn't." "Gun Control is a governmental regulation of the sale and ownership of firearm"(gun
control). I believe that if we have a semi–stricter law on Gun Control, the crime rate would lessen.
The reason I decide to choose a topic on Gun control was that it had some intriguing viewpoints, such as different point of views and some
controversial viewpoint. I decided to read two type of views on concerning gun control, such as one of them was explaining about how gun control
should be put in place to avoid massacres and violence with weapons. On the other hand, the other article was emphasizing the different ways that if the
law was stricter...show more content...
I would then say since we have this law in place no kid would have easy access because it would all be locked up.
The result of Gun control is that laws put in place in this article and one that is connected to gun control help the violence of guns lessen and also
keep people who are not authorized to carry one, not carry firearms. No doubt, sources such as the National Rifle Association have said, "That it isn't the
firearm who kills people or does damage, but it's the person behind the gun." In my belief, gun control has been slightly mandated because due to
the results of gun control, it has majorly been enforced by having those who are accused of firearm charges have longer jail sentences. For example,
"The number of inmates in federal prison on firearm or arson charges (the two are counted together) increased 51 percent from 1993 to 1998, to a total
of 8,979"(Control). That's why my reasoning was aimed in a particular way.
The purpose of gun control in this article is emphasizing that gun should be outlawed because it is detrimental to a person's to a person well–being,
such as reduce crime on individual and also crimes happening in today's time is by gun violence; moreover, the different massacres are by guns. The
reason is that the person who is operating that machinery, are mentally ill, so the best way eliminate massacre is when we someone who is not having
a good day or good time at the moment, we should uplift them and take care of them
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Gun Control Thesis Statement Essay
Thesis Statement: Gun control decreases crime. If gun control is regulated, then we will have less crime. Access to firearms makes killing easy,
efficient, and impersonal, which increases the lethality of crime. Josh Sugarmann, the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said,
"We recoil in horror and search for explanations, but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the handy killing machines that
make crimes so easy."Allowing untrained people to carry guns puts others at risk and it can result in self–inflicting injuries both by suicide and
unintentional incidents. Gun violence in America kills more than 30,000 and injures almost 70,000 each year. Guns can be misused and abused, which
is why gun...show more content...
For example, during a year when over 5,000 teens and children died from gun wounds in the USA, in Great Britain, where gun ownership is very
restricted, 19 teens and children died from gun wounds. * U.S. suicide rates overall were 30 percent lower than other countries, but the U.S. firearm
suicide rate was 5.8 times higher. * It was found that "criminal gun use is far more common than self–defense gun use." Studies show that the number
of respondents claiming to be victims of gun violence outnumbered those claiming to have used a gun in self–defense by more than 4 to 1. * Guns kept
in the home were 22 times more likely to be used in unintentional shootings, murder or assault, and suicide attempts than in an act of self–defense. * In
Japan and England many police on patrol do not carry firearms because in those countries, gun control has decreased the number of guns used by
criminals. * The U.S. doesn't even require a background check every time a gun is sold and allows the sale of assault clips holding more than 10
bullets. This makes it easy for dangerous people to get their hands on lethal firepower. Works Cited * "Taming the Gun Monster: Is It Constitutional?"
Los Angeles Times 1 Nov. 1993. Print. * Page, Clarence. "Children are at Risk From Handgun Violence." Gun Control: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed.
Tamara L. Roleff. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997.
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Gun Control Mechanism
Introduction
In America, one of the major challenges for security agencies is to have Gun control. Several innocent people's lives have been taken by this weapon
and led to great moaning in the U.S. Likewise, different people have been left immobilized due to increase gun violence & crime. In the United
States, these types of challenge are arising because of issuing & providing possession of unlicensed guns. For the aim of reducing crime rates due to
gun, governments must make strict balance on gun distribution, as well as illegalize its ownership without any exception to any conditions (DeConde,
2003).
Therefore, gun violence is explained as the utilization of firearms to produce harm. Moreover, this term signifies the general guns misuse, so broadly,
it can be described as a violence and crime class committed with the help of firearms which might not cover self–defense actions, practices for law
enforcement, sports along with hunting others (DeConde, 2003).
Further includes careful use of weapons to murder, produce injury or threaten people. Among children and adolescents, it is common who wind up
providing trouble to them along with the public. The positioning of this paper is "Gun control."
Mechanisms for Implementing Gun Control
Many ways are now available for the implementation of the gun control. Getting it from the legislation and experience of U.K, gun control must be the
only government duty in addition to private security organizations. In the U.S., it is
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The Ethics of Gun Control Essay
The Ethics of Gun Control
The phrase "Gun Control" means different things to different people. One bumper sticker states that "Gun Control means hitting your target."
However one defines gun control, the mere mention of it brings controversy. Opposing sides have for years fought over the laws that govern firearms.
For the purposes of this paper "Gun Control" is defined as policies enacted by the government that limit the legal rights of gun owners to own, carry, or
use firearms, with the intent of reducing gun crimes such as murder, armed robbery, aggravated rape, and the like. So defined, gun control
understandably brings favorable responses from some, and angry objections from others.
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The arguments of the anti–gun lobby are generally based on so–called "common–sense" and emotional pleading, with relatively few statistics backing
up their claims. They argue that the Second Amendment to the Constitution is only giving the states the right to regulate militia activity and therefore
possess and "bear" arms (Rowland 3). Some of the more extreme anti–gun lobby advocate repealing the Second
Amendment altogether.
Since the most extreme advocates of gun control wish to ban guns regardless of the Constitution, it becomes necessary to not just examine the law of
the land, and the courts interpretation, but also the underlying philosophies of both sides of the debate. This is not to say that the issue cannot be
argued from a legal standpoint. In the past few years, as class–action lawsuits have become more prevalent, some lawsuits have been brought against
gun manufacturers on the grounds that they produce and distribute a dangerous product. In some cases, juries decided for the plaintiffs, and thus set
precedent for more anti–gun suits. This hardly sets an actual legal precedent against the legality of guns themselves. In fact, US v. Emerson, a case
resolved just last
Spring, a federal appeals judge upheld under the Second Amendment the right to own/possess
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Gun Control : Opposing Viewpoints
GUN CONTROL: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS Introduction and Preliminary Research In a country where the people own more than 70 million
handguns and perhaps one million automatic rifles and assault weapons, public opinion on gun control is understandably divided. Those opposed to
gun control often cite the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, which appears to guarantee private citizens the unrestricted right to
bear arms; less theoretical arguments include the practical need for self–defense in a violent society, and the prospect of political tyranny in a society
where only the government possesses weapons. Finally, the sporting rights of hunters and target shooters are said to be threatened by calls for
registration of rifles and...show more content...
Although numerous advocacy groups have emerged on both sides of the issues, the battles lines are most clearly drawn between the pro–gun National
Rifle Association (NRA) and the gun–control groups comprised of the many associations of police officers and chiefs (POAs). The National Rifle
Association, with over 3 million members nationwide and a large office building prominently located near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.,
has aggressively fought gun registration and control for decades, and is said to be the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill beside the government
employees union. The NRA has been able to intimidate politicians by mounting a large single–issue lobby at election time, but President Clinton has
announced his intention to sign the Brady Bill for tightened gun control, and in March of 1993 actually dared to criticize the NRA for lobbying
against gun control efforts at the local, state and national level ("Clinton Criticizes the NRA," 1993: 155). On the opposite side of the issue is a wide
array of gun control groups, but perhaps the most significant are the police officer and police chief associations as a whole, which in the last decade
have come out solidly in favor of increased handgun and automatic weapon registration and restriction. The street war with criminals, and the increasing
incidence of mass murder, are finding America 's police
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Gun Control Argumentative Essay
Intro:The topic of gun control has been a huge debate since the first move towards gun violence with the National Firearms Act which was passed in
1929 and is still abided by today. The issue of gun control should be solved by preventing the mentally ill from purchasing guns. Given the current
political ideology of the American government, preventing the mentally ill from obtaining guns is an unlikely solution to pass because the makeup of
the government is Republican and they believe everyone no matter what has the right to own a gun.
#1 Evidence:
In 2012 after the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, Obama signed a law that, "would have required the Social Security Administration to report
the records of some mentally ill beneficiaries to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background...show more content...
Throughout the United States, citizens have split opinions on whether the state or federal governments should be in charge of gun control. Ultimitley,
gun regulations are up to the state governments. The federal government sets laws and restrictions on weapons, such as what type of guns citizens are
allowed to own. On the other hand, state governments set certain restrictions for that specific state. For example, age restrictions and safety laws. Gun
control is a state issue because some states agree with preventing the mentally ill from purchasing guns. For example, just recently in Delaware, a bill
that would prohibit gun ownership to some mental health patients and criminals was introduced. But that isn't the case for all states. An example for
the federal government is after the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy and more, President Lyndon B.
Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 into law. This law prohibited interstate transfer unless completed by a licensed manufacturer or
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Guns Control Against Gun Control
Many people die from gun related incidents every year. Thus, whether guns should be controlled or not has been a converversonl topic for many years.
People should be allowed to protect themselves by owning guns, however there should be a restrictions.
People do have the the right to own guns to protect themselves. In an article entitled "Briefing: Armed and Dangerous" The Week explains that the
only way for a person to protect themselves and or others from a person using a gun to harm others is for the person to use a gun themselves: "'The
only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"'(11). Also, in the article "The Great Equalizer" the author, Charles C.W. Cooke, tells
the story of an african american man who protected him and his family in order to demonstrate that people should be able to own guns in order to
protect themselves: "Or, as the Mississippi farmer and civil–rights activist Hartman Turnbow put it with more elan, by opening fire on Klan member
who were attacking his home 'I wasn't being non–violent, I was just protectin' my family"'(Cooke 27). In addition, Cooke quotes a University
professor named Charles E. Cobb who has spend time with people who live in areas that are prone to attacks to further explain that guns should be
able to be kept in the owner's homes: "'I lived with the families in the South. There was never a family I stayed with that didn't have a gun. I know
from personal experience and the experience and experiences of
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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control
Introduction
"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."– The
Bill of Rights."The 21st century" a backdrop for the War On Terror, has since changed that view on the right to bear arms enough to call for major
gun reform. Orlando, Florida 50 killed and 53 injured June 12, 2016. San Bernardino, California 16 killed and 24 injured December 2, 2015. The
media slanders two weapons of so called "terror", the infamous AK–47 and the AR–15. The AK–47 a soviet made weapon a by product of the cold war,
and the AR–15 a weapon invented to combat the AK–47. Both weapons are used in many mass shootings, in fact the New York Times calls both
assault rifles...show more content...
The second amendment is an american right, let's not throw that away, instead legislation should focus on educating gun owners in proper storage and
safe ways to handle firearms, practices like this have proven to reduce gun related injuries and doesn't infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms.
Lastly, what makes gun control lobbyist really think that just because guns are banned that criminals will not find a way to obtain them, just like anti
prohibitionists in the 1920's. The best way to reduce gun related injuries in the united states is not through restrictive laws on the amendment, but
education, educating americans how to properly handle firearms, how to properly stowe firearms so that kids cannot access them, that is the only
solution to gun
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Gun Control Research Paper
More than a third of Americans say they or someone in their household owns a gun. Guns are used for a variety of purposes, such as hunting, self
defense, target shooting, for historical purposes, and so on. Most of the time the owners of these guns are responsible law abiding citizens and only in
a small minority has a gun been used as a weapon intended to invoke harm upon someone. Some law makers and citizens have suggested creating and
enforcing more gun control policies. These policies would more than likely make little or no difference in the number of yearly casualties because
criminals don't care about the laws and will obtain a gun illegally and these restrictions go against the 2nd amendment.
Federal law requires that all licensed
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  • 1. Guns Control Gun Control In addition, with previous facts, statistics, opinions, etc. it cannot be denied that guns keep people that have them safe. Bad things happen, and bad people are out there using guns incorrectly, but if someone had to choose between having a gun to defend themselves in a situation that called for it and not having one...well, one would presume the choice to have a gun would have been chosen. Why? Because that person knows that if they had a gun they would have a better chance at survival. From the article "Guns Protect People" criminologist Gary Kleck reports that people who own guns are reported using their guns 2.5 million times per year to fight off an attack. He reported that once every 13 seconds someone was using their gun to keep themselves safe (Harris Para. 6). It only makes sense that one thing that would deter a criminal is that someone they are trying to hurt will have a gun. Even the notion that someone has a gun could ward of someone unwanted, because no one really wants to take the chance of someone shooting them in defense. Knowing that is sometimes what helps people get to sleep at night. Clair Schwan, the editor of the Libertarian Logic Web site, states that "Prohibition of concealed carry is a prohibition of choice, and a prohibition of self–defense. Both of those prohibitions are wrong." (Para. 4). Something put so simply but has such a deep meaning to the fight that is currently going on today. Guns keep people safe and taking away those guns is Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Essay On Gun Control Does Gun Control Work? In America, there's a lot of debate about whether or not gun control would work in the United States. Most republicans and conservatives want less gun control, but most democrats and liberals want more gun control. People should know some gun control history, the amount of deaths and lives saved by firearms and what guns are commonly used In murders, and what more gun control looks like and what's the alternative to gun control. The first gun control legislation was passed on June 26, 1934. The National Firearms Act part of President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal for Crime. In 1938, the FFA required gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers to have a federal firearms license. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson...show more content... households had at least one gun in possession. The most common owned type of gun by type. The five most commonly owned pistols are Glock 19, Sig Sauer P938, Springfield XD–S, Ruger Lightweight, Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. The five most commonly owned rifles DPMS Oracle, Ruger AR–556, Kel–Tec SuB–2000, Colt LE6920, Smith & Wesson M&P15. The AR–15 platform is the most commonly sold rifle in the US. The AR in AR–15 actually stands for ArmaLite Rifle not assault rifle. The ar is a semi auto rifle, which means one pull of the trigger only shoots one bullet you can not purchase a full auto AR–15. The type of bullet the ar shoots is 223 or 5.56 nato. If you want to buy a rifle you have to know what you want to buy and you should research your state laws. Then the seller has to perform a background check and make sure your over 18. Then the FBI will check your background and make sure you're able to purchase the rifle you want. The ways you can not buy a gun is if you're convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than a year, a fugitive from justice, an illegal alien, someone under a restraining order for harassing or threatening an intimate partner or the child of an intimate partner, and a person convicted of domestic Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Gun Control versus Gun Rights Essay Introduction In America guns have been a part of the country's society since it's birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation, protect their families, hunt for food and engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control is complex. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States, gun control is one of these tumultuous issues that has both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. Those parties in favor of gun ownership and the freedom to use and keep arms, rely on the fact that the provision for such rights is enshrined in their constitution. In this climate of...show more content... The exact number of gun owners in America is unknown. There are approximately 44 million firearms owners in the US, according to a National Institute of Justice survey conducted in 1994. Looking at firearm production data from 2010, various gun manufactures state the figure is as high as 300 million people. (Agresti and Smith, justfacts.com, 02/12/12). Regardless of the precise number of guns in America they are an everyday reality. For the gun enthusiast there are a number of activities which in some families, have taken on an almost religious reverence. Hunting is engaged in by 23 to 43.7 million Americans, according to a national survey in 2001, conducted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Generations of families , fathers , grandfathers and sons have enjoyed the great outdoors, refining and taking pleasure in hunting.Target shooting, collecting and self protection constitutes the remainder of "legal gun owners in the U.S. Groups such as the National Rifle Association are the most outspoken and self proclaimed defender of gun owner's rights. In 2011 the N.R.A. joined a lawsuit to continue its primary role in America. In a court update Chris Cox writes (2011), "The NRA fights to enforce––and extend––gun owners' rights." Cox's writing on this case illustrates the divide between state and federal government restrictions, and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. An Informative Essay on Gun Control Due date Informative Essay on Gun Control Introduction The right to possess guns is a fundamental element to American identity. The right to own and operate guns under certain circumstances is in fact guaranteed as part of the United States Constitution. Over the course of American history and particularly in the 21st century, there exists a great debate over the possession of guns of private citizens. Both sides of the debate argue with fervor. There are those that argue fervently for the right to possess arms; they argue for guns with regard to home protection, property protection, personal security, and that it is a fundamental right as a citizen. On the other side, there are those that reference the persistence of accidental injuries and fatalities that are gun related. People on this side of the debate argue for the banishment of guns, for stricter gun control laws, and for restrictions on certain kinds of high caliber guns and ammunition. They argue for the safety of the general population and for the lack of responsibility of those in possession of guns. They additionally reference the excessive amount of gun violence in media such as music, films, animation, and video games trying providing moderate to exceptional evidence that access to excessive violent imagery in conjunction with what they view as slack gun control policies is an equation for tragedies that society is unprepared to handle and should not have to. Each side of the gun control debate has Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Persuasive Speech On Gun Control I. Introduction A.Attention getter: "Why on earth would you want someone who beats their wife to have access to a gun?", after asking this question to Colorado Senator Vicki Marble, 11–year–old boy was kicked out of his Cub Scout den. B. Background and Audience Relevance: According to one of the LA Times article published in September 2016 about 64% California residents are pro gun–control but 2016 was year when 1.3 million guns were sold in California. Which means people are scared and they are buying guns. And when scared people have guns, terrible things happen. Oral Citation 1: 89.3 KCPP, March 15, 2017 C. Speaker credibility: As I have mentioned in my previous presentation, I was a victim of a gun violence / mass shooting. So the...show more content... can have their own military and can have guns. Initially it wasn't an individual right. Oral Citation 2: Cornell Law School, Cornell University, accessed October 26, 2017. B.Sub point B Therefor we can say that there was no mention of an individual right to bear arms in the notes about the Second Amendment when it was being drafted, discussed, or ratified; the US Supreme Court declined to rule in favor of the individual right four times between 1876 and 1939; and all law articles on the Second Amendment from 1888 to 1959 stated that an individual right was not guaranteed. Oral Citation 3: ProCon.org, website, accessed October 26, 2017. Transition to next point (signpost, review, preview): Now that we have talked about the second Amendment, lets discuss some cons of having guns. III. Main Point II. A.Sub Point A According to ProCon.org, five women are murdered with guns every day in the United States. In fact, a woman 's risk of being murdered increases 500% if a gun is present during a domestic dispute. Between 2001 and 2012 6,410 women were killed with a gun by an intimate partner in the United States. B.Sub Point B Did you know that in United States, twelve states including Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Alaska allow anyone to buy guns without any permit! Many people think all those states are southern states which is very Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Essay on Gun Control Since the early days, gun control has been a never–ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime, the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States, that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide level?(www.guncite.com). A sad fact but true. Many people feel that gun control violates their right to own a gun thesecond amendment says so: ?the right to bear arms?. I personally share that point of view for it would not be in the constitution to begin with. However, there is no...show more content... Gaddini 2 Gang members and drug dealers are the main problem. It would be ridiculous to say that only because people own guns that they are going to go out and shoot people. Moreover, putting gun control into practice would only make it better for the black market to grow. According to Bret Begum, Lucy Howard and Susannah Meadows??if people are not allowed to bear arms, then they will definitely buy them in illegal ways?(9) Not only criminals but ordinary people should be able to own a gun. Thinking about my own life I would definitely feel safer if I knew there was a gun in my house and that I could use it in order to protect myself. Curtis Lovelace offers the view ?...Most of the times criminals run away if they know the victim is armed?(16). Evidence confirms that gun control should not take place. If gun control were put into practice would that end the debates? I seriously doubt it. People have different points of view on this subject. I believe that by making this issue so controversial is only making it worse. Arguing about gun control does not solve the main problem, which is the lack of values and morals in society. If gun control did not exist then the arguing would be over, people would have no choice but stick to what is settled. Of course that there will always be people that are against and in favor of gun control but I learned that making the issue more important that it really is only Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Gun Control Essay Gun Control [Name of the Writer] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Gun Control Introduction Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. This essay aims to put forward an argument against gun control. The essay asserts that prevalence of gun control should not be a part of the society. Society should be against gun control because people should be able to protect themselves, the crime rate would decrease, and people have the right to bear arms. Discussion The controversy regarding the gun control is neither a new one nor particular to United States. Majority of the gun control laws make no demarcation between the citizens who are law breakers and those who are law abiding. Gun control laws simply entail that anyone...show more content... Criminals are provoked by self–protection and guns can thus be a disincentive. A majority of convicted American criminals have reported that they fear from attacking the victims who are armed. Their fear of encountering armed victims surpasses their fear of being caught by police (Lott, pp.05). Robbers do not attempt to break into houses after midnight because of the probability of being shot. Thus, society should be against gun control because crimes will decrease. Keeping guns and using them for self defense is a right of the citizens as laid by the constitution. The constitution wants its citizens to possess guns in order to protect and defend themselves from the criminals or the despotism of their own government. Other than the constitutional right, self defense by keeping guns is also an inherent basic human right of the people (Reynolds & Caruth, pp.27–29). Therefore, society should be against gun control as people have a right to bear arms. Conclusion Most of the criminals acquire guns from illegal sources. Gun control laws; therefore, are not able to restrict criminals. They only restrain law abiding
  • 8. citizens from possessing guns which increases the crime violence; therefore, society should be against gun control because people should be able to protect themselves, the crime rate would decrease, and people have the right to bear arms. Works Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Persuasive Essay On Gun Control Nick Smith Professor Rocha Intro to College Writing 15 November 2017 Gun Control Gun control has been a hot topic for very long time. People on the anti–gun control side believe that gun ownership is a Constitutional right backed by the Second Amendment. The anti–gun believes that you should be able to posses and own any firearm. They also believe that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. Pro–gun control believes that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe that gun laws help keep guns of the street and deter crime. The Second Amendment 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" (Caplan). "Underlying this amendment are two goals of an individual and collective defense from violence and aggression, which have been recognized by Congress" (Caplan). The second amendment should help secure right of the people to have a gun in their home. "The government should not be permitted to declare who would or would not be able to bear arms on the basis of vague religious tests or any other nebulous standard or artifice" (Caplan). The first infringement on the Second Amendment came on November 30, 1993 when President Clinton signed Brady Bill I. The law required that there be a five day waiting period on all handgun purchases. The Brady Bill also banned semi–automatic rifles and other military type weapons. The five day waiting period is supposed to stop felons from buying guns. But, Waiting periods do not stop felons from getting guns. Since 1968 it has been illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. Most of the criminals do not get their guns from stores, most get them by theft or on the black market. "While legitimate users of firearms encounter intense regulation, scrutiny, and bureaucratic control, illicit markets easily adapt to whatever difficulties a free society throws in their way" (Polsby). A study by Professor James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, showed that, "fifty percent of criminals expected to get a gun illegally the same day they get out of prison." (Blackman Aug 1985) Brady Bill talks about recording and keeping track of guns for safety reasons. When people talk Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Introduction To Gun Control Essay English Research Paper– Gun Control Introductory"If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys." – Bruce Willis. Americans of the age of twenty–one should be able to own guns, with a mandatory background and mental check before purchase. Before any firearm sale at antique shops, background checks should be performed. Parents should keep unloaded weapons locked away in a safe place, and should talk to their children about gun safety, and why it is important. Before shooting on the range, kids should be safely taught how to dry–fire (if possible), and learn how to safely handle guns. Unsafe gun handling should never be permitted. History The Second 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." In other words, people should freely be able to access guns, in order to keep our country safe. "464,033 total gun deaths occurred from 1999–2013. There were 270,237 suicides, 174,773 homicides, and 9,983 unintentional deaths. Firearms were said to be the 12th leading cause of all deaths. Guns were the leading cause of death by homicide (66.6% of all homicides) and suicide (52.2% off all suicides)" (Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted in...show more content... Chicago had 2,089 shooting victims including at least 390 murders. Approximately 50,000 guns were recovered by Chicago Police Department between 2011 and March 2012. Guns came from all 50 states, more than half from outside Illinois" (Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted in the United States?В¬). "In Nevada, voters barely approved a measure to expand background checks to private gun sales and transfers, with just 50.45% voting in favor" (Sanburn). Most of private gun sales will not think to perform a background check, as they are looking to make quick, easy Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Essay On Gun Control Views on Gun Control Gun control is one of the few things in today's society that is a major problem and that is extremely prevalent in the United States. This phenomenon has been a controversy for decades that is still highly debated today. One of the reasons why this topic is so important is because of how dangerous firearms can be towards others or even yourself. Just in the past couple of years there has been multiple incidents involving firearms and death. For example, the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school and Aurora, Colorado shook the Nation as a whole. In addition, many authors argue whether or not they are for gun control for obvious reasons, but what they do not talk about is religious reasons. The biggest argument over...show more content... Fritz M.D. comes from the Brown University School of Medicine. He shows his support with his article titled "A national response to school shootings." In his paper he is extremely thorough about gun control, more specifically what is causing the problem and how to fix it. In addition, Fritz stresses that the services and precautions taken to increase gun control are not enough to be effective. The final gun control supporter Aditi Verma, a journalist for bioethics journal claims that Untied States needs more gun control enforcement. Verma expressed her thoughts with her paper titled "Gun Control and Mental Illness." She takes on the stance that if people want something done then they have to invest their time and money into what they are doing. For example, if she wants to crack down on the gun control and mental illness issue then she is going to have to do research and spend valuable resources. Of course when there is an issue there is always more than one side. In this case, we have John R. Lott Jr. a non–supporter of gun control. Lott Jr. is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of "The War on Guns" and "More Guns, Less Crime." He exhibits his views on gun control with his article titled "It's already too late for gun control to work." In his paper he explains that society has failed on itself and there is no hope for gun control to work anytime soon. Lott Jr. definitely takes a more radical approach to gun control and seems to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Gun Control Essay Gun Control will make the nation Safer Some have said, "Gun control is good, others have said it isn't." "Gun Control is a governmental regulation of the sale and ownership of firearm"(gun control). I believe that if we have a semi–stricter law on Gun Control, the crime rate would lessen. The reason I decide to choose a topic on Gun control was that it had some intriguing viewpoints, such as different point of views and some controversial viewpoint. I decided to read two type of views on concerning gun control, such as one of them was explaining about how gun control should be put in place to avoid massacres and violence with weapons. On the other hand, the other article was emphasizing the different ways that if the law was stricter...show more content... I would then say since we have this law in place no kid would have easy access because it would all be locked up. The result of Gun control is that laws put in place in this article and one that is connected to gun control help the violence of guns lessen and also keep people who are not authorized to carry one, not carry firearms. No doubt, sources such as the National Rifle Association have said, "That it isn't the firearm who kills people or does damage, but it's the person behind the gun." In my belief, gun control has been slightly mandated because due to the results of gun control, it has majorly been enforced by having those who are accused of firearm charges have longer jail sentences. For example, "The number of inmates in federal prison on firearm or arson charges (the two are counted together) increased 51 percent from 1993 to 1998, to a total of 8,979"(Control). That's why my reasoning was aimed in a particular way. The purpose of gun control in this article is emphasizing that gun should be outlawed because it is detrimental to a person's to a person well–being, such as reduce crime on individual and also crimes happening in today's time is by gun violence; moreover, the different massacres are by guns. The reason is that the person who is operating that machinery, are mentally ill, so the best way eliminate massacre is when we someone who is not having a good day or good time at the moment, we should uplift them and take care of them Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Gun Control Thesis Statement Essay Thesis Statement: Gun control decreases crime. If gun control is regulated, then we will have less crime. Access to firearms makes killing easy, efficient, and impersonal, which increases the lethality of crime. Josh Sugarmann, the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said, "We recoil in horror and search for explanations, but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the handy killing machines that make crimes so easy."Allowing untrained people to carry guns puts others at risk and it can result in self–inflicting injuries both by suicide and unintentional incidents. Gun violence in America kills more than 30,000 and injures almost 70,000 each year. Guns can be misused and abused, which is why gun...show more content... For example, during a year when over 5,000 teens and children died from gun wounds in the USA, in Great Britain, where gun ownership is very restricted, 19 teens and children died from gun wounds. * U.S. suicide rates overall were 30 percent lower than other countries, but the U.S. firearm suicide rate was 5.8 times higher. * It was found that "criminal gun use is far more common than self–defense gun use." Studies show that the number of respondents claiming to be victims of gun violence outnumbered those claiming to have used a gun in self–defense by more than 4 to 1. * Guns kept in the home were 22 times more likely to be used in unintentional shootings, murder or assault, and suicide attempts than in an act of self–defense. * In Japan and England many police on patrol do not carry firearms because in those countries, gun control has decreased the number of guns used by criminals. * The U.S. doesn't even require a background check every time a gun is sold and allows the sale of assault clips holding more than 10 bullets. This makes it easy for dangerous people to get their hands on lethal firepower. Works Cited * "Taming the Gun Monster: Is It Constitutional?" Los Angeles Times 1 Nov. 1993. Print. * Page, Clarence. "Children are at Risk From Handgun Violence." Gun Control: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Tamara L. Roleff. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. Gun Control Mechanism Introduction In America, one of the major challenges for security agencies is to have Gun control. Several innocent people's lives have been taken by this weapon and led to great moaning in the U.S. Likewise, different people have been left immobilized due to increase gun violence & crime. In the United States, these types of challenge are arising because of issuing & providing possession of unlicensed guns. For the aim of reducing crime rates due to gun, governments must make strict balance on gun distribution, as well as illegalize its ownership without any exception to any conditions (DeConde, 2003). Therefore, gun violence is explained as the utilization of firearms to produce harm. Moreover, this term signifies the general guns misuse, so broadly, it can be described as a violence and crime class committed with the help of firearms which might not cover self–defense actions, practices for law enforcement, sports along with hunting others (DeConde, 2003). Further includes careful use of weapons to murder, produce injury or threaten people. Among children and adolescents, it is common who wind up providing trouble to them along with the public. The positioning of this paper is "Gun control." Mechanisms for Implementing Gun Control Many ways are now available for the implementation of the gun control. Getting it from the legislation and experience of U.K, gun control must be the only government duty in addition to private security organizations. In the U.S., it is Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. The Ethics of Gun Control Essay The Ethics of Gun Control The phrase "Gun Control" means different things to different people. One bumper sticker states that "Gun Control means hitting your target." However one defines gun control, the mere mention of it brings controversy. Opposing sides have for years fought over the laws that govern firearms. For the purposes of this paper "Gun Control" is defined as policies enacted by the government that limit the legal rights of gun owners to own, carry, or use firearms, with the intent of reducing gun crimes such as murder, armed robbery, aggravated rape, and the like. So defined, gun control understandably brings favorable responses from some, and angry objections from others. The gun control...show more content... The arguments of the anti–gun lobby are generally based on so–called "common–sense" and emotional pleading, with relatively few statistics backing up their claims. They argue that the Second Amendment to the Constitution is only giving the states the right to regulate militia activity and therefore possess and "bear" arms (Rowland 3). Some of the more extreme anti–gun lobby advocate repealing the Second Amendment altogether. Since the most extreme advocates of gun control wish to ban guns regardless of the Constitution, it becomes necessary to not just examine the law of the land, and the courts interpretation, but also the underlying philosophies of both sides of the debate. This is not to say that the issue cannot be argued from a legal standpoint. In the past few years, as class–action lawsuits have become more prevalent, some lawsuits have been brought against gun manufacturers on the grounds that they produce and distribute a dangerous product. In some cases, juries decided for the plaintiffs, and thus set precedent for more anti–gun suits. This hardly sets an actual legal precedent against the legality of guns themselves. In fact, US v. Emerson, a case resolved just last Spring, a federal appeals judge upheld under the Second Amendment the right to own/possess Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Gun Control : Opposing Viewpoints GUN CONTROL: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS Introduction and Preliminary Research In a country where the people own more than 70 million handguns and perhaps one million automatic rifles and assault weapons, public opinion on gun control is understandably divided. Those opposed to gun control often cite the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, which appears to guarantee private citizens the unrestricted right to bear arms; less theoretical arguments include the practical need for self–defense in a violent society, and the prospect of political tyranny in a society where only the government possesses weapons. Finally, the sporting rights of hunters and target shooters are said to be threatened by calls for registration of rifles and...show more content... Although numerous advocacy groups have emerged on both sides of the issues, the battles lines are most clearly drawn between the pro–gun National Rifle Association (NRA) and the gun–control groups comprised of the many associations of police officers and chiefs (POAs). The National Rifle Association, with over 3 million members nationwide and a large office building prominently located near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., has aggressively fought gun registration and control for decades, and is said to be the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill beside the government employees union. The NRA has been able to intimidate politicians by mounting a large single–issue lobby at election time, but President Clinton has announced his intention to sign the Brady Bill for tightened gun control, and in March of 1993 actually dared to criticize the NRA for lobbying against gun control efforts at the local, state and national level ("Clinton Criticizes the NRA," 1993: 155). On the opposite side of the issue is a wide array of gun control groups, but perhaps the most significant are the police officer and police chief associations as a whole, which in the last decade have come out solidly in favor of increased handgun and automatic weapon registration and restriction. The street war with criminals, and the increasing incidence of mass murder, are finding America 's police Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Gun Control Argumentative Essay Intro:The topic of gun control has been a huge debate since the first move towards gun violence with the National Firearms Act which was passed in 1929 and is still abided by today. The issue of gun control should be solved by preventing the mentally ill from purchasing guns. Given the current political ideology of the American government, preventing the mentally ill from obtaining guns is an unlikely solution to pass because the makeup of the government is Republican and they believe everyone no matter what has the right to own a gun. #1 Evidence: In 2012 after the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, Obama signed a law that, "would have required the Social Security Administration to report the records of some mentally ill beneficiaries to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background...show more content... Throughout the United States, citizens have split opinions on whether the state or federal governments should be in charge of gun control. Ultimitley, gun regulations are up to the state governments. The federal government sets laws and restrictions on weapons, such as what type of guns citizens are allowed to own. On the other hand, state governments set certain restrictions for that specific state. For example, age restrictions and safety laws. Gun control is a state issue because some states agree with preventing the mentally ill from purchasing guns. For example, just recently in Delaware, a bill that would prohibit gun ownership to some mental health patients and criminals was introduced. But that isn't the case for all states. An example for the federal government is after the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy and more, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 into law. This law prohibited interstate transfer unless completed by a licensed manufacturer or Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. Guns Control Against Gun Control Many people die from gun related incidents every year. Thus, whether guns should be controlled or not has been a converversonl topic for many years. People should be allowed to protect themselves by owning guns, however there should be a restrictions. People do have the the right to own guns to protect themselves. In an article entitled "Briefing: Armed and Dangerous" The Week explains that the only way for a person to protect themselves and or others from a person using a gun to harm others is for the person to use a gun themselves: "'The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"'(11). Also, in the article "The Great Equalizer" the author, Charles C.W. Cooke, tells the story of an african american man who protected him and his family in order to demonstrate that people should be able to own guns in order to protect themselves: "Or, as the Mississippi farmer and civil–rights activist Hartman Turnbow put it with more elan, by opening fire on Klan member who were attacking his home 'I wasn't being non–violent, I was just protectin' my family"'(Cooke 27). In addition, Cooke quotes a University professor named Charles E. Cobb who has spend time with people who live in areas that are prone to attacks to further explain that guns should be able to be kept in the owner's homes: "'I lived with the families in the South. There was never a family I stayed with that didn't have a gun. I know from personal experience and the experience and experiences of Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Introduction "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."– The Bill of Rights."The 21st century" a backdrop for the War On Terror, has since changed that view on the right to bear arms enough to call for major gun reform. Orlando, Florida 50 killed and 53 injured June 12, 2016. San Bernardino, California 16 killed and 24 injured December 2, 2015. The media slanders two weapons of so called "terror", the infamous AK–47 and the AR–15. The AK–47 a soviet made weapon a by product of the cold war, and the AR–15 a weapon invented to combat the AK–47. Both weapons are used in many mass shootings, in fact the New York Times calls both assault rifles...show more content... The second amendment is an american right, let's not throw that away, instead legislation should focus on educating gun owners in proper storage and safe ways to handle firearms, practices like this have proven to reduce gun related injuries and doesn't infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms. Lastly, what makes gun control lobbyist really think that just because guns are banned that criminals will not find a way to obtain them, just like anti prohibitionists in the 1920's. The best way to reduce gun related injuries in the united states is not through restrictive laws on the amendment, but education, educating americans how to properly handle firearms, how to properly stowe firearms so that kids cannot access them, that is the only solution to gun Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Gun Control Research Paper More than a third of Americans say they or someone in their household owns a gun. Guns are used for a variety of purposes, such as hunting, self defense, target shooting, for historical purposes, and so on. Most of the time the owners of these guns are responsible law abiding citizens and only in a small minority has a gun been used as a weapon intended to invoke harm upon someone. Some law makers and citizens have suggested creating and enforcing more gun control policies. These policies would more than likely make little or no difference in the number of yearly casualties because criminals don't care about the laws and will obtain a gun illegally and these restrictions go against the 2nd amendment. Federal law requires that all licensed Get more content on HelpWriting.net