for Democrats, Republicans and independents to say … the strongest conceivable gun control laws won't stop all acts of violence. But, also, to acknowledge that the stronger our gun control laws are, the fewer acts of violence including mass violence that will happen in our society."- Sen. Joseph Lieberman, about Sandy Hook Shooting, December 17, 2012. Guns should be much difficult to obtain than they already are. If guns aren’t harder to obtain then just like now, everyone will be able to have one…
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I don’t believe we need more gun control. I believe the problem is how people are raised. With all these school shootings and big mass shootings everyone is trying to press more gun control and that’s not what we need. The problems are how kids are raised an all the bullying and social media craves. Stop trying to do everything to be an attention whore and start being nicer to everyone. There has been many of shootings that haven’t been looked into too or looked over that should’ve had something…
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For many ages, the issue of gun control has been a rising issue seen 1900s. Nowadays, guns are able to harm the innocent humans. This firing incidents occur in places such as in the malls, schools, and neighborhood. Americans recently witnessed a mass shooting in Florida high school with took the lives of innocent students and teacher. As humans, we have a duty to fill and it is to make this nation safe. Many students now fear weather to go to a public school or be homeschooled. No student should…
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With the growing number of mass shootings on the rise, gun control has become a major focus stretching from communities to the government. Reactions to tragedies and knowing that something needs to change, has set in motion a target on gun control. The problem is, are guns to be held responsible for human action? Growing numbers of people are leaning towards yes, however, a large number have researched the people behind the mass killings. The people who have mental illnesses and have not received…
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should be able to own guns. For the past few decades, there have been many laws and limits that have taken away the right of the people. Many of these laws and limits have resulted from fear of citizens killing and taking power. Contrary to belief, gun control laws infringe upon the constitution, have no correlation to crime rates, and prevent U.S. citizens from protecting their selves. Gun ownership is very popular in the U.S. In fact, it is almost un-American to not own a gun. The United States…
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Overview The topic of gun control is a very controversial topic that is very important to my family. My family loves guns and they are a very large part of my family's lives. We very much support the second amendment; it is one of our favorite amendments. I get my political views mostly from my dad, and he is very adamant about his views. We are a pretty well-advised family that knows what we are talking about. This topic is a matter of safety that should be important to everybody. There is a…
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these shootings. (Marsters, 2018) The US has the highest number of death caused by guns in the world as well as gun owner ship being over double the amount of other countries. ("U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons") Many of these death were children, but the victims are a range of ages. Many would question, if there are so many mass shooting, why are we not changing laws? Why is it so easy to get a gun? And what gun laws are in place in America? Written in the US Constitution, the second amendment…
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Greetings, I am Xiang Ni from Stockbridge High School and today I am here to discuss the importance of gun control within American society. Each year there are around 106 people in the United States that die each year just from gun violence and within 2021 there are around 48,830 people that died due to gun related incidents which is around a 23% increase as compared to 2019. There is a reason why gun control is so important to me since on the day of the Uvalde school shooting which happened on May 24,…
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In this world today, lots of people are fighting for gun control, but these people don't understand the importance of guns in our nation. Guns are used for self defense all over the counter to save people's lives from intruders. Gun control also will no stop shootings, most shooters have mental health issues and that causes there violence, the guns aren't the problem. A test to prevent mentally ill people from buying guns will stop most american shootings because studies show most of our shooters…
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2009 a group of 10 students were at a BDay party when two masked gun men burst into the apt demanding cell phones and wallets. They separated the men from the women. According to the students one of the men asked the other how many bullets he had. The other responded, “Enough”. One can only imagine how the outcome of this event was going to end. But one of the students decided he was not going to be a victim. He shot at the gun man watching over the males who ran into the bathroom and jumped…
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