The Argument Against Gun Control

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Imagine yourself at church, school, your local clinic or regional center then everything at once just stops around you. You hear the sounds but can’t see where it’s coming from and then the realization of what’s happening hits you, there is an open shooter at your location. Those exact incidents, from the Charleston shooting to the Colorado incident have all be harsh but real situations for today’s society and a recent movement is trying to put these realities to ease, the Gun Control movement. The topic of gun control is a controversial yet to the point topic, should we limit the way people can access firearms in order to ensure more public safety? In the following essay I’ll present why gun control should be taken more seriously than just …show more content…
The US supreme court majority opinion syllabus informed us with, "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home,” however the full context from this court case is frequently ignored by those who feel this certain way. In reality, within this court case the Supreme Court detailed specifically that United States citizens don’t have an unlimited right to guns nor the right to carry. Justice Antonin Scalia stated during the same court case, "Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited. From Blackstone through the 19th-century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose… nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of

Arguments Against Gun Control

When it comes to gun control, there are mixed feelings everywhere. I’m not going to lie, before doing too much research on this, I am completely against gun control. I love guns, not quite the gun nut that I hope to know when the zombie outbreak happens, but I love guns. I love to shoot them, love to collect them and I feel they are great for protection. I guess we will see if my mind changes much, further along in my research. As of right now, I do not wish to see any gun control for law abiding…

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The fight for gun rights has long been a point of contention in America. In 1775, British soldiers in the hostile city of Boston took over the city’s powderhouse to prevent the colonists from arming themselves (Raphael). The casus belli of American Revolution, the battles of Lexington and Concord, was colonial minutemen attempting to prevent British troops from seizing arms depots. While the 21st century is certainly not the late 1700’s, guns have lost neither their importance, nor their place in…

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ProCon.org recently featured an article that studied gun control. “Stricter state gun laws associated with fewer gun deaths, study finds.” The article discussed gun control laws in states with stricter laws tend to have lower rates of gun related homicides, and a suicide (ProCon para. 1) Gun control in the United States is becoming a wide spread issue and is becoming a problem everywhere. Although I am living in a city with uprising crime that has been skyrocketing over the years, I wasn’t aware…

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Imagine this ; you're walking down the streets and a person comes out of an alleyway and tries to mug you . This is something that happens and sometimes you can’t fight back so this is where a gun could be helped to defend yourself, and with gun control you wouldn't have that chance so you would be hurt robbed or worse. Let's assume, however, that the carry provisions we are talking about are fair in their access to every citizen. The first question that must be answered is, "Why does the government…

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TRUE American. When it comes to our children and guns, their safety should not be put at the expense of your egotistical and outright irrational decisions to put restrictions on guns. Some might argue it is too easy to obtain guns, but I say it’s not easy enough. One would Have have to wait a full three days at Wal-Mart to get you hands on a 1000 RPM piece of lead guzzling American freedom. In my opinion, there should be no restrictions or Gun Control laws on God’s greatest gift to the…

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arrest, the power of the gun he held was intoxicating. The officers who arrested him reported that he was a prior offender of illegal possessions of weapons in the past, despite being warned. This demonstrates the foolish audacity of why people shouldn’t be able to buy guns, at yes the little age of 16! Paragraph 2: I have a dream that one day this nation will rid themselves of the ideals of apparent just, and right “constitutional laws” that allow people to hold guns at the little age of 16. To…

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argue that gun control should be severely tightened, and in some cases, completely abolished. After looking past the surface; however, I cannot agree. There are near innumerable reasons for why inhibiting gun control would be a terrible decision. The fact that - statistically speaking - more good than harm comes from the second amendment, that irresponsibility of certain gun holders…

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The issue of gun control has been around for a long time now, but in recent years it has become a major issue again in our society. While there is a lot of controversy as it for guns are the really social issue, it is clear it is something that is on a lot of people’s minds these days. That being said it seems everyone has an opinion on the matter, and everyone’s opinion is different. It is clear some states support guns while others don’t. On that same note our government system is divided as well…

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Gun control is a highly debated topic and especially in the United States. The question about pros and cons of guns always bothered me. Are the guns to protect us or to harm us? How can be sure such a dangerous weapon is not in wrong hands. Is The Second Amendment really protecting our rights? Second amendment gives each person right to carry a weapon, but is that safe? All those questions make me to choose this topic for my Persuasion Campaign. The audience of my campaign is the adult population…

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stay away from. Guns in homes of families is normal in America. About one fifth of Americans have at least gun if their possession (Procon.org). It is safe to say that most people know what the second amendment is; the right to bear arms. Guns are usually owned for self protection for hunting. Guns have influenced and help define what America is now. Guns were originally used for self defense and hunting, but they eventually migrated to the battlefield. Even in the beginning of guns there were restriction…

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