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    If firearm control is not regulated now, what would be the outcome and its effects on society in the future. As of now the laws of gun control have little to no effect on crimes committed using a gun. It’s a known fact that firearms are the most used lethal weapon during violent crimes, here in the State of Texas. As a concerned resident of the state, I am motivated to bring to the attention of our law enforcers, that stricter laws on firearms should be enforced. For the reasons of safety in our

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    The number of gun related deaths in the US today is very high. Each day on average 13 children under the age of 19 are killed by gunfire and more are injured. Homicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ranging from 10-19 years in age. This has led some people to argue that gun ownership must be strictly regulated so as to reduce this serious loss of life. On the contrary, some are against this argument saying that people should freely own arms because the second amendment decrees

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    Firearms are rarely used now for in justifiable reasons compared to the thousands of criminal homicides. In the rare event that a gun is legally purchased and registered, there is still a risk that the firearm could be stolen and used by those with the intent to do harm. However, homicides are more often committed through the use of legally owned guns used by the original owner. CNN reports that, “hospitalizations from gunshot wounds cost $700 million a year.” The rates of suicidal, unintentional

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    Cook once said “ If you introduce a gun into a violent encounter, it increases the chance that someone will die.”(P.C.) As well as he further stated that there are “Only 80,000 to 82,000 defensive uses of guns during assaults, robberies, and household burglaries.”(P.C.)In a survey that was said that "Private firearms may be used in self defense with up to two and a half million times each year, with approximately 400,000 of those defenders believing that using a gun at the time of them doing self defense

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    One of the biggest debates in the world ever known for today is the restriction on gun control and weather or not government and Obama should take away gun control or leave it alone. Just since 2013, there have been over 143 school shootings in the United States. Just in 2015, there has been over 45 school shootings in the United States. In some states, new laws have been added stating that if you’re going to buy a gun, you will need a background check. They do this for the safety of other people but

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    I believe that drug and gun control is a necessity in certain situations, such as at a mall or in a concert stadium. At schools, this is where things get tricky. In my opinion I don’t think we need to have drug and gun security stations placed throughout the school. Drugs are bad for you; they can cause illness, disease, infection, and could even lead to death. Many cases throughout history show that drugs are violent to the people who not only use them but to people who are around them. These drugs

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    In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed after the assassinations of major political figures such as President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King. This Act expanded regulations on the sale and distributions of firearms, including banning the sales of guns to individuals with a criminal background. In 1993, The Brady Law was an amendment added to The Gun Control Act 1986. This particular law required manufacturers to wait five days before hand guns were allowed to be sold to a person. In the last two

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    law to outlaw all guns would be more effective at disarming law-abiding citizens than at disarming the criminals who abuse them. If guns were outlawed, the criminals would not stop carrying guns, but the good, law-abiding citizens would. It would do nothing about the illegally obtained handguns in the possession of criminals. In The NRA is Right, Josh Sugarmann states that “One tenet of the National Rifle Association’s faith has always been that handgun controls do little to stop

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    The Issue Of Gun Control

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    lost each year to gun violence,i we face a problem unlike another other industrialized nation.ii There are many reasons why the gun problem in America is unique. America’s culture is heavily centered on guns both in media and in everyday life, especially in rural communities. We have relatively lax laws regulating firearms due to the vocal opposition of the gun industry, gun enthusiasts, and members of Congress supported by the gun lobby. The majority of Americans support gun reform laws, but political

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    Protect the People With Gun Control Since August 2016, there has been 2,818 shootings of victims, according to CNN. Look at that number. It is over 2,000 deaths because of guns. Adults carrying guns are perilous, there are loopholes in the gun selling system which allow people to buy guns without a background check. People who have mental illnesses who buy guns through loopholes are threatening to the surrounding citizens. The laws for gun control need to become stronger and have more penalties

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