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    Gun control laws are not always effective and that is why each year they are improving them and making them to where they can be more effective. One of the laws that was the most effective was the Brady act which required all individuals that were interested in owning a gun to have a background check that was implemented by the federal government (Kwon, & Baack, 2005). This act has had a very positive impact on the crimes rates and has helped protect our society. There are many articles that show

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    the effort to pass a law allowing any person with a CHL(Concealed Handgun Licenses) to openly carry a handgun in plain view, not only are law makers pushing to pass open carry in public, but also on college campuses. In the February 2015 article in the Dallas Morning News written by Dean Weingarten he states, “Texas outright ban on carrying handguns in plain view is unusual. Only California, Florida, Illinois, New York, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. have similar laws” (n.p). The state of

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    with a gun and your child has nothing to defend him or herself with. All across the world, many massacres occur where the victims have no defense against the killer, which results in deadly ways. America’s gun control laws should not be repealed because by doing so, innocent people can not defend themselves and this would make the situation much worse. Abolishing gun control laws would help with some scenarios but this would not stop the deadly epidemic of gun massacres from illegal guns and criminals

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    Illinois Gun Laws Essay

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    Illinois Gun Laws Illinois has a higher crime rate than New York. That’s interesting knowing that the gun laws in Illinois should limit this crime rate. Gun laws in Illinois are helping crime rates increase because other states are less crime ridden, Illinois gun laws are tough, and other states are benefiting from easy gun laws. Statistics show and reveal that Illinois is one of the largest states when it comes to crime. Harvy, Illinois is ranked #13 and Newburgh, New York is ranked #15 (“Top

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    Does stricter gun control laws equal less violence and death rates in America? “Gun control (or firearms regulation) is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians (Wikipedia).” Some presume that this means banning guns. In actuality, gun control only acts to protect citizens through enforcing the appropriate use of firearms; it does not ban the weapon. By implementing stricter gun laws and regulations, there

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    If guns are outlawed would people be protected? What would happen to the people who need to hunt to acquire food to live? Would outlawing guns really help people or would it just cause more defenseless people? Do that many people even have guns anyway? Have any laws been passed before and have they worked? Having much stricter gun laws or completely banning guns would help America more than it would hurt it. While laws for guns have been developed ever since the early 12th century, many would not

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    analyzed gun trace data to study the paths by which certain guns move from their original purchase to crime scenes in Boston. They found that more than half of the guns used in assaults and twenty eight percent of the rest of the guns were purchased from a licenced dealer. This has become a major issue. With the weak gun control that is currently issued in certain states, more and more people have access to guns. And when people have better access to guns, crime rates skyrocket. State laws relating

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    Gun Control laws are ineffective and have no positive effect on the rate of shootings. Gun control laws give criminals an advantage over law abiding citizens because these laws prevent non-criminals from arming themselves. If these laws were revised or lifted there would be a dramatic decrease in gun related crimes throughout the country. To start, Do you think that criminals follow laws? Gun control laws are put in place to reduce gun related crime, but yet there is an increased rate of gun related

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    stricter Gun Control Laws Make America Safer? In the past year, even in the past few weeks, there have been drastic shootings and events where guns have caused an immense amount of suffrage. America should have stricter gun enforcement in order for the citizens to be safer. Many of these mass shootings occur because just about any adult has the right to buy a gun, including people who have mental illnesses. Because of this, America needs to have stricter gun control laws. If one wants to buy a gun, they

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    Gun Control Laws Essay

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    inaugurated. Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting really set a fire underneath the feet of liberals to secure more gun control laws. Is it really effective to take away guns from law abiding citizens? What about the gun running by the gangs and cartel? Who will take their guns away? Will the ATF? It’s nearly impossible to completely shut down organized crime such as the cartel. When guns are taken away from people who possess them merely to

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