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    Guns or No Guns INTRODUCTION: The role guns play in our society has long been debated on whether or not citizens have the right to own guns. There are those who believe that guns have no role in the hands of private citizens. Whereas there are those who believe that guns are the very foundation that protects our rights and liberties expressed in the Constitution. The debate is over whether or not there should be stricter laws preventing people to own guns. Though gun control and gun rights advocates

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    Mass School Shootings

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    Newtown’s safety was under no one’s control because of less security and staff who were not prepared at the time (Sandy Hook Families). So how can the security become fixed when its already known as “safe and secure”? Some ways that could completely help are looking at school safety now, mental health institutes, and gun control so that all of the students, staff, and visitors will be more secure when entering school. In order

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    Do Guns Kill People?

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    Mrs. Miller 6th period 13 November 2015 Do guns kill people? Of course not, it isn’t logical and it’s ridiculous to blame the action of a person on an inanimate object. When someone makes a bomb the bomber is blamed, not the bomb. No one is blaming Toyota for ISIS using their trucks. Guns just aren’t as evil as media portrays them to be. Media is a large problem in the gun community. Taking guns away doesn’t do anything but hurt everyday americans. Guns aren’t evil. They are inanimate objects and

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    A Debate On Owning A Gun

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    Owning a Gun Owning a gun is a highly debated topic in America. There are citizens who believe that only law enforcement and military should own guns. However, other Americans believe that guns are a constitutional right to own arms. Important questions in this debate include: why do Americans own guns, should firearms be allowed to hunt, is the second amendment still important today, and owning a gun is dangerous to people, so why get one? Americans should own guns. If not, the repercussions of

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    Guns can protect you in various occasion because imagine yourself walking lonely in a street full of thugs and one comes up to you, and points a gun to your head. People should be able defend themselves. In the past few years there has been many mass shootings carried out by mental people, and gun owners are paying the consequences by the government restricting gun laws even more. Guns don’t kill, people kill. Mexico has one of the rigorous gun control laws on the world and yet they’ve massive shootings

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    and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment, making it a constitutional right. Without gun control laws, people have a sense of safety and a way of defense. Stricter gun regulations should not be implemented because they bring a sense of safety, people use guns for hunting and sport, and laws will not prevent criminals and mentally disturbed individuals from obtaining guns and breaking laws. First, owning a gun helps a person feel safer and it is also

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    Amendment of the U.S. Constitution). As Americans we are afforded certain rights that are upheld by the United States constitution, and many citizens believe these rights to be part of our nation’s heritage, or the “birthright” as Americans. Conversely there are those which are opposed to some of these “birthrights” which were added to the nation’s constitution almost two hundred and thirty years ago. Although gun control is a major topic concerning Americans and their rights, it is not always on

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    Period 5 Gun Control Essay 24 February 2016 Many people in the United States believe that ¨ [They] need a president who will stand up for the rights of hunters, sportsmen, and those seeking to protect their homes and their families¨ (Romney). America needs somebody to stand up their Constitutional rights rather than disregarding them. United States citizens need to be allowed to use weapons, so long as they can control usage and know how to properly. Although some people believe guns are used

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    Constitution, the second amendment gives the American people to have the right to possess and bear arms. This amendment has been the most controversial issue since guns have been around. Issues such as gun control and gun ownership have remained a matter of debate and have been floating around in Congress. It has been rumored that Congress is forced to draft certain legislation in order to come up with a law against unlawful use of arms, and only owning them for safety purposes. When it comes to congress

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    Arguments For Gun Control

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    Introduction  Gun control has become a controversial topic in the United States. It has formed the foundation of many debates, which have resulted into general arguments that either support or refute the gun control regulations. The gun control laws were first enacted by the Congress in 1930’s. The federal and state laws stipulate the groups of people who are prohibited from owning firearms. These groups include fugitives, illegal aliens, individuals who have been pronounced to have unsound mind

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