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    Gun control has remained a debated issue in the United States of America for several years. Every time a horrible event involving gun violence happens, the debate about gun control starts up again. In the article, "Refuting Anti-Gun Control Arguments", John Sager tries to prove that anti-gun control activists seem blinded by untruthful information. The arguments set forth by anti-gun control citizens holds more truth to how humans behave with gun usage than the arguments set forth by gun control

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    The debate on gun control is fueled by peoples conflicting thoughts, opinions and, ideas. Between those who support gun rights, and those who argue against them, and in favor of harsher gun control laws. It has shown and proven to be one of the most argued and debated issues in our society today. Understanding the exact meaning of our 2nd amendments right plays a major role in the arguments of either side. Being that each side reads, or understands its meaning differently. I will be presenting a

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    Guns. Some people automatically think of violence and death when they hear this word. While others think about self-protection, an inalienable right, and fun. These two groups are the main voices in the gun control conversation that debates how much the government should/can control gun flow in the United States. There are many other groups that are in the conversation that are not 100% anti-gun, or all the way guns-for-everyone supporter. American’s started their loving relationship with guns’

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    Arguments are apart of everyday life. We encounter them every day: at home, at work, while watching tv, driving, even listening to the radio. I am not saying we regularly encounter shouting matches, in fact arguing is a communication tool many of us use every day to problem solve. The true nature of arguments is described best by Ramage et al “…argument does not imply anger. In fact, arguing is often pleasurable. It is a creative and productive activity that engages us at high levels of inquiry and

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    Position Paper on Gun Control While Americans were contemplating gun control proposals in the wake of mass shootings at a Colorado School, another gunman massacred 50 people in a club in Orlando. This incident brought heated political exchanges between President Obama and Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. It is estimated that in 2015 alone, there were more than 351 mass shootings in the United States. This is a worrying trend that should be reversed as soon as possible. Surprisingly

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    Gun control is a controversial issue in our country; simply because it is targeting not just one person but anyone that comes into contact with one. Everyone is vulnerable to this type of danger - either dying by death or sustaining concerning injuries through a bullet wound. Gun violence can be seen almost everywhere - through current news, the internet, and even social media. It seems almost as if we see gun violence breaking out in each part of the world but, we constantly dismiss this because

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    lot lately especially with the incidents that have occured in the past few years. One of the things to keep in mind is whether or not guns kill people or people kill people. Everybody in the U.S is entitled to their own opinion in the topic of guns as long as they have reasons and evidence to support what they are saying. Some of the arguments that support gun control is that countries who have implemented such measures, such as England, have seen a decrease in crime rates. Similarly, it helps to reduce

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    debate on whether gun control laws should be passed or banished. Citizens throughout America have multiple different reasoning behind the laws of gun control, or no gun control. I personally do not have an opinion on this matter, and was very intrigued when reading about the different point of views. There were two completely different articles I read, one was opposing gun control and the other was pro gun control. E.J. Dionne Jr.’s article “How America can free it’s self from guns” published by The

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    with a gun. The next ensuing headlines are the topic of gun control. Many will argue that there are too many guns in America. Advocates of gun control subscribe to their argument that guns are easily assessable that there is a correlation between the number of gun crimes and the availability of guns. Gun right advocates will point out that the high numbers of gun related crimes are due to the size of the population. A continued argument is the majority of crimes committed with a gun were obtained

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    the life of Mary Read along with 31 others. By the means of a gun, she was gone. When tragedy such as this occurs we must open our eyes to the complacency of society and its laws. The lack of controls has led to irresponsible and evil actions. As a student myself and a

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