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    important aspect of writing. My indecision caused me to get behind on every essay that my english teacher assigned. As the class progressed I became better at choosing a topic. In my argument essay I chose gun control as my topic. Gun control refers to the debate on whether or not there should be laws against guns. It was a bad idea to choose this topic

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    in mind, the quickest way for a person to commit suicide is with a gun. Gun control advocates believe that having guns present in a household increases the risk of suicide. “There are at least a dozen U.S. case-control studies in the peer-reviewed literature, all of which have found that a gun in the home is associated with an increased risk of suicide. The increase in risk is large, typically 2 to 10 times that in homes without guns, depending on the sample population (e.g., adolescents vs. older

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    To have gun control or not to have, that is the question. Gun control has always and remains an important issue. It has been depicted that Congress is forced to draft a specific legislation in order to come up with a strict law against unlawful use of arms and only possessing them for safety purposes and in use of only in extracurricular activities. For many years, the argument about gun control has been widely argued about. Gun control policies contribute to lower crime, encourage responsibility

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    In the United States, citizens have debated over whether or not gun control is a good solution in our country for years. The debates form two sides: one side that’s in favor of gun control and one that is against gun control. As of late, individuals on the pro side pro-gun control argued that the numerous shootings in our nation were mostly because of our country’s need for gun control. People would find that answer reasonable, but in reality, it is an over-generalization; there are numerous other

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    Many of the current laws seem to be designed to take guns of out the hands of responsible gun owners, but do nothing to address the non law-abiding citizens. Both sides of the gun control argument need to work together to protect second amendment rights while protecting citizens of the country from needless gun violence. Teddy Roosevelt famously on the importance of gun control that “The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and

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    Gun Control Argument I would consider myself to be a conservative, although I do share a few liberal beliefs. I am a very firm believer in a free market economy. Where the invisible hand of competition keeps business in check. I believe that this type of business benefits the consumer by keeping prices low and quality high. I also think that some monopolies are beneficial to us. Microsoft for example, has a superior product in which consumers have chosen make it a monopoly. The

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    times of increased violence with guns and wild overpopulation, is keeping guns available too dangerous to be continued? If so, how can we justify taking away one of the most basic and sacred rights? If we do this, are we any better than our previous rulers who used control as an excuse for oppression? The opposition of gun rights say that The Second Amendment was never intended as a gun license for the entire American population. They also say that the idea of gun ownership as an american birthright

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    should keep the current healthcare or repeal it, raise or cut taxes, or in this case, have gun control. Hillary Clinton agrees with Barack Obama that guns should be restricted, since there have been so many shootings in the past few years. Despite the mass shootings, President Trump does not believe in limiting guns, and owners of firearms do not either. It is understandable why there should be gun control, but there are sensible reasons why half of the nation does not think it is necessary. The

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    “A New Beginning” Gun control has been a major debate ever since considerably the greatest shooting, the columbine has occurred. There has been gun activists and gun protests to argue whether guns should be ban. The government has remained inactive and idle on the issue, refusing to enforce stricter gun control on behalf of Second Amendment rights. Banning guns could be the next step to opening the doors in our fearful society. The usage of guns is unnecessary and unneeded in order to live in a

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    Gun control, or the lack thereof, causes a really big discussion. On one side you have the people that say “no guns!” and people that hunt for game and whatnot. There is, and in my opinion, always going to be a big disagreement on gun control. It is that way because there are lots of people that have different opinions. First of all, I think the gun control situation is something that could be augured for days upon days. With that said, there are a few big reasons why the gun control issue is such

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