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    However, guns are one of the most very dangerous weapons for everyone around the world especially, teenager and children. Guns are commonly used in the war or to protect the citizen around the country. In fact, there are so many ways to use a gun in the United State, and it depends on the circumstances that all the people live in the United States by use guns for many reasons such as: to destroy the enemy, hunting, intimidation, crime, and murder. Among the controversial most issues guns’ control in America

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    Banning Gun is Not the Solution With the recent attack in Orlando, some people are rallying for the banning the sale of firearms particularly assault rifles. The public and the politicians believe that preventing the sale of firearms to suspected terrorists will curb the problem of mass shootings. Unfortunately, the public is missing the point as the underlying causes exist and that there are millions of weapons already in homes of Americans. In addition, criminals do not follow the law. Banning

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    murder twenty first-graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut? Although we cannot fully answer these questions, we can determine why these events happen so easily; primarily because of our gun control laws. With the increase of gun violence in our country, we may be able to reduce this issue by restricting laws pertaining to the accessibility and ability to

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    on the topic of gun control. I believe that gun control is an essential method of curbing gun violence and other gun related incidents. Firearm accessories such as suppressors and silencers as well as bump stocks are unnecessary for civilian use. In addition gun control laws would help to significantly lower the amount of shootings and other gun violence in the United States, as seen through other countries and their programs. Gun control laws are the only way to regulate and control the sheer amount

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    shotguns http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/port-arthur-massacre-shooting-spree-changed-australia-gun-laws-n396476. Ever since the introduction of the National Firearms Agreement, Australian citizens have not been victims of mass shootings

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    has managed to become a powerful gun lobby and influencer of the gun conversation through their deliberate propaganda that targets and in many ways lies about the 2nd Amendment. In 1977, through a shakeup within the NRA, the organization went from a group of hunters and sportsmen to a strong advocate for the right to bear arms. Catering to strong gun advocates, the NRA was able to become a very powerful and influential organization. By aggressively advocating for gun rights, and preying on Republican

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    permits to open carry guns throughout the state of Texas. The bill was “signed into law on June 13, 2015, and took effect on January 1, 2016”. The problem with this law that got passed by Texas legislation is that other states are adopting the idea of allowing open carry in a school environment. So far there is eight states in total that have passed the law to allow guns in a school environment. Throughout history there has been many tragedies that involved the use of guns. There can be lots of negative

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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 high rates of gun violence and accidents in the United States have long aroused public concern, in view of the strong correlation between gun prevalence, many people believe that the United States must adopt stricter gun control measures to reduce the huge number of firearms across the nation. These people are known as gun control proponents, or advocates. However, many other people do not think so. In their eyes, the serious firearm problems do not result from gun prevalence, and many people

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    “Guns don't kill people; people kill people.” With the United States having the highest gun ownership rate in the world, controversial conversation arises between two groups of people: pro-gun and pro-gun control. Gun control laws should be much more stern as it could decrease gun fatalities in public mass shootings, defeat gun purchasing loopholes, and promote general peacefulness, so that Americans will feel safer. Firearms have been in American history since the birth of America, however, as

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