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    In the United States over the past few years, there have been some serious gun violence problems.. From 1999-2015, there have been 533,879 casualties caused by a firearm; that is an average of 33,367 casualties per year, (“Us Guns” 1). The Second Amendment reads “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”, (“Second Amendment ” 1). However, with America having an average of about 33,367 casualties

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    Does he have a gun? Does he know I am here? What does he want? The man comes into view and you see that he does indeed have a gun. He tells you to come to him, and fear is guiding your legs. Shoving you toward the pantry, most likely to lock you in there, your fear overtakes you and you begin to run. Suddenly you are on the floor and your leg is on fire. The pain engulfs you and the blackness surrounds you. Who do you blame? The person. Or the gun. Do you wish you had had a gun? Countless people

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    Today after work Michael went to a local gun shop. There he purchased a handgun. A week later, Michael went to a different gun shop and purchased a semiautomatic weapon. For about three more weeks Michael purchased a new gun a week. Every time the clerk would bother to ask what Michael planned to do with the gun, Michael would answer with the common excuse of hunting or self-defense. A week after Michael collected all the weapons he felt necessary to successful complete his attack. The next day Michael

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    Understand that it’s not always about why the gun was pulled, but how it was used after it was pulled. Having a gun strapped to their side makes it easier to access, but that is a problem because if they are angered who is to say that the gun won’t be the first thing they resort to. Gun owners are not of one race, religion or cultural background therefore, not one person can say who should have gun rights and where there should be gun control. Gun control should be a world-wide issue looked at from

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    framework for the acquisition and ownership of guns as a constitutional right (Bernick 1). The right to own firearms in the US, therefore, has authorities both local and state-mandated to the regulation of the guns that find themselves into circulation through registered ownership. The laws however vary across state borders with residents allowed to carry guns in public under either concealment or holstered on permitted areas. Currently, the existing cases of gun violence in the country have increasingly

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    carry permit. If the well-meaning customer had been unable to buy a gun, this incident could have ended much deadlier. Gun-control advocates say that stricter gun regulations are necessary, while opponents believe these regulations would be ineffective and unnecessary. Increased gun-control prevents people from feeling safe, it is unconstitutional, and does not decrease gun violence. Guns, or more specifically, who can buy guns has been a majorly controversial topic of debate for quite some time

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    with the gun control debate know by rote. As of this writing, the Gun Violence Archive reports that there have been over 53,000 incidents of gun violence in the United States this year alone, and with a little over a month to go in the year, that number continues to rise. In just the last two weeks there have been 2 mass shootings involving school-aged children, one in Sutherland Springs, Texas that claimed the lives of 27 people, and another in Corning, California that killed 6 people.(Gun Violence

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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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    notably in Las Vegas and Texas. And even on our campus, a Soka alumni was arrested for threatening a “killing spree” last Friday. The debate about the gun control has been a hot issue throughout the history of the United States, yet during the interview after the mass shooting in Texas, President Trump responded "we could go into the gun control policy], but it's a little bit too soon.", and called the shooter a "very deranged individual" with "a lot of problems over a long period of time" rather

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    are killed with guns every day in America? Do you know what it's like to die, to never see your loved once, to never do things you always wanted to do. Well that's probably how you feel as you lay in the hospital or on the ground, between life and death.You’ve likely heard it from any number of sources. Perhaps it was from a presidential candidate, a lawmaker, your libertarian brother-in-law, or your Facebook frenemy. Whatever the source, you likely have been told that regulating guns in virtually any

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