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    debating about gun control. Topics ranging from firearm restrictions to background checks have been heavily discussed by both emotion and logic, by both gun supporters and gun control activists, and it seems like there is no middle ground for both parties to agree on. Crime rates influence guns demanded for self-protection, and guns demanded by criminals depend upon guns held by law-abiding citizens. Comparative-static analysis is used to investigate the effects of crime and gun control policies. The results

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    Public Policy Analysis: Gun Control Essay

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    Public policies are developed in response to the existence of a perceived problem or an opportunity. The analysis delves into a public issue or problem and assesses a set of proposed government action for addressing the issue. The job of the analyst is to describe the background and status of an issue and then, using research and analysis, determine a proper government action to resolve the issue. By comparing options and weighing their expected benefits, the analyst should conclude with a recommended

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    Analysis of Gun Control Policies Applied to Rational and Group Theory Models In 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School was victim of a terrible mass shooting that prompted several states and cities to pass strict gun control measures. This sparked a widely debated and controversial issue for “gun friendly” states in the South and West, who responded with bills that would strengthen Stand Your Ground laws and allow weapons in most public places. The nation continues to be divided on gun control policies, as it

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    Gun Control Policy Debate

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    it should be pivotal to stricten the gun law as it would limit acts of terrorism and gang assaults common in the streets of new Jersey. Murphy ultimately intends to fix this by blocking “sensible reforms” through vetoing a raft of bills. These included ones that would have kept guns out of the hands of gang members and those suspected of terrorism, further restricted the size of gun magazines, and requiring retailers to carry at least one personalized smart gun once the technology is available. Moreover

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    Gun Control Policy Here in United States most of the people believe in the Freedom of individuals and Homeland Security but recently the gun control issue has come up as an important argument topic among the American citizens after several tragic mass shootings. In fact, the 2nd amendment that allows the American citizen to carry a firearm in 1791 was convincing because the public safety in that years was not sufficient and people were in needs for a self-protection weapons. However, nowadays there

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    Strict gun control 's public policy goal, gun shortage, commonly rests on the grounds that dangerous criminal control is not the central problem for reducing the problem of criminal gun violence but rather that it is the social control of the distinctively-lethal instruments by which both supposedly good citizens as well as violent criminals inflict a shockingly high percentage of injury and death (Gun Laws, 2015). Many feel that putting strict gun policy make the state or country a safer place.

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    in U.S. history, and it also lead to an intense debate about gun control in the United States. (CNN) This won’t happen if we have a strict gun control, so that the killer couldn't get the guns, but in the other hand, if the teacher has guns, they could probably stop the killing. For this problem, we need a stricter gun control policy. We should do more background check and have a very hard test on gun usage. So everyone who uses the gun knows their responsibility, and

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    Introduction: Recently, gun control policies focused on what the 2nd amendment allows hav been on the forefront of Capitol Hill, news, and social media. Polar opposite opinions are common and have caused heated debates as well as understandable viewpoints on both sides of the argument. Some of the stakeholders that are most affected by decisions made by politicians would include hunters, criminals, those with psychological conditions, the government, and gun owners or enthusiasts. Throughout

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    Anti Gun Control Policy

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    Gun Control Policy; an Easy Target On December 14, 2012, one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in the little town of Newton, Connecticut. The shooter, twenty-year-old Adam Lanza, managed to kill twenty children ages six and seven, as well as 6 adult staff members within just eleven minutes. According to New York Daily News, “the shooter stormed the…school…and fired a total of 154 rounds.” “All but two of the 26 students and staffers massacred

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    Gun Policy Research Paper

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    Policy Paper The City of Stockton, California is a mid-sized city and is located approximately sixty-five miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area. The U.S. Census report of 2010 depicts that Stockton is California’s thirteenth largest city. It has a very diverse population of two hundred ninety-one thousand and seven hundred and seven. About a third of the Stockton population is of Latino or Hispanic origin (Braga 2008, p. 334). The median yearly household income of the residents in Stockton

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