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    Gun Control: A Violation of Rights? There are a myriad of issues that citizens of the United States do not have enough education about. These people may only know one side, or may not know any side at all. Various topics range from abortion to gay rights. One issue in particular that deserves a great deal of attention is gun control. Certainly many Americans have heard little snippets about the opposing views on the issue; however, not all people have enough education to make informed decisions

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    Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue, to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Why should citizens be allowed to have guns? Many people ask that question and many people wonder why is the question even asked when you are a responsible citizen and want to be able to protect yourself and your family as well as be able to enjoy hunting. Many people question

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    controversial topics in the United States is gun control. It is clearly written in the Second Amendment of the Constitution that the people will have the right to bear arms. Recently; however, people have been misusing those firearms and have been harming others with them. The government is trying to regulate the sale, distribution, and ownership of guns because of this reason. Some of the arguments being made by the politicians is simply if the government has the right to be able to control, and if it does

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    problem in our society currently, is gun rights. There are two parts to this everlasting debate on these rights. The side that agrees and says “If we do not have guns to protect ourselves with, that would put a lot of us in serious danger”, and there is the side that says “Take away the right for people to own a gun, If we make it illegal there will be less murders and deaths.” The side that I think makes the most sense would be the side that agrees with guns rights, because if we do encounter a burglary

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    Unit 3 The issue of gun rights have been a popular debate in the United States of America. The side opposing the rights to own certain guns have been frantic trying to convince others to join them in the fight. Like most advertisements, the ads concerning the issue of guns rights have to be provocative and eye catching.The Moms Demand Action for Gun Safety in America, society created an advertisement around 2013 to persuade Americans to support the ban of assault weapons in America, however there

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    cycle of what is right, and what is wrong. Concealed carry on college campuses is one of those noticeable arguments. As the years pass by, gun rights on college campuses have become a touchy subject that is normally avoided at dinner tables and formal events. The laws concerning concealed carry on college campuses vary from state to state, and also from campus to campus. Several factors about concealed carry either have people uneasy while others adamantly fight for more gun rights on college campuses

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    Gun control is an extremely controversial issue in the United States, and the debates around this topic has started many decades ago. According to the article “Gun Rights vs. Gun control” by Brianna Gurciullo, these debates are fueled by the people who defend the gun rights and the people who advocate in favor of gun control. It has been difficult to prove that gun ownership is directly related to an increase in violence due to the fact that researches tend to disagree on the impact of gun ownership

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    Reflection Paper One: Gun Control Vs. Gun Rights Whether you gather your information from the newspaper, radio, or a website, you have certainly been exposed to one of the most controversial, current debates. It seems that the media refuses to stop talking about this topic. In fact, as soon as the press over one event disappears another event seems to revive the debate. Some citizens say that we need more restrictive gun laws. Meanwhile, other Americans say that more guns are what is necessary.

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    author, modern American society has always had a fascination and love of guns. Gun rights activists frequently use the Second Amendment in their defense of gun rights which states “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.” However, in the wake of an increase in violent gun crimes many areas have sought to ban certain types of guns. This dispute was at the center of the Supreme Court Case, District of

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    would be able to protect me with a gun. Today, gun control is a major concern in political campaigns across the nation. I will be talking about why, we should keep our gun rights because of protecting yourself from others, hunting, and protecting yourself from the government. Most can agree that home safety is important to most Americans. Many families are very concerned about how they can protect themselves from robberies, especially in Chicago, where gun control right are very strict. According to

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