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    country becomes further populated, and weapons become increasingly lethal. For many, guns are a way of life, they are tools in which aid us to more effectively hunt, and defend against enemies both foreign and domestic. If the means of defense are stolen from a human, what would that human be left with to stop, both quickly and effectively an individual who obtains an illegal weapon from inflicting damage? That stands to be the primal reason that many Americans will not ever offer them up. The United

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    one taken from you by a reckless gun holder? Every year the number of killings via handgun have been constant throughout a majority of the country, and in some places it has even increased! With the perpetual fear of giving a psychotic person a deadly weapon as we have seen happen in the past, no one is guaranteed safe. The idea that they should regulate handguns as we do motor vehicles is completely absurd. However, improvements can be made by understanding that gun regulations are not the same as

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    When taught about guns they are said to be extremely deadly, and when used should be used with absolute caution. But nowadays it seems normal for people to carry weapons and in fact now as of January 1st citizens will be able to carry these deadly weapons openly in the state of Texas. If you currently have your license to carry a concealed weapon you will be allowed to carry guns everywhere And anywhere. Yes, people have rights, but there should be stricter laws around when it deals with dangerous

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    Are Guns Bad

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    themselves. The People have a right to own guns to protect themselves and loved ones (thesis). Americas have the right to, buy guns, sell guns, and to carry arms and those rights cannot be taken (preview points). Opponents argue that, guns are the problem with high crime rates. These people also argue that guns kill people, yes the inanimate object of metal has such hatred in it that it manages to walk around killing people. Some also want to limit the types of guns Americans

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    The U.S. should not force arms upon teachers. However, if a teacher decides he or she would like to carry a gun on the school’s property they should be allowed to. When we see a police officer carrying a concealed weapon we do not panic or fret because we grew up being told police officers were around to help us. What differentiates a police officer and teachers; a badge and training. If we allowed teachers who wanted to carry arms, to carry, we should enforce that they undergo the same, “Training

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    The Issue Of Gun Control

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    Gun control has been a hot topic in the media lately. The government seems to think that it would be a wonderful idea to take away our right to bear arms. May I remind you this is our right according to the second amendment? 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." Just to be clear on the meaning of the word infringe, it reads, “To actively break the terms of a

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    in school ] the operating policy was that the Kern High District was a School Gun Free Zone. This new policy taken in consideration allows anyone with a CCW permit to bring a firearm to school at any time whether it be a teacher or staff member. This issue allowing firearms onto a school campus is considered necessary to keep students safe or in no need at all. Teachers at foothill high also had a say toward the new gun policy being viewed. Hiistory

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    Gun Control Case Study

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    Once upon a Christmas time Kelvin got a sniper pro nerf gun. He decided to go out and try out his new gun. Kelvin went over to Bobby Joe’s and Mikenzie’s house and asked if they wanted to come over to his house then being a hospitable host, he walked over to Bobby Joe and showed him his new nerf gun.Then Kelvin shot Bobby Joe, committing homicide. Being scared of Mikenzie he ran outside, hurtling over the fence to trying and get away, but he fell flat on his face. He looked up and saw Mikenzie

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    One, two, three... With my hands trembling with undecided emotions, the barrel of the gun is placed to my skull, sending cold shivers throughout my entire body. As my index finger is about to pull the trigger, the gun immediately falls from my hand. For some reason I feel the aura of the forest immediately change. Quickly picking up the gun from the moist muddy ground, and stuffing it into the pocket of my black leather jacket, I turn around to see who was watching. "Hm, that's weird" I mumbled

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    memories together. Recently I purchased my first AR-15 (contrary to views held by many Americans, AR stands for Armalite Rifle, the original producer of the model; for a rifle to be classified as an assault rifle, it must have selective fire, meaning the gun is able to switch from semi-automatic to fully automatic.). The media often attacks these rifles merely because they are black and have a similar body style to military assault rifles. Liberals see the word “semi-automatic” and immediately associate

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