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James Jaap English 15: 04 29th October 2017 Gun Violence On the night of October 1, 2017, a 64-year-old gunman fired hundreds of rifle rounds from his suite on the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel on the crowded concert. According to the Washington post, he killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500 others. He later killed himself. Gun violence is one of the major problems in the United States and the number of people dying from gun violence is increasing every year. The increase

Argument Against Gun Control An Argument Against Gun Control As long ago as 1789, the creators of the Constitution realized the importance of guns in American society. The Second Amendment 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." No loopholes, or legal caches exist in this statement. The Founding Fathers allow for no restriction of the private ownership of firearms

The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 made it illegal to sell guns to certain people, including convicted offender and required federal firearms licenses. According to FFL’s “people who are under license by the Federal gov’t to sell firearms to maintain customer records”. This act was clarified by the 1986 gun control act. There are people who wanted to carry a concealed handgun here in Oregon, but according to them that ability to have guns people should need to have an Oregon concealed handgun license

experienced loss from a shooting until you have actually experienced it. As I think of the boy I mentored and all the victim’s families that were affected, I wonder if stricter gun laws would have stopped the shooting that day? Or would the gunman still have been able to commit such an unspeakable act? We often see too much gun related violence in today’s news. Throughout the years we have seen a large increase of shootings in the United States. According to the Huffington Post, from January 2013 to

and eliminate the fears some students have of going to school? Would you take action? Gun control has been a very controversial topic over the past few years due to the increase of police violence and school shootings. This increase of violence should be a clear indicator that gun control is needed in our country. If gun control was implicated in states all across the U.S., school shootings will be prevented, gun control will have finally been tested, and the people of America can finally have the

As quoted by Bob barr “It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem”. Our kids shouldn’t have to be worried about their safety in school and having to worry about school shootings. Things need to be fixed its time to pass stricter gun control laws. There has been school 18 shootings since January 1, 2018 that is about 3 per week so far just for this year. Something has to be done we need strict gun control. The gun control laws we have now are not good at all we don’t even

man is too busy focusing on the cashier to realize that a citizen with a concealed carry permit has already drawn his weapon. The brave citizen approaches the man from behind and orders him to drop his handgun and leave the store. The crook drops the gun on the counter and slowly backs out of the store. Encounters like this happen everyday, and it is because of responsible citizens that these encounters do not end in disaster, or in the very least only the criminal being injured or killed. Every law

In light of the mass shooting in Umpqua, Oregon earlier this month, President Obama 's sobering remarks made a crucial point about the nature of Gun Violence in the United States. He remarked, "Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it ... We have become numb to this." As of this day, the United States has a little over one mass shooting every day. It occurs so frequently that people go

Carolina was paralyzed when a gang member fired his gun as she and her friends were waiting for a taxi.” Martha was minding her business when she was shot. If there had been more strict gun laws the gun probably wouldn’t have been in the gang member’s possession and Martha wouldn’t have been shot. The laws for carrying guns are very lenient in the United States. There would be less deaths and shootings if guns were not sold illegally. Although guns are beneficial in some ways, there would be less mass

distribution and use of firearms. Many people in the U.S. own guns or at least know someone who does. The banning of guns is a discussion that many people are taking sides on. There are many reasons why guns cannot be banned. Everybody should be able to purchase and use firearms because they are protected by the second amendment, they can be used recreationally, and they will protect us if we encounter any danger threatening our lives. First, guns are protected in the second amendment. In the 1700s, our