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    1, 2, 3, 4, Gun Massacres could be knocking at ones school doors. Since 2011 school shootings and other related crimes have been increasing. The two articles goals are to show that the NRA (National Rifle Association) has been selling high leveled guns to anybody without needing a permit. The two articles are both saying how easy it is to access guns without needing a background check. The article “We Call BS” is written by Emma Gonzalez and the article “Guns In America” is written by Bloomberg

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    When votes in a state are counted and a majority is decided upon, whichever party has the majority, all of the state’s representative votes go to that party, and then the representatives cast their vote at the Electoral College. States do not share an equal amount of votes. Some states have more or less votes than others. This process leaves a problem where a candidate can win the electoral votes, but lose the popular vote, sometimes substantially. This is why the elections would best be explained

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    citizens guns would be an infringement on their constitutional right and could have severe consequences. The National Rifle Association has been creating advertisements to show why taking away citizens guns can result in people being harmed simply because they didn't have the means to protect themselves. In their ad “Don’t Let Hillary Leave you Defenseless.” the National Rifle Association

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    Gun control in America is one of the most fiercely debated topics in today’s political sphere. Nearly everyone has an opinion and there is a mind-boggling amount of information typically discussed regarding the matter. Media hot takes and campaign talking points aside, far too many lives have been lost to gun violence. A total of 12,902 in 2016, to be exact. The fact that more lives have been lost to gun violence in the United States this year than the 5,000 lost in the almost 10-year war effort

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    Effects Of Gun Control

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    Is Gun Control an Effective Way to Control the Crime? Crimes have become violent in the world today. Criminals have been using guns to aid them. In America, the rate at which guns are used by criminals precedes all other countries in the world. There have been many instances of shooting in America, and lots of people have lost their lives in the sad scenes. The most recent massacre in Las Vegas that left a lot of people dead. Such shootings occur in the public how the gunmen target a large group

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    Speech : Running For Rep

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    Mazhar 0 Afifah Mazhar GOVT-2306-71001 Professor Sharifian 29 October 2017 Running for Rep In my previous essay I discussed that I would be running for district 115 (R-Irving), for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives during the 2019 election. I talked about the what, the why, and the when about my running. (The what being what my platform is, why being why I am running, and when being when I plan on running.) In this essay I will address the how, I will explain my plans and the process I

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    “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” (The Second Amendment). Ever since 1791, Americans have had the right to bare arms. Recently people have begun debating whether or not these rights should still apply and lawmakers have even been slowly taking them away. Our founding fathers were clear when they stated that these rights shall not be infringed. One of the main topics of debate is whether

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    Compare and Contrast

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    Compare and Contrast Essay In today’s society the majority of the crimes are still being committed by people who have possessed a firearm that has been obtained illegally or without proper permits. That being said there has been a strong push for gun control because of the rise of shootings involving a large group of people such as the Columbine massacre, Virginia Tech shooting and latest Aurora movie theater shooting involving people who have purchased firearms legally. Gun control laws in the

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    federal gun laws previously set. Why did fail? How come the killing of 20 babies was not enough to have bipartisan legislation in Congress? To understand that, we need to first look at the biggest influencer of Congress in the United States: the National Rifle

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    a citizen an individual right to possess a firearm for personal lawful uses such as self-defense. This ruling has woke the nationwide gun control issue, leaving those for gun control in the dust while those anti-gun control, such as The National Rifle Association, took a massive step towards their final wanted destination, the ability to have guns without worrying if they are in violation of any laws. The Gun Control debate has directly and indirectly affected most citizens of The United States,

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