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    where there seems to be a continual push for stricter gun control and regulation, it is evident that shootings will inevitably occur, regardless of gun regulation. Law-abiding citizens are not the ones who should have to bear the brunt of strict gun regulation. The Second Amendment right is under attack; a right many would argue is the cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution. Stricter gun regulations by the U.S. Government, and the attempt to ban guns in general will not prevent shootings from…

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    where the majority of the people are divided especially here in America. Several of these issues deal with guns and gun control alone. The people in today’s society do not agree on plenty of issues regarding guns and gun control. One of these issues is about concealed carry and where it should be allowed and not be allowed. Luckily for the people who support the right to legally carry your own gun wherever you are several places in America today have made concealed carry legal. Such as Arizona,…

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    function for citizens and officers. Rights should be clearly stated and defined. Policies should be firmly enforced and practiced by potential law enforcement. The use of less lethal weapons should be employed as an officer’s initial defense when needed. Guns should only be drawn when conditions regarding the use of deadly force are present. The use of body cameras should continue, but I believe punishments should be increased against officers when filmed executing methods that go against the…

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    Adam Hussein Ms.Craig Senior Thesis 17 February 2015 Think or Kill In seconds a persons life can be taken by gun, one rash decision can never be changed. In modern society it seems to be a reoccurring decision to just pull the trigger, some people have lost the concept of thinking before doing and now it has taken its tole. People see that it takes less time to actually think about pulling the trigger, than to actually do it. Over eleven thousand people a year suffer this fatal death, one that…

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    Second Amendment

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    nearly all of them first-graders, and six staff members. When first responders arrived, Lanza shot himself. In the wake of this terrible crime, many Americans urged their lawmakers to further restrict citizens’ access to weapons. In particular, gun control advocates wanted legislators to require universal background checks, ban the sale of assault-style weapons, and limit the size of magazines for semi-automatic weapons. Writing less than a week after the event, Joshua Horwitz, the Executive…

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    Guns On Campus Essay

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    what they want to become in life. The emotions involved with making these tough decisions should not accompanied with the fear of guns being allowed on campus. A once safe haven for students to learn and grow may become the next crime scene for a mass school shooting. Colleges are already stressful and tense and allowing guns on campus will make them even more stressful. Guns should not be allowed on college campuses because they will increase the number of suicides by college students, take…

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    Texas is a very oriented on the Bill of Rights, especially the second amendment. However, over the years since the Constitution there had been many laws in place to protect people against the use of guns and restrictions on owning guns. This year, in the state of Texas, the legislature passed bill that would allow people with concealed handgun licenses to carry their weapon on public college campuses. This is a good because it would help on self-protection and intimidation. On the other side,…

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    The Mechanics and Impact of Campus Carry Should students, faculty, and staff be allowed to carry gun on college campus?This has been the controversial topic of gun control in several sates.Tragic events like Sandy Hook elementary, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Umpqua Community College and UT in 1966 inspired legislature too sanction conceal weapons in college campus. Senate bill 11 pass and will take place in August 2016 in all public Texas university.There is an abundance of feeling about Senate bill…

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    Right To Carry And Protect

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    relaxed gun laws in the developed world. There are not many countries in the world where an adult can walk into a store and walk out with a firearm and bullets to match. Gun ownership has become increasingly popular as crime and outdoor recreation have become more prevalent in American society. Whether or not a person truly needs a gun to protect himself remains the question with many lawmakers. Many pro-gun lobbyists, though, use the second amendment as a shield to deflect anti-gun laws…

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    with all of their power to make personal gun ownership illegal in the United States. In many incidences, this is done in response to the murders, mass shootings, and the use of semi-automatic assault rifles. Victims’ families of these tragic events want something done to avenge the death of their loved ones, often the families point their fingers to the interment that caused the actual death of their loved one. In most circumstances that is some type of gun. What is hard to understand for…

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