According to former NYC Mayor Bloomberg, “The percentage of guns used in crimes that are brought here from out-of-state had increased from 85 to 90 percent”…
Richard Alba and Steven Messner study the concern of guns, crime, and gun control in Gary Kleck’s book “Point Blank”. They publicize the flaws in Kleck’s analysis and linkages within his evidence and inferences. They concur with Kleck on the gun control debate that it needs grounding in the evidence and set out to examine the foundations for some of the contentious conclusions by Gary Kleck and others. The examples they use demonstrate disagreements of authors' opinion on the control of guns. Their point is the key issue of the balance of guns and crime.…
Annotated Bibliography 1. Kopel, David B.(2013, Feb. 2) "The Great Gun Control War of the 20th Century." Retrieved from: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm? This article demonstrates history on gun control and how firearm has influenced individuals.…
Every day in the local news, viewers witness a host of tragedies that have hit Chicago every weekend and sometimes every night. Many of the stories featured concern gun violence and the amount of deaths or injuries resulting from it. It has become a problem so synonymous with our city that many people, from neighborhood activists to politicians at Capitol Hill, have expressed their opinions as to what the city and its residents could do to either minimize or eradicate the violence. In late 2013, the state of Illinois passed the Concealed Carry Law which permitted registered gun owners to carry a concealed weapon on their person. Though many pro-gun activists viewed this as a win and an enforcement of their protection under the 2nd Amendment,…
The Second Amendment Some people in the United States of America feel that the Second Amendment should be removed due to crimes in this country. Others feel that if the amendment was removed, the brutal death rates would increase, creating more harm than good. Although most people believe that guns can be dangerous, we should not amend the Second Amendment because people need guns for home and self defense, guns are a reliable source to help put food on the table, and they are also a way to help keep terror groups and enemies out of our country (Gun Control Controversy). In today 's world, America has become a horrific place filled with crime and murder.…
Guns have been a hot topic in the United States for decades for many reasons. Most of the controversy revolves around The Second Amendment 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” (U.S. Const. amend. II). On one side, we have people who take The Second Amendment very seriously.…
The criminals believe that they are invincible in a way. Criminals will always have guns. Criminals will always be able to illegally obtain weapons. Criminals can obtain guns in many ways. If they have a clean record, then they simply purchase the weapon from a local gun store, or sporting goods store.…
There are 466 violent crimes for every 100,000 people in the United States. Only about 108 of these will be gun related. Believe it or not, every single mass shooting that has happened in America since the 1950s, have all been in a place where guns were prohibited. Open carry is the practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public (“Gun Control Myths and Realities”).…
Adopted on December 15, 1791, the Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution protects the right of the US citizens to keep and bear arms. I chose this topic because in my country it is forbidden to do so. I will explain how this amendment was created and then show how guns are part of the American culture even though they are increasingly controversial. History…
Gun Control in the United States Daniel Kussow DeLaSalle High School Gun Control in the United States Crime and guns seem to always be paired together with one another. But are the two really that closely associated with each other? Does owning firearms really lead to crime?…
Introduction The issue of gun control has been one of national concern as the debate arises on whether the states should be the ones in control or the federal government. People of all ages have been reported to be in the possession of firearms all for different purposes. Statistics in the US reveal that among 100 residents, 6 of them own guns accounting for 80% of the non-military guns(ProCon,2015). Survey study indicates that in 2014 in the US, 68% of the murders committed; 14,249 in total were with the use of firearms (Karimu, 2015).…
Meihsin Chiang UCWR 110 12/12/16 Beyond the Bullet A CNN news headline on September 29, 2015 reads: “Another Chicago Family Gunned Down.” These sobering headlines seem to be appearing more frequently, and when gun violence hits close to home it can leave a more jarring impact. Whether it be examples of the toxic race relations in lower-income neighborhoods, increased incidences of school shootings, excessive use of police force, or terroristic threats – violence has pervaded the American culture. It has effectively created a pseudo-paranoid society. Violence has evolved over the past few decades, but guns are and continue to be the key resource for continuing the carnage.…
Lately, it seems that every time you turn on the television, there is an incidence of gun violence in the news. School shootings, domestic violences, and other forms of firearm brutality make up most of the content displayed in the media, calling for a possible increase in gun control in the United States. This controversial subject has become a common topic of debate all over the country: should civilian-use of violent firearms be limited or prohibited, or should the decision to possess these guns be up to the individual person? There are many arguments supporting and opposing the government 's right to restrict the rights that the Constitution imposes. Some argue that taking weapons away from the people is a violation of the Second Amendment, while others argue that guns have changed too much over time for the allowances of the…
ALLEN, FREDERICK. " Guns & America." Saturday Evening Post 283.6 (2011): 30-32. Academic Search Premier. Web.…
Crime has many different causes, not all of them preventable, but the crime rate is above and beyond what should be possible. There is a simple reason for this out of control propagation of crime: guns. These tools of death…