Katrina Herrera Mrs. Clark AP English 3 08 February 2018 Argumentative Essay Final Draft: Gun Control Gun control is one of the most controversial topics in American politics. More than one-third of Americans in the United States own firearms in their households. It is estimated that more than thirty-thousand people are shot each year due to murders, accidents, police intervention, suicide attempts and suicide. Gun control laws are not strict enough for the safety of our society. The purchase and possession of firearms should be banned in order to prevent potential public shootings, protect the environment, and decrease suicide and death rates.…
With the arms carrying laws being one of the topics of the day, the recent ruling by the district court in San Diego, California may matter for more people, than just the Sunny State's residents... The 9th Circuit's Peruta decision accurately upheld limits on concealed arms, but evaded the Second Amendment right to open carry. That sets off an interesting precedent, which made a lot of Texan lawyers and pro and anti gun groups to look out and analyze the legal (possible federal-wide) consequences of that…
13 Feb. 2013. . This is mostly about firearm laws which were proposed in California. This sources opinions are not for or against these laws, however portrays the real laws. Therefore, the source is exceptionally objective, fair, and professionally composed. This source is to a great degree dependable and an important piece of my…
The United States of America’s crime rate is at an all time high. Citizens do not feel safe in their own environments. Placing stricter laws on gun control can help reduce these unfortunate circumstances. The federal law does not…
Gun control has been extremely controversial in society for years. In the essay “Just Take Away Their Guns,” James Q. Wilson argues his view on stricter gun control laws. He writes, “Legal restraints on the lawful purchase of guns will have little effect on the illegal use of guns” (Wilson, 1994, p.125). He backs up his statement with the statistics that 5/6 of handguns used in crimes are either stolen or purchased privately. With this being said, he displays that increasing legal restraints on purchasing guns will have little to no effect on the use of guns to commit crimes.…
I pull this directly from CA official website “California residents can not own most assault weapons or buy and sell large-capacity ammunition magazines or .50 caliber rifles”(Doj). While some might say, that there right to bear arms is being infringed upon, you have to look at the 2nd amendment out of context. This was written to ensure protection from the government, and foreign enemies. In modern times, we have guns so advanced they pose an obvious threat to anyone using them with out extensive training. This also poses a threat to anyone around as well.…
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 new Act carries much weight and has created many ramifications in how gun holders carry themselves in public environments. HB 60 expands upon Second…
With any proposition, there are going to be a lot of “what ifs” and moral manipulation on both sides of the argument. Proposition 57 is no different. I am personally going to vote yes on proposition 57 for a few reason, most of them moral as is the norm. My first reason is because this proposition says it will only affect people accused of nonviolent crimes. I was raised in a rather poor area, a good portion of the men had been to jail or prison a few times.…
An Open Letter to Congress, Since before Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs, our nation’s policy makers have stigmatized the use of marijuana of any form. Since then research has found many novel uses for marijuana medically. With the enactment of Proposition 215 in 1996, the stigmatization of marijuana began the slow start of dismantling. Proposition 215 allowed those with the agreement of their primary care giver the ability to possess or grow marijuana for medical purposes—without the fear of legal recourse on the state level. Subsequently, with the enactment of Proposition 215 in California other states have followed suit.…
This law will put guns into the wrong hands that don’t know how and when to use a weapon properly. They state that they will keep guns out of denied hands, however, there are no licenses that prove they are not allowed to carry a weapon. I am all for restricting gun laws and putting guns in the right hands. I believe that will reduce crime; however, putting guns into the wrong hands can end up becoming very…
According to Freeman (2013), every day someone in that area is a victim of gun violence. According to FBI statistics, in 2012 Oakland with a population 395,817 was the fourth city in the U.S. with the highest homicide rate from guns. With gun homicides per 100,000 people: 27.3, and 108 gun homicides for that year (Freeman, 2013). The question is if gun control works, then why is it that the number one state in the U.S. on gun control has one of the highest rates of gun homicide. If the purpose of gun control is to save lives, it can clearly be seen that criminal behavior will not be affected because criminals have already made the decision to violate the law.…
Guns Laws Must Be Changed The debate on new gun legislation at the federal and national levels is roaring topic in today’s American society. On one side of the argument, “gun lovers” constantly make mention of the second amendment and how the law protects the rights of Americans. On the other side of the argument, Americans expecting gun reforms argue new and clearer laws will be preferable for the future of America. Nevertheless, on both sides the truth of the matter is in the statistical evidence of gun violence and gun accessibility.…
Gun Control is Not the Solution Increased Gun Control in the United States is absurd, useless, and unnecessary. In order to increase safety all throughout the United States time and effort must not be spent towards limiting gun owners of their rights. The tragic rash of school, religious, and workplace shootings has turned up the heat on the public conversation about guns. In nearly all of these cases gun laws would not have stopped the shooters from obtaining a firearm.…
In recent years, a lot of debate had been going on about the laws pertaining to firearms. Unfortunately, with all of the mass shootings and killings being reported by the media, guns are given a bad reputation. Sadly, many people believe that they should be illegal because they are dangerous and can kill people, but what these people don’t realize is making them illegal will do a lot more harm than good. Guns have created a balance in society and if we were to take them away it could cause a lot of chaos which would result in more crime and more casualties. People deserve the right to bear arms because with proper training one could possibly save his/her life and also protect others.…