Persuasive Essay On Gun Control Pros And Cons

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In this world, mankind has lost its way from the word Equality and then adopted the word Fraction. Mankind has always had two sided debates which were always about protecting what they believed in. If society break it down through common sense, one side wants to grow and take the risk of all the resources given and the other side wants to protect and be grateful of what they already have. Well what is about to be explained is how being a fraction became an issue to everyone. Shortly after John F. Kennedy was assassinated most of society believe until 1968, when rifles, shotguns, handguns, and ammunition became so easy to purchase over the counter, and magazines to just about any adult in the nation would provoke people and question the law of gun control.
To begin with, society has been given rules to protect themselves, which are known as their bill of rights. Bill of rights consist of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. One of the major issue today is gun control/ the right to bear arms. The second amendment states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the
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The night club was having a special event for gays and straight of ages 20- so on. At 2:35 a.m. after the shooting, the shooter called 911. He told the operator “I wanna let you know, I 'm in Orlando and I did the shootings” (Zambelich, 2016). The gunman identity was Omar Mir Seddique Mateen solves at 2:48 a.m. Omar Mir Seddique Mateen then told the officers not to try anything fun or he will detonate explosives, including a car bomb and a suicide vest. Then few hours after Omar came out gun blazing firing at the officers. At 5:15 a.m. Omar was reported down. This man took 49 lives, and injured 53. Omar has put fear in so many people eyes and has set a day for people to never forget his

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