2016 January/February LD Topic
Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned. Affirmative (6)
Introduction
I affirm Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned, based off of several contentions. I affirm the resolution in hopes of preserving my value of liberty, and it is to mean freedom under the law. My value criterion for the round will be maintaining the social contract.
Definitions and Framework
Before we begin the round, I will clarify and define the following terms. Firstly, I will address the term United States. United States is to mean that we can look to other countries as examples, however, we cannot frame the round based upon these. Moving on, the term Private …show more content…
These Natural Rights include the rights of life, liberty, and property. Secondly, his theories state that the citizens are able to give up some rights to guarantee that they are protected. With this, handguns are a breach of the right of life. According to Constitution.Org, the right of life includes the right to not be killed, and the right to not be injured or abused. Handguns go against this right, since they lead to injury and death. Unless the government protects the most basic of rights, it cannot be considered a true …show more content…
Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented. Research shows that whether attempters live or die depends in large part on the ready availability of highly lethal means, especially firearms.” This means that lowering the availability of firearms, can decrease the amount of suicides, especially limiting handguns. According to the Bloomberg School of Public Health “Researchers estimate that Connecticut’s 1995 law requiring individuals to obtain a permit or license to purchase a handgun after passing a background check was associated with a 15.4 percent reduction in firearm suicide rates, while Missouri’s repeal of its handgun purchaser licensing law in 2007 was associated with a 16.1 percent increase in firearm suicide rates.” With a permit required, you reduce firearm suicide rates, meaning that if you completely ban handguns, you limit that even
Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned. Affirmative (6)
Introduction
I affirm Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned, based off of several contentions. I affirm the resolution in hopes of preserving my value of liberty, and it is to mean freedom under the law. My value criterion for the round will be maintaining the social contract.
Definitions and Framework
Before we begin the round, I will clarify and define the following terms. Firstly, I will address the term United States. United States is to mean that we can look to other countries as examples, however, we cannot frame the round based upon these. Moving on, the term Private …show more content…
These Natural Rights include the rights of life, liberty, and property. Secondly, his theories state that the citizens are able to give up some rights to guarantee that they are protected. With this, handguns are a breach of the right of life. According to Constitution.Org, the right of life includes the right to not be killed, and the right to not be injured or abused. Handguns go against this right, since they lead to injury and death. Unless the government protects the most basic of rights, it cannot be considered a true …show more content…
Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented. Research shows that whether attempters live or die depends in large part on the ready availability of highly lethal means, especially firearms.” This means that lowering the availability of firearms, can decrease the amount of suicides, especially limiting handguns. According to the Bloomberg School of Public Health “Researchers estimate that Connecticut’s 1995 law requiring individuals to obtain a permit or license to purchase a handgun after passing a background check was associated with a 15.4 percent reduction in firearm suicide rates, while Missouri’s repeal of its handgun purchaser licensing law in 2007 was associated with a 16.1 percent increase in firearm suicide rates.” With a permit required, you reduce firearm suicide rates, meaning that if you completely ban handguns, you limit that even