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    on how the guns are not being regulated and leaving it open for individuals that do not undergo extensive background checks and the guns are falling in the wrong hands. He raises the point that if background checks are not done sufficiently then any one could fall between the loop holes and that in itself leaves the door opens for the public’s health…

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    There is a huge debate about gun control and there most likely will be until a compromise is reached. Gun control consists of the government taking away or altering the rules for the guns of the citizens. Some suggestions for gun control are complete removal, extreme background checks, and altering the laws so it is nearly impossible to possess or trade firearms. Gun control laws should be altered and be re-voted to only affect the modifications, use, and the background checks to possess…

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    street corners how many more” (Coalition, 2012). I will analyze, gun violence in videos that contain multiple fallacies. These campaigns include ad verecundiam, straw argument, and slippery slope fallacies on gun control and gun violence. “Ad verecundiam fallacy uses people of a higher authority or of tradition to appeal to the audience” (Borchers, 2012). According to Demand A Plan, all of the celebrities joining the cause against gun violence grab’s the attention of viewers. In the campaign…

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    Mass Shootings In Schools

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    In an age where people are trying to take guns away from law-abiding citizens; we need our guns now more than ever. Everytime there is a mass shooting this debate pops up, yet we continue to have mass shootings. If some teachers were allowed to conceal and carry guns in schools, mass shootings would dwindle. The resource officer at the Parkland shooting never went inside and 17 children died, meanwhile, the resource officer at the Maryland school shooting engaged the shooter and saved countless…

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    average day, 93 Americans are killed with guns. On average, in the United States, there are about 12,000 gun homicides (“Gun Violence by the Numbers” 1). Violence occurs frequently when the common man has a gun. A gun could fall into the wrong hands with the government never really knowing. For many years there have been many debates on whether or not guns should be banned. There are many pros and cons to this discussion. Some people believe guns are vital for their protection, while…

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    crimes and the lack of gun safety the government should make it a law that high schools should have a gun safety classes and the people of American should carry a gun with them because it would make the world safer, a lot of kids do not know gun safety. All good people should carry a gun to make the world safer and to have the gun laws in all the states be the same. The crime rate is too high. In fact, the crime in Chicago is so high that…

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    firearms. Guns’ very existence can either harm or use to defend. The issue lies on who exactly gets hold of these weapons. Who should we trust? How should such laws be justified? If correct implements are taken, many invaluable, American lives would be saved. In order to decrease potential harm, guns should be distributed only with special regulations. During the Boston Marathon of 2013, there was an unexpected explosion, followed by shootings, leaving many civilian casualties. Those guns were…

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    our approach to gun control, especially in schools. Our society’s detached approach to such incidents could be just as much a factor into the problem as the guns themselves. Sandy Hook Elementary School had recently installed a high end security system. It required that all visitors physically buzz in and request entry into the school. However, the man still managed to make his way into the classes - he used one of his guns to shoot the door open. The shooter did not purchase the guns - he had…

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    government believes that in order to reduce the crime rate, guns should be banned. However, this is not the answer because people need guns for self defense, it has been proven that having more guns diminishes the amount of crimes, and that there has been no gun control study that has proven to be effective. For centuries, guns have done more to benefit people than to disservice them. Colonists having access to guns helped them to rise up against the British in America’s fight for independence…

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    Why Is Gun Control Bad

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    Guns are the major cause of inhuman devastation in the history of mankind. Although guns are widely used for protection and for maintaining peace and harmony in the society, it has equally been misused leading to massive loss of lives and properties. Misuse of firearms, is a matter of great public concern today. If we see in the context of the United States, we find heavy human loss because of the use of assault weapons and the mass destructions caused by the guns. Now we like to leave no stone…

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