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    that there should be more gun control laws? There are lots of arguments going on talking about whether or not they should have more gun control laws. There are a lot of crimes that involve shooting. For example, there have been a couple of school shootings over the last couple of years. There should be more gun control laws in the U.S. It is clear that the U.S needs more gun control laws. The first reason that it should be harder for people to get guns, is that people use…

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    We all have our views on gun ownership, whether it is to ban assault rifles, to limit the size of the magazines a gun can hold, or to ban all guns in general. I do not think that we should ban the use of guns completely throughout the country, but I do think that we should aim to do more to reduce gun violence. According to pewresearch.org, there are 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States – close to one firearm for every man, woman and child. In addition, according to pbs.org,…

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    In the course of recent years, Americans' support for rigid gun control laws has been declining even as the number of mass shootings is on the ascent. Gun control is a standout amongst the most forcefully divisive issues in the U.S. today. Envision appreciating a film at the theater or eating a dinner at Taco Bell while individuals surrounding you are conveying stacked arms. In spite of the fact that this may appear to be inconceivable, it is conceivable in light of the fact that the second…

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    Good and Bad Following Congress’ Gun Control Filibuster by Jason Nawara In following Congress Gun Control Filibuster, Nawara states "the first two bills that set to be voted on are as follows: people on terrorist watch lists are now stopped from buying a gun. Republicans want these people to have 72 hours so the FBI can find probable cause to deny their weapon purchase. The second bill closes a loophole in which gun purchases online or at gun shows circumvent background…

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    “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” This is a big quote that many people believe and so should you. When a drunk driver kills someone nobody blames the alcohol they blame the human for drinking it then driving. But why is it that when someone kills somebody they blame the gun, not the person behind it. All of this results into people wanting more gun control laws. If anything we should have less laws and I will be explaining to you how guns would make us a much safer country and have…

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    Arguments against more gun control I read an article from the Economist (2016) website reporting that Texas has just implemented public open carry law this past January 2016 as Texas solution for gun violence. I think the rational is to equip law-abiding citizens similar to neighborhood crime watch prevention. They believe in more power to the people than to the government. My analysis from the Economist (2016) web article is that profit and non-profit establishments are having difficulties…

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    they do not. In these past couple years, some of the most eminent controversial laws have been those are gun control. The disagreement have arose due to some terrorist actions acted out by psychologically ill U.S citizens. For instance, the shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary school leaving 26 innocent children and adults lying in a pool of blood. Although I believe that gun control laws should be tweaked and refined, I must be open-minded and understand the opposing arguers beliefs.…

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    school shootings or work place violence, so are gun control laws the answer? No, gun control laws do not reduce crimes committed with firearms, and in fact are counterproductive by increasing the violent crime rates, as well as unconstitutional. Gun control laws do not reduce crimes committed with fire arms. A perfect example of this is this is in Massachusetts in 1998, some of the toughest gun laws in the country were passed. Since 1998, gun crime in Massachusetts has gotten worse, not…

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    America would not be what it is today. Currently America has never been more split on the idea of firearm ownership. With a variety of pros and cons for Gun Control and Pro-Gun groups both with partisan ties within congress the same questions always appear: Who is entitled to the Second Amendment? Is there a real correlation between gun control and controlling crime? Where does our nation draw the line, and take more steps to prevent mass shooting and reduce deaths caused by firearm, but without…

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    We Need Gun Control Laws

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    There are many laws around the world that permit us from doing illegal actions. But the debate whether to allow gun control laws has caused many controversial and emotional issues among many. Gun control is a law that regulates people on who can own, sell, transfer, manufacture, or how people use firearms. This law was brought up to reduce the harmful crimes and violence committed by gun users. Thinking that the violence will reduce when the law was set in place but people seem to disagree and…

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