Persuasive Essay on Gun Control

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    Guns Should Not Be Allow On Cerritos College Campus Guns are extremely dangerous. They are more harmful and deadly than most other methods people use. We should not allow gun on Cerritos college campus because it can lead to reckless behavior, it might cause lower enrollment due to safety expectations, it might lead to useless/accidental death, it is likely to increase in both homicides and suicides, it is likely to increase the death of campus police officers, and it might lead to…

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    until now have been killed by guns, and gun related incidents (“Lies”)? Many people in the U.S. say that guns kill people; however, they are completely wrong because guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Those people keep getting a hold of guns still today. All of the background checks are not working. The wrong people are getting a hold of guns to easily these days. The people need to put a stop to this. The U.S. need stronger gun laws prohibiting the selling of guns to the mentally ill,…

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    being killed. One small device that could change the lives of many people or just fun to use in the proper way. Guns. They sound scary and sometimes they are but they could also be enjoyable. Gun control is a controversial topic that has many reasons and evidence for both cases. People who are against guns talk about public shootings and it is against the second amendment. People who like guns say that because of the second amendment it is okay and it doesn't help the suicide rates. To start,…

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    Guns are powerful. Not only in how much damage they can do to you with just one bullet fired, but even the presence of a gun can send any man, saint or criminal, running. Guns can be used as a form of offense and defence. They can protect our society, more than they damage it. Although some believe that gun control should further restrict the selling of firearms, they actually shouldn’t because they can be used as a form of defence, and citizens have the right, stated in the second amendment, to…

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    indicates that 11, 419 people, adults and children died from gun violence in 2013 which translates to approximately 30 people a day (Kalesan 309). This is totally unacceptable and must be addressed and the best approach on the issue adopted to preserve life. This will be easily achieved by ensuring the guns are only in the hands of the law enforcers (Kovandzic 489). The statistics refutes the arguments presented by those who oppose strict gun control on the basis that they make our society more…

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    that has been debated over for quite some time. The proponents argue that concealed guns can be an effective means to limit crime while the opponents claim that concealed weapons can cause an increase in gun related violence. Despite the different views from both sides, adults should have the right to be able to carry a concealed handgun. One of the main reasons adults should be allowed to carry a concealed gun is that it can limit crime. When more laws are passed allowing concealed carry,…

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    at the school, and that your child has been injured. The police had been 15 minutes away, so they did not arrive on time to save everyone. Arming teachers has been a topic of great controversy between educators and parents. Some believe that giving guns to teachers could allow them to defend the students, while others espouse the belief that weapons would create an even more dangerous learning environment. There is no way to completely remove our loved ones from such situations, but there are…

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    around at town inhabitants fleeing for their lives as the dead invaded their home. He licked his dry lips as he watched the flames engulfing the building he began to call home when the world went to hell. Determination filled his face as he checked his gun for bullets before hiding it in the waistband of his pants. He was now a man on a mission. Things were finally getting somewhat easier in this new world and he was not about to let one man change his fate. His only goal now was to survive. He…

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    Does it really stop the bullets? No, they don’t actually stop the bullet but they slow the bullet down making it so that the bullet can’t get to the person’s body. If the bullet does get through the vest or any other bulletproof clothing it would have been slowed down enough that it won’t penetrate the skin. Bulletproof clothing has saved a countless number of lives. Bulletproof clothing is also strong enough to protect the body from knives or anything else a person could try to harm the police…

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    The problem with certain guns is clear, they pose a threat to security of public establishments. I propose that all automatic and semiautomatic weapons become banned, they are illegal to own and purchase. With this in place it will harder for people to get a hold of a automatic rifle if they have intentions of committing a crime. The reason for this is that the problem with most public shootings is not the weapon but the mentally unstable person behind the gun. Because of this the best way to…

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