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    States have started legalizing guns but, is it worth it? The literal definition of gun is, “a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise”. The accurate definition of weapon is “A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage”. Do we really need something that inflicts bodily harm to each other? Though, guns have saved many people if you compare it to…

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    freedom from any attacks whether they be foreign or domestic. However, there are still individuals such as Katie McGinty, publisher of “Gun Violence”, who is pro gun control and believes that there should be more regulations on guns and less access to them. The first point brought about by Katie McGinty states that in the last year alone 14,000 people were killed by guns in the United States, which roughly estimates to about 38 deaths committed by firearms daily. One can argue that this death…

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    firearms is a topic everybody talks about. Guns play a role to everyone’s life, whether it’s owning a gun or simply have a conversation about it. With firearms being a topic that is personal and delicate, it’s no surprise the arguments that come with that topic, but there’s two sides to every argument. One side are the anti-gun, who believe gun control is needed and the right that not everyone can purchase a gun. The other side of the argument are the pro-gun, those who believe we should uphold…

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    shall not be infringed”.There have been plenty of debates on trying to ban all guns in the U.S. There are thousands of laws and regulations in the country that attempt to contain and regulate the use of firearms. No evidence has suggested that gun control regulations established by Congress and the White House have so far been effective. Congress enacted the first three attempts into regulating the spread and abuse of guns with the banning of mail-order handgun sales 1927. Followed by the…

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    In the era of automatic weapons, large caliber hand guns, and Teflon tipped bullets where extensive background checks, mental evaluations, and waiting periods should be mandatory as they are in most westernized countries, nothing is so dangerous with regards to firearms as the “Gun Show Loophole”, also known as The Brady bill loophole (Hereafter known as the GSL). Because of the GSL, anyone can walk into a gun show and without the burden of showing identification, taking a background check, or…

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    them. The guns laws is one law that is supposed to help maintain order, but it doesn't. Also laws that can have you spend the rest of your life in prison over little things. Laws that don't maintain order, are the laws made to put people in prison for long periods of times and keep the prisons filled. One law that keeps the prisons filled is the gun laws. Yes not everyone should have a gun and not everyone should be able to get a gun. Some people that get guns should not have guns like…

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    Gun Control On October 3, 2017 "New York Times" Associate Professor of Purdue University and New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist Ms. Roxane Gay argues that it's time to address concerns of gun control. Gay makes her case after the incident of the Las Vegas shooting. Gay describes in short account of who Stephen Paddock the Las Vegas shooting is, however, goes into great detail regarding the guns that were in his position. Gay also claims that gun stores should have…

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    builder, the human with an ability to learn and change. Gun control is still a very controversial debate and there are a lot of unfortunate events associated with gun violence. However, the right solution is not to create more laws to try and prevent them from happening, because the more criminals gets pushed, the harder they will push back. American government should not have gun control laws because it is unconstitutional, unfair…

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    Lyndon B. Johnson passed the gun control act. It was much different than other laws in different countries, which made it a bit of a problem. In my opinion, I feel as if we need more strict gun control laws. It’s too dangerous to go without them currently, especially in such an advanced era. Gun control is a weird thing to explain, as many people have different ways to describe it. Gun control is the set of laws that regulate the sale, transfer, and possession of guns. Most countries…

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    The Pro’s and Con’s of Gun Control In America it is a right for all Americans to own a weapon; for this reason it is necessary for the government to establish gun laws in order to limit people 's use of them. The use of gun control has, and continues to be used for the protection and safety of the United States citizens. Experts and journalists in this field believe that the use, and increase in gun control is necessary to maintain the safety of those who live in America. A study conducted by…

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