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    of classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. The NRA (National Rifle Association) and firearm laws are the cause of thousands of humans dying annually and mass shootings specially in public places like concerts, schools, and churches. Mass shootings are a very common procedure going on in the United States. Killings of thousands of people occur because of these assault weapons. Banning assault weapons will have a huge impact in American history. This…

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    Attorney General Kamala D. Harris claims the new laws that fall under “assault weapons”. She explains different weapons that can be considered a “assault weapon”: “A semiautomatic, center fire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following: a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, a thumbhole stock, a folding or telescoping stock, a grenade launcher or flare launcher, a flash suppressor, a forward pistol grip” (Kamala…

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    Weapons of destruction On December 14, 2012 a school shooting happened in Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter killed many people and he killed himself. His weapon of choice was a semi automatic or commonly known as a assault weapon. The murder wasn’t stopped,but actions similar to his can be stopped in the future. If assault weapons were banned crime would be down. The loss of would be minimized. Assault weapons should be banned due to their destructive nature and history. Assault…

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    From A Salt Rifle to an Assault Rifle: Our right as able-bodied citizens to own assault weaponry William S. Burroughs declared, "After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it." The Second amendment protects our right as able-bodied citizens to own all firearms (including assault weaponry), and preserves our natural right to defend ourselves. When the term “assault weapon” is used in the media no one really knows what it means, as there is no…

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    wouldn't have prevented these deaths. There are many reasons to why prohibiting these weapons will do more harm than good. I feel as if federal laws should not prohibit assault weapons because it will basically disengage the second amendment, it disregards americans rights to safety and it will cause more problems and violence rather than solving it. Americans that pass a the test and meet the requirements for the weapon should be more educated in them to be blue to use them against people using…

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    The sublimation of the assault weapons that were given out could cause both crime and tax would increase and new laws will be enforced. Noticing that assault rifles are not even required to use while hunting, the government already gives out shotguns and pistols. It’s not the gun, but the person who pulls the trigger, but some people want to give that irresponsible individual a weapon of mass destruction. The creation of an assault rifle caused the flow of war to change, think of what…

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    Defending Banning of Assault Weapons Gun rights and gun control activism have been dominating the United States politics for centuries. One of the main areas of the activism lies on whether to ban the use of assault weapons. Gun control activists have been lobbying policy makers to formulate policies aimed at preventing the use of assault weapons. Assault weapons should be banned in the United States due to the negative impacts that emanate from their use. The existence of loopholes in gun laws…

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    How do you stand with assault weapons? How do you think people use them? Are they bad for society or good for the military? Its up to you to decide whether or not the disadvantages overweigh the advantages. The issue over assault weapons has been an issue for a long time, but it has gotten worse in the past few years. While some people believe they are a danger to society, assault weapons should not be banned because it is a constitutional right, provides protection, and the ban failed many…

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    Gun Control Guns are safety to most families and individuals. Many households across the United States have a gun as the primary safety source. The safety factor of a gun is generally believed to more than that of a knife because it places more distance between an individual and an attacker. Guns have been viewed as a revered symbol of American independence. The Constitution emphasizes that Americans have the right to protect their residences and themselves by bearing arms (“Second”). Limiting…

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    Assault weapons ban would not decrease crime it would only increase it. Assault weapons being banned would increase crime because of the amount of people getting mad about it they would buy them illegally and they would use other weapons to kill so it would not make a difference in any way. Assault weapons dont increase crime its the people holding them, if an assault weapons is going to be sold people need to get a fingerprint done and need to have a background check with many other things to…

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