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    If teachers have access to the weapons, an intruder could also gain access only increasing the potential for violence. Concealed handguns in the schools would be kept in a secure area and teachers and administrators would have strict procedures in carrying the gun on school grounds. There…

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    it is to defend themselves or their homes. Whether they are walking alone at night or passing through a neighborhood where the crime rates are high, having a gun would make a person a lot safer. According to criminologist Gary Kleck, "robbery and assault victims who used a gun to resist were less likely to be attacked or to…

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    any sort of laws restricting or controlling the right to own or keep arms in any capacity. They are pro second amendment and read this constitution amendment in the literal way. The NRA has been at the forefront of legislation including Florida’s “Weapons and Firearms” statue. The NRA is at the forefront of all state’s pro gun legislation, as well as using its resources for state’s anti gun legislation. On the national front, the NRA lobbies and influences legislation that reach to both sides of…

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    Concealed Handguns Did you know that every year guns are used almost 2.5 million times to protect someone, about 6,850 times a day? That means that guns are used almost 80 times more often to protect the lives of innocents, than to take them. So obviously, adults should be able to carry concealed handguns. Responsible citizens need to arm themselves against criminals with guns, most adults who carry concealed handguns are law-abiding, and having a concealed handgun can protect people who…

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    can prevent crimes and protect live but others believe guns are used by criminals. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), almost every people criminal victimization occurred violent crimes of rape and sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Of the victims of these violent crimes stated that they faced an offender with a firearm (www.bjs.gov) . The final reason to allow for the lead to an accident. Some people would the law allow people to keep a gun in their house…

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    New laws on gun control are being created to ‘help protect citizens’; however, the laws do not always work at their expected caliber. In Chicago, IL crime rates have spiked since the addition of new gun control laws. Not all citizens are going to follow laws only because it is illegal, the only effect the laws are having is removing firearms from law-abiding citizens hands and removing their ability to protect themselves (ProCon.org). Also, gun control laws violate an individual's right the own…

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    Gun Control Gun control. We’ve all seen or heard something about it. It’s a very common topic in the world today. The debate about gun control basically states that either we should or shouldn’t ban firearms. In my opinion firearms should not be banned as this would violate our promised rights as americans given to us by the second amendment in the bill of rights. Firearms can’t and shouldn’t be banned. Some say that banning firearm related crimes. My claim to this is criminals don’t follow…

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    For Gun Control Are you for gun control or against? This has been such a controversial question for many years. Should people be allowed to own guns? Both sides have their reasons as to why they believe it's right or wrong. In the article Gun control and the Second Amendment Joshua Horwitz states, “A number of studies have demonstrated that gun ownership makes an individual and his loved ones far more likely to be victims of gun-related homicides, suicides and accidental deaths. The data also…

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    No Fly List, No Purchasing of Guns People that are currently on the terrorists watch “no fly” list are not able to purchase guns anymore. Ever since the San Bernardino shooting during the previous year, Obama has argued against what he thinks is an abnormally well-known anti-terrorism measure. “ Right now people on the no fly list can just walk into a store and buy a gun. That’s insane,” Obama says. The terrorist list watch list is a consolidated database of information about people known or…

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    The facts to this is why do people think this? It wouldn't be safe if they let teachers to carry weapons. It will probably not happen because teachers could not know what to do with it or do something bad. So maybe in the future there will be a chance this will happen but not know because a teacher can turn and shoot up the school. This is just facts about how dangerous to let a teacher carry a weapon. The thing with teachers is…

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