Gun Control “Gun Control means being able to hit your target, if I have a “hot button” this is definitely it. Don’t even think about taking my guns, my rights are not negotiable and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the 2nd Amendment” (“Michael Badnarik”). This quote was said by Michael Badnarik. He defends his rights. Gun Control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. American…
“States That Have Stand Your Ground Laws” Many states have passed laws allowing one to ‘stand your ground’ in potentially life threatening or serious injury situations. These laws let the victim surpass attempts to retreat, and allow them to directly use self-defense if their life or serious bodily harm is being threatened. Some states retract from this a little, only making the law applicable when the victim is on their own personal property, such as their house, office, or even car. Other…
Constructive? In a nation of differing opinions, a few issues stick out. Gun control is one of them, a widely debated subject punctuated by acts of heinous violence. In an attempt to curb this violence, articles such as “Crime, Deterrence, and Right‐to‐Carry Concealed Handguns”, by John Lott, argue that less gun control would lead to less crime. The other side of the coin argues that more gun control would lead to less violence, and this is the argument that the article “GUN CONTROL AFTER…
protect yourself is one that is very important, but I also believe that before someone should get a firearm that they need the proper training with that firearm. I know that in some counties in the state of Alabama in order to get a CCW (concealed carry weapon) permit that you are required to go through a training course. Mobile County does not require this, but I still highly recommend it. As a former Auxiliary Police Officer for the City of Chickasaw, I have been trained in the proper use of a…
Gun controls law are not worth the time. Do people really think law will prevent a criminal getting a gun or prevent a public place shooting. Gun Control law just waste time and money. Congress Spends countless taxpayer money debating if U.S citizen should have the right be to bare arms. How can some couple of people take away one of our born right we have as U.S citizens. Our forefathers fought for our rights. There are many reason why gun control law will not work and here are my reason…
Places That Serve Booze In liquor stores and other alcoholic stores in the city of Chicago, Illinois, they decide to make stricter laws and banned concealed guns by law in these stores. The state of Illinois was given six months to devise a concealed carry law after the United States Court of Appeals ruled there law unconstitutional, in December 2012. After much debate, the government could not change the effect of concealed career weapons in society and they resorted to making gun-control…
This is because people are buying guns who should be buying guns. In his article Kristof also says that 13 million people are now licensed to carry a concealed firearm (Kristof 1). These people who are carrying concealed weapons with a concealed carry license have to pass a class and background checks to prove that they are responsible enough to be able to carry their firearms. The guns being in the hands of responsible people who have proven they are capable of carrying guns is the reason that…
From finals to graduate school applications, college can be a stressful place for students. College is the place where teenagers and young adults are supposed to find out who they are, where they belong, and what they want to become in life. The emotions involved with making these tough decisions should not accompanied with the fear of guns being allowed on campus. A once safe haven for students to learn and grow may become the next crime scene for a mass school shooting. Colleges are already…
As a hunter, I value my right to own and use firearms. But as a student, those same rights are unsettling. When you’ve been brought up to respect weapons and educated on the proper use of a firearm, it is hard to imagine how or why people do the things they do with guns. It is also hard to take a side on gun control or how we are going to fix this problem. On one hand, stricter gun laws could make it harder to do the thing I love doing. But, on the other hand I would feel safer while trying to…
right for millions of law-abiding citizens to own guns. As a result, some people are beginning to change their minds regarding the role that these tools should play in America. Any law-abiding, mentally stable U.S. citizen should have the right to carry a concealed weapon for their own protection. Furthermore, the vast majority college campuses enforce a “no gun zone.” The idea behind this is that if there are no guns on campus, then there will be no guns for violent people to get their hands…