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    Exposure to gun violence has serve consequences for children. Children in the United States are eleven times more likely to die at the hands of gun violence than children in any other high wealth developed country in the world. Further, a recent study published in Pediatrics, repotted that one in four children in the US were exposed to gun violence. While both of these numbers indicating that children in the United States are highly exposed to gun violence, it is the effects of this…

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    Pervasive Gun Culture

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    In the United States there are 88.8 guns per 100 people which totals out to 270 million guns,in this country alone,making the united States have the highest total and per capita number in the world. America's pervasive gun culture stems in part from its colonial history and most importantly, the Second Amendment, which states: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Second amendment The…

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    have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States, for an outright ban, picking up every one of them (every gun) Mr. and Mrs. America, turn ‘em all in. I would have done it.” (Brown). This statement could be seen as going against our Constitutional rights and is an example of the ideas of legislators trying to pass bills that would establish gun control regulations. While the second amendment of the Constitution gives citizens of the United States the right to bear arms, some limited gun…

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    Police Brutality Effects

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    The override of police brutality has had an intense impact on the main division of the American male population. Police brutality is abused when police men or any form of law enforcement believes just because he/she is presented with a badge and a concealed weapon it puts them above their boundaries and policemen feel as if he/she can use useless force excessively against other individuals. Police brutality is not a modern matter, but there have been cases that occurred that have been the center…

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    As gun violence in the united states is now so common that it’s daily news to hear about school shootings and armed people walking into restaurants and killing people, we need a president who can lead the country in rectifying the current situation. In this, John Kasich is not our country’s best option; he wishes to, as his website states, “Remove Burdensome Restrictions” on concealed carry licenses. Although the Second Amendment was written to give civilians the right to defend themselves,…

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    Second Amendment Essay

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    The Second Amendment Gives People the Right to Bear Arms The United States has 270 million guns, the most in the world, consequently, this brings the question of gun control and the Second Amendment.( Should More Gun Control Be Enacted ). The Second Amendment protects the right to individual gun ownership, banning the ownership of assault weapons would be unconstitutional. Most criminals who obtain guns do so illegally, thus putting a censorship on gun ownership would not prevent them from…

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    Militia” explains the right of a citizen to bear arm. An important law made for the protection of rights for citizens of the United State is the second Amendment. The second amendment allowed people to maintain the security of their families, and properties. Citizens can also arm themselves in other to be part of a militia which is well regulated. The people of the United State share different views of the main reason this law became part of the constitution. Some people believe the government…

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    Strict Gun Laws Essay

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    Strict gun laws, if instituted in the United States will only create easy targets for criminals and terrorist. While one would think that removing guns from civilians would decrease violent crime, guns in the hands of civilians act the same way that nuclear weapons did during the cold war. Having the ability to cause harm to others is in itself a deterrent we are a primitive race and the one thing that our little monkey brain knows best is that you leave the monkey with the big stick alone. This…

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    certainly won’t eliminate it as other forms of violence do exist. Take for instance the country of Mexico who does not allow normal citizens to possess firearms. According to statistics, Mexico has a much higher homicide by gun rate than even the United…

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    setting of the prestigious school, acting as a shackle, impedes the boys’ ability of using their imagination and expressing themselves, clearly implying that the pupils of the school feel confined. Presented as the ‘best preparatory school in the United States’,…

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