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    suicides and suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention (Key Gun Violence). Even though these numbers are quite shocking, millions of firearms are currently traded and sold every year in “no questions asked” transactions during gun shows and expositions. Something even more alarming is the facility and accessibility to firearms in America. As of today, it is easier to acquire a gun, than to rent an apartment in most cities because landlords run a background check on…

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    year there are about 4.5 million firearms, including almost two million handguns, are sold in the United States and about two million second hand firearms are sold each year. Interestingly, there has been a decline in American households with a gun from fifty-four percent 1977 to thirty-three percent in 2009. But, the number of guns per owner has increased from 4.1 in 1994 to 6.9 in 2004. The website goes on explain the statics on the death rate caused by firearms. The website states that there…

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    What is a red dot? A red dot sight is a non-magnification optic. There are all types for all sorts of firearms. The more common ones are rifle and pistol red dots. We’ll be learning the proper way to install and sight in a rifle red dot. Rifle red dots are mainly used for defense, more specifically home defense. Inside the range of fifty yards or less. The purpose of a non-magnified optic such as a red dot, is for fast target acquisition. Being able to focus on your target and…

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    Ever since 1364, when the first firearm was created, people have turned to guns for either violence, protection or leisure. There are several examples of gun violence and misuse. Numerous cases have been reported of unintentional shootings by children. Whether they shot themselves with a pistol or another person/child in the room with a caliber. Not only have guns been misused by young children accidentally, though on purpose for violence by grown men and women. Moreover, Why should a civilian…

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    not to say, Americans should not be allowed to practice their civil right to bear arms however with this in mind these individuals need to show restraint, and not just brandish a firearm simply because they can. For example, what are police officers to do when called to a location where an individual is displaying a firearm? Because as It states in the law, police officers are not permissible to inquire about wither or not a person has a concealed handgun license (CHL) unless the person has…

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    them access to firearms? According to government.com, 29.4% of students, teachers, and parents say that having arms with the teachers would greatly improve, most likely improve, and improve having firearms within the read of teachers. That would state that having arms or being within a range of obtaining firearms is safety. It is a fifty-fifty debate on whether or not teachers should carry guns with them in class on debate.org. South Dakota has a law that lets teachers bear firearms in school.…

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    of America guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. Private citizens have the right to lawfully arm themselves and protect themselves with firearms. While many people believe that mass shootings can be prevented by making it harder to obtain the weapons that carry out horrible crimes, the truth of the matter is that making firearms more accessible to the people would limit the severity of mass shootings. If you take away the right for a person to defend themselves, then you are…

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    laws. However, government should not limit private ownership of firearms due to statistics…

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    firearms were first created there was problems with regulations and crimes involving guns, and these numbers keep raising as more guns are produced and sold legally and illegally. The problem started when people were using guns for the purpose of malice rather than defending themselves, leaving the people in fear of being threatened, assaulted, robbed, or murdered. Nowadays we have many laws that defend the proper use and ownership of guns, but most of these laws have loopholes or are not…

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    the society. Gun-possession must be discouraged and for this, the laws for gun control need further rectification and improved implementation. There are multiple types of guns or firearms. For instance, handguns, rifles, shot guns, Ak-47 etc. The U.S. Government disclosed the official statistics about the number of firearms that are owned by…

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