Gun laws in the United States

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    you know that “The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, or about 270,000,000 guns, which is the highest total and per capita(by or for each individual person) number in the world? 22% of Americans own one or more guns (35% of men and 12% of women)” The problem with guns is not the gun themselves is the regulations that follow them. There are so many different gun regulations such as magazine capacity restriction and much more. although they are different in every state they still…

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    caused controversy on the topic of gun ownership. Some groups, such as the Brady Campaign, would like to see gun control laws take away some rights and restrict others, whereas the National Rifle Association would like to protect gun rights and educate society on the use of firearms. Both sides want to stop the problem of gun violence, but protecting gun rights is the only way to truly insure public safety. Gun control will not be able to stop the use of guns, and it will put citizens in an…

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    Gun Enforcement Issues Provides its Own Evidence In all parts of the world, gun control has many differences. Notwithstanding the variances in gun laws in many different places, gun violence is evident everywhere. Some countries ban laws completely, others restrict and others have no boundaries. It has been a widely discussed topic in major countries everywhere, discussing the impacts it has left on the lives of innocent humans. However, gun-restricting laws have had positive and negative…

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    Guns save lives. Throughout the latter half of the 20th century and now into the 21st century gun control has been a very controversial topic. In spite of this, control measures have not been implemented federally or even statewide. This is because gun control does not reduce crime nor does it make civilians more safe, it actually tends to have the opposite effect. Gun control laws in the United States would lead to more violent crime, prevent civilians from protecting themselves and allow the…

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    Every state has the right to make their own laws. One major law states govern is the 2nd amendment. The right to bear arms. Every state has their own opinion on this law. States are making stricter gun laws because of gun violence and they are trying to stop it. Some laws have helped with gun violence but states that have more and stricter gun laws have higher crime rates related to guns. States that don’t allow the purchase of guns without filling out a lot of paperwork makes people find…

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    something to help them cope with the problem at hand. In the United States, a very large issue is mass school shootings, which have created many tragedies for people in the nation. Approximately 150 school shootings have occurred in the United States during the last two years, and those shootings added on to the recent Oregon one make people see the need for a change in the current gun laws. Despite the recent tragedy in Oregon involving gun use, the second amendment right…

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    of a war zone, or even a full scale invasion. However, for many people in the United States, there is no imagining, this is their reality. They are simply some of the many victims of the second amendment gone wrong. When the second amendment was created the United States was under the tyranny of Britain. The purpose of the second amendment, "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”, was…

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    Are The Laws For Gun Control Sufficient Or Should There Be More? Guns have been widely used by the militant groups, robbers and some public-citizens as well. The question about the laws controlling the guns dissemination in the society is debatable. The guns are spreading at a very fast pace and many individuals have access to this illegal tool. Many individuals are involved in street crimes and they use guns in the crimes. Some people argue that they possess the guns for safety purposes.…

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    Constitutional Right Gun control is an action taken by the government that controls the purchasing, selling, and use of handguns by citizens in the United States. The right to own a gun has become a big controversy amongst the United States. Although some people claim that guns are harmful and lead to many deaths, guns should not be restricted because doing so would go against the second amendment, and it would make it harder for civilians to defend themselves if needed. Prohibiting guns…

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    ALLEN, FREDERICK. "Guns & America." Saturday Evening Post 283.6 (2011): 30-32. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. PDF. This article gives us the history of guns, the protections of guns, and the creation of the Second Amendment and why it was created. The article’s most important piece of information is that it gives historical context of guns, the importance of them throughout American history and its political implications of the development of the nation. While accomplishing this, it…

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