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    banks, kidnapping and commit a crime with arms. Policemen use guns for protecting, but criminals, who are surely comes from the public, use them to show their power. Back to many years ago, due to the ambiguity of amendment, the law, in the US, gives the right for American citizens to own guns. There is no doubt that a pistol helps an officer against those crimes, while whether citizens should be allowed to have the right to carry guns not, is worth to be discussed. According to Williams

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    people sprawled dead across the living room, people debating whether it was an accident or not, and whether the gun should have been in the hands of the shooter or not. Whether it’s be because of police brutality, home invasion or mass shooting, gun control has become one of the most heated political debate of the 21st century. While some people believe there should be tighter laws on gun control, others believe that it would be violating second amendment rights, the right to bear arms, whether people

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    Guns do not kill people, people kill people. Gun control is a very controversial topic throughout the country. Some people think there needs to be stricter laws on gun control while others think there needs to be more lenient laws on gun control. Gun free zones are the most prone places to have mass shootings, college campuses being one of them. In an article titled, OPINION: Gun Control Not the Answer, by Garrett Marcel, a 21-year-old petroleum engineer from Houma Louisiana. He talks about

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    Gun control

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    Does gun control reduce crime rate? Abstract Over the past few months, people across the nation have been debating about gun control. Topics ranging from firearm restrictions to background checks have been heavily discussed by both emotion and logic, by both gun supporters and gun control activists, and it seems like there is no middle ground for both parties to agree on. Crime rates influence guns demanded for self-protection, and guns demanded by criminals depend upon

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    Gun Control

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    Gun Control Group Project “Guns in America” Gun Control Group Project Opinions In the United States of America, we as citizens have the right to bear arms, provided to us by the second amendment to the U.S. constitution, and are part of the United States Bill of Rights. Most American’s still believe that it is our right to bear arms, while a growing number of Americans believe that there should be better gun control regarding this matter. A rising trend has begun on Capitol Hill and all

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    Pathos In Gun Control

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    target reader would likely continue to be infuriated. He/she would likely feel outraged as he/she learns that many “facts” about guns are really lies. He/she would also likely feel outraged when he/she discovers the times that a gun could have saved someone. For example, college student Amanda Collins had a concealed-carry license, but she was not allowed to take her gun with her to college; she “was brutally raped inside a parking garage, less than one hundred feet from campus authorities” (102)

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    Gun Control Essay

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    Gun Control in the USA The right to the ownership of a firearm is founded on the right to self-defense. Individuals have a right to defend themselves from anyone who wishes to destroy their lives. The right to self-defense is related to the right to life. It sounds ridiculous to provide the right to life yet there are no means to protect the life. The opponents of gun ownership have been against this right to protect life from danger. The paper will look at the moral right to own a gun and whether

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    Assault On Gun Control

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    Assault on Gun Control Over the years gun control has been an issue that has been argued over and over. Some say stricter laws are needed to control the guns that are out in the public. Other say harsher background checks need to be done. Even gone as far as banning certain weapons that someone can own in the United States. But not matter what laws or restrictions are in place, the fact remains, guns don’t kill people, people kill people. First, I want to define a question that people have.

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    Gun Control Essay

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    Gun Control Throughout America there is the constant debate concerning the second amendment or the right to bare arms. One day an innocent kid walking home from school gets shot in a drive by shooting is he just a victim of circumstance or could this of been easily prevented. There are lobbyist for the private ownership of guns and lobbyist for legislation to ban personal possession of guns for good. In this paper I hope that just maybe I can persuade you to think differently on a topic that’s stirring

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    Guns and the ability to use them have been under attack in the United States and many other places throughout the World. There are groups of people that believe that as long as we have the right to bear arms that many unprotected people will lose their lives due to gun violence. There are many trends that come with gun violence and where these mass shooting occur, but a main one is that when a place legally prohibits carrying a weapon then that is where the most gun violence happens. Where guns are

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