Gun control is without a doubt one of the largest and most polarizing social debates of the year. Gun control is the effort to regulate or control sales of guns (Oxford English Dictionary, 2013). One of the most recent shootings events took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The indiscriminate use of guns by individuals to harm society has brought the issue into the light of public debate. Gun casualties and incidents throughout the country have woken the public up from its ignorance and shown them the danger guns can pose to society (Martinez, 2013).
| How Does Gun Control Affect Alaskan Residents? | A Research of the History and Debate of a Major American Issue | | Zachary Markiewicz | 11/29/2012 | Professor Sondra Porter English 111 Section 36 | Abstract Gun control is a major issue in America's society and has been for many centuries. Crime rates increasing and decreasing at different intervals around the country hinder the solution to this controversy, requiring longer periods of time for lawmakers to come to a complete conclusion on the issue. Whether affecting the peoples' lives positively or negatively, gun control is on many a person's mind, with all of the issue's laws, permits, and requirements, cause for concern is great, particularly residents of Alaska. This paper will look through gun control's history, developments through major events in law formation, negative and positive effects, and Alaska's position on the issue.
What if that was one of your family member, wouldn’t you want them to be able to protect themselves? I would think so. Many people don’t think of gun violence this way but, it is very true. “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” It’s the person behind the gun that causes the death and deviation known with gun violence. So gun control is not the answer to the problem.
Gun control ENG/102 8/11/10 Brian Kevin Gun control 1 Introduction: Gun control advocates have cried foul, because of the Supreme Court 2010 ruling they believe will damage the chances gun control laws to reduce crime. While many people consider gun control to be too restrictive, advocates are of the mind that we should remove all the guns, at all cost. The Supreme Court ruling has mandated that state and city governments have no choice but to respect the Second Amendment of their citizens. While the ruling does not completely abolish current gun restrictions, it does weaken the ability of the local government to
Gun Control “How many have to die before we will give up these dangerous toys?” This quote is from Stephen King a famous author and it was in support of banning assault weapons. Stricter gun laws will cut down on gun related deaths and will also prevent future acts of terror and violence. In 2011 there was 12,664 murders in the United States, 6,220 were due to handguns alone, that is about 49% of the total murders. This horrifying number has been the cause of some pretty big arguments over the last 4 years and let me tell you why. Most gun activists stand by the 2nd amendment but does it really make sense to do that lets just think for a second why was the 2nd amendment made?
Following the events of all these massacres, many Democrats addressed the issue of gun control a lot harder. According to Sean Sullivan of the Washington Post in an article written about the NRA titled, “The long (and sometimes turbulent) History of the NRA and the GOP”, “The problem will not be convincing fellow Democrats to shape legislation for appropriate gun control, but rather the Republican party to whom almost 90% of their candidates received contributions from the National Rifle
Assignment Cover Page ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 2012-12-ENC-102-OL013 Assignment: Module 6 Unit 10 Assignment Due Date: 02-23-2013 Student: Mentor: Ms. Catherine Peck TESC Mentor 101 W. State St Trenton, NJ, 08608 catherine.peck@gmail.com A Compulsory Review of Quixotic Gun Control Prepared by NA Distributed February 23, 2012 Prepared for Ms. Catherine Peck TESC English Comp Mentor Abstract Few events in life demand your immediate attention like gun violence. These events are always shocking and bring about deep emotions that can take us on quixotic crusades, resulting in ineffective and restrictive regulations. Universal evidence and correlations have long been offered as proof of the mantra that more guns mean more violence and fewer guns, therefore, mean less violence (Godwin 281). While the hearts and souls of the regulatory author are well placed, all too often the resulting debate is rooted in erroneous statistics and unrepresentative comparisons. To illustrate Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced Assault Weapons Ban legislation that would ban any weapon with a grip on the premise they are too easy to get and used too often for bad (Feinstein).
Persuasive Essay: Gun Control There is a debate among American politics and U.S. citizens that draws passion among those who feel strongly about the issue; gun control. Gun control is an issue that has affected some individuals personally, and individuals often strongly support it or oppose it. A series of tragic events in the past few decades have raised questions about whether gun control is necessary to stop horrific shootings. Recently there have been questions raised about a possible ban on assault rifles being reinstated. With the election of President Barack Obama, some that oppose that weapons ban are fearful of the impending changes in the law, which has affected gun owners such as me.
Gun Control With the number of recent school shootings across the United States, gun control has been a provocative issue for many years. A large majority of American citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would rapidly reduce the jeopardy of lives. Many citizens believe they should have the right to carry a gun if not for protection of themself, but for their family as well, not to mention for the great American pastime of hunting. As long as the law is followed, Americans have a constitutional right to own hand guns; stricter laws and licensing requirements will not successfully save lives. The second amendment gives the right to American’s to bear arms; it basically states that with a well regulated military
When a tragedy such as Columbine strikes much of society puts the blame on guns and finds solution in making gun laws even tighter as if taking the weapon away would stop the crime. The United States has and enforces much needed gun laws, but should focus on the root of the problem with regard to violent crime: the person committing the crime and why, not the weapon of choice. It seems in the past 15 years there has been a dramatic rise in school and public occupancy shootings. Again, many