Anti Gun Control Essays

AntiGunControl

AntiGunControl

Shouldthemerefactthatcriminalscommittingcrimeswiththeuseofgunsinfringethenational rightoftheinnocenttopossessgunsThisisaquestionthatarouseseverywhereandnomatter whichwayitisviewedthecontroversywillalwaysgoon."Agunisameretoolthatcanbeusedfor goodorevil.Ourcountryisbasedonthebeliefthatmanisgooduntilheorsheisproventobe otherwise."(Harrisp.2)Thismeansthatonlyafewpeoplearecommittingcrimeswithusesofguns andwhycompletelyremovethemfromsociety.Therefore,weshouldstrenuouslyprotecttherights offreemenandlikewiseprosecuteandpunishthecriminalswhoabusetherightsofothersThe problemwithgunviolenceisassociatedwiththe...showmorecontent...

TheissueonguncontrolcompletelycontradictsthisAmendment.TheAmendmentshavebeenset andnotalteredforhundredsofyearsSowhybreakthemnowItisalljustagroupoffrightened peoplethatdonotwanttobefrightenedanymore.

Guncontrolactivistsopposeallthefactualstatisticsthathaveeverbeenproventheydothisbecause theyaredenyingthetruththatgunswillcausemoregoodthatharm.Thesesactivistshavetheir mindsmadeupbecausenomatterwhosayswhatorwhathappenstheyarenegativeonguns,despite thefactsNowthereare31statesthathavenon–discretionaryconcealedguncarrylawsthatallow law–abidingcitizenstocarryconcealedhandgunsforprotectioninpublic,eventhiscan'tchange theirminds.

Evenastheclearestevidencehasvindicatedthispolicy,opponentsoftoughcriminaljusticelaws denyitsefficacy.Instead,acompetingideahasgrownuptoexplainviolenceamongus.Andwith thatideahasgrownupanewpolicytocombatcrimeThispolicyseekstodisplacetough punishmentoftheguilty.Indeeditdoesnotevenaddressitselfdirectlytothosewhocommitcrimes. Ratheritaddressesatoolthatcriminals,aswellasmillionsoflaw–abidingcitizenssometimesuse. Wheninfactthegovernmentsaystheyonlyprosecute

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ArgumentAgainstGunControl

AnArgumentAgainstGunControlAslongagoas1789,thecreatorsoftheConstitutionrealizedthe importanceofgunsinAmericansociety.TheSecondAmendmentstates,"AwellregulatedMilitia, beingnecessarytothesecurityofafreeState,therightofthepeopletokeepandbearArms,shall notbeinfringed."Noloopholes,orlegalcachesexistinthisstatement.TheFoundingFathersallow fornorestrictionoftheprivateownershipoffirearms.Yet,inrecentyearsanti–gunpoliticianshave attemptedtocontrolgunsinthenameofcrimepreventionGuncontrolmakesnoefforttocontrol criminals,doesnotreducecrime,takesgunsfromresponsiblesportsmenand...showmorecontent... Ultimately,people'schoicesleadthemtodriverecklessly,overindulgeinunhealthyfood,anduse firearmstocommitviolentcrimes.So,criminalsshouldbecontrolled,notthegunswhichtheyshare withmillionsoflaw–abidingcitizens.Guncontrolsupportersclaimthatguncontrollowerscrime rateGuncontroldoesnothingtoreducecrimeAstudyconductedbytheUrbanInstituteregarding TheClintonGunBanLawof1995,findsthat"becausethebannedgunsandmagazineswerenever usedinmorethanafractionofallgunmurders,eventhemaximumtheoreticallyachievable preventiveeffectofthebanongunmurdersisalmostcertainlytoosmalltodetectstatistically..." JosephConstance,theDeputyPoliceChiefofTrenton,NewJersey,states:"Assaultweaponsare usedinanunderwhelming026of1%ofcrimesinNewJerseyThismeansthatmyofficersare morelikelytoconfrontanescapedtigerfromthelocalzoo,thantoconfrontanassaultrifleinthe handsofadrug–crazedkilleronthestreets."WestVirginiastandsasanexampleoftheinaccurate thinkingofguncontroladvocatesThisstatehasthehighestnumberofgunsperpersoninthe nation,yetithasthelowestnumberofcrimesperpersoninthenation.

Guncontrolhaslittleornoeffectoncrime.Guncontroladvocatesbelievethat

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Anti–GunControl"Gunviolencehassignificantlydecreasedinthepast20years.Violentgun crimesandviolentcrimesingeneralhavebeendecreasingsincetheearly1990s..."accordingto JamesJacobsadirectorofCenterforResearchinCrimeandJusticeatNewYork.Therearemany misconceptionsaboutgunviolencesomepro–guncontrolsupporterswantyoutobelievelikealmost twicetheamountofgunviolencerelateddeathsareactuallysuicidesbygunsbecausesuicideis illegal.Anothermisconceptionis"Assault"riflesaresuperadvancedbutthereonlynormalrifles with"militarylike"featuressuchasbayonetsorpistolgrips.Lawsandpoliciesfromotherplaces wouldnotworkintheUSTherearemanyotherreasonswhyyoushouldsupportanti–guncontrol

Firstly,gunregistrationshavefailedinmanyways.In"somestates90%ofgunownershave unregisteredfirearms,"accordingtoJames.NewYork,forexample,has"nearly1millionpeopleof gunownersnotregistered,"accordingtoForbes.Anotherreasonwhygunregistrationdoesn'twork istheblackorgreymarketAsurveyofinmatesshowoverwhelminglythatcriminalsobtaingunson theblackmarketorthegreymarket.Havinggunregistrationhasn't...showmorecontent...

TheysupportreformationofoneofourmostsignificantrightsasAmericans.Anti–GunControl supportersarejustexercisingtheirrighttheirfathersandgrandfathersfoughtfor.Guncontrolwould notstopanycriminalfrompurchasingaweapon,anymassshooter,terrorist,oreveninnocent personfromregisteringStrictguncontrolhasnotstoppedanyviolence,asseeninChicagoand otherlargecities,somakingitharderforoutstandingcitizenstoexercisetheirrights.Otherpolicies, ourpresidentandpro–guncontrolsupporterspraise,fromEuropeandotherareaswouldn'twork.

That'swhyweshouldallsupportanti–guncontrolandourrightsas

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ThesisStatement:Guncontroldecreasescrime.Ifguncontrolisregulated,thenwewillhaveless crime.Accesstofirearmsmakeskillingeasy,efficient,andimpersonal,whichincreasesthelethality ofcrime.JoshSugarmann,theExecutiveDirectoroftheViolencePolicyCenterhasoncesaid,"We recoilinhorrorandsearchforexplanations,butweneverfaceuptotheobviouspreventivemeasure: abanonthehandykillingmachinesthatmakecrimessoeasy"Allowinguntrainedpeopletocarry gunsputsothersatriskanditcanresultinself–inflictinginjuriesbothbysuicideandunintentional incidents.GunviolenceinAmericakillsmorethan30,000andinjuresalmost70,000eachyear.

Gunscanbemisusedandabused,whichiswhygunshowmorecontent Forexample,duringayearwhenover5,000teensandchildrendiedfromgunwoundsintheUSA, inGreatBritain,wheregunownershipisveryrestricted,19teensandchildrendiedfromgun wounds.*U.S.suicideratesoverallwere30percentlowerthanothercountries,buttheU.S.firearm suicideratewas5.8timeshigher.*Itwasfoundthat"criminalgunuseisfarmorecommonthan self–defensegunuse"Studiesshowthatthenumberofrespondentsclaimingtobevictimsofgun violenceoutnumberedthoseclaimingtohaveusedaguninself–defensebymorethan4to1.* Gunskeptinthehomewere22timesmorelikelytobeusedinunintentionalshootings,murderor assault,andsuicideattemptsthaninanactofself–defense.*InJapanandEnglandmanypoliceon patroldonotcarryfirearmsbecauseinthosecountries,guncontrolhasdecreasedthenumberof gunsusedbycriminals*TheUSdoesn'tevenrequireabackgroundcheckeverytimeagunissold andallowsthesaleofassaultclipsholdingmorethan10bullets.Thismakesiteasyfordangerous peopletogettheirhandsonlethalfirepower.WorksCited*"TamingtheGunMonster:IsIt Constitutional?"LosAngelesTimes1Nov1993Print*Page,Clarence"ChildrenareatRisk FromHandgunViolence."GunControl:OpposingViewpoints.Ed.TamaraL.Roleff.SanDiego: GreenhavenPress,1997.

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AntiGunControlEssay

SecondAmendment:ToProtectnotRestrict

SchoolshootingsintheUnitedStateshaveignitednationaldebateabouthowtodecreasegun violence.Thesecontroversialdebateshavefocusedentirelyonissuesassociatedtoguncontrol.Both adversariesandsupportersofguncontrolhaveusedtheirpersonalviewsandutilizedmedia attentioninordertoadvancetheirclaimsAnti–gunactivistssuggesttheimplementationofthe AustralianstyleguncontrolsystemcouldbeafavorablepolicyintheUnitedStates.Contraryto anti–gunideology,pro–gunopponentsdisputethattheSecondAmendmentprotectscitizenswith theirrighttobeararmsCreatinganAustralianstyleguncontrolsystemwillnotbesuccessful becauseremovinggunsfromcitizens...showmorecontent...

Allsemi–automaticandautomaticriflesareprohibitedtoown,manufactureorsell.Allownershave toproperlystoretheirfirearmsandallammunitionneedstoalsobestoredinaseparatestorage.The NFAalsorequiresthatallownersanddealersneedtoacquirealicense.Inordertoacquirealicense therehastobeareasonablereasontobeallowedtoownafirearmThesearetheregulations requiredinAustralia.AmericawouldnotbeabletouseanAustralianStyleguncontrolsystem becausetherighttoownfirearmisprotectedbytheUnitedStates

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SpecificPurposeStatement:Topersuademyaudiencethateachindividualmusttakeresponsibility forhisorherownactions.Themustnotblamegunsforproblemscausedbypeople..

.AttentionGrabber:Guncontrolisn'taboutguns,itsaboutcontrol. BodyofSpeech.

I'dliketoreadaquotebyour3rdpresidentThomasJefferson"Lawsthatforbidthecarryingof armsdisarmonlythosewhoareneitherinclinednordeterminedtocommitcrimes.Suchlaws makeshowmorecontent

Manytimesanoverzealousgovernmenttakesactionsthatcannotbejustified.Agoodexampleof thisistheRubyRidgeIncident,whereamanswifeandsonwerekilledoveraminorfirearm offenseSomeStateshaveenactedtheirownlawsFloridahasalloweditscitizenstocarrya concealedweapon.Sincethislawwasenactedthemurderratehasdroppedby29%.Overthesame periodoftimethenationwidemurderrateincreasedby11%.Thisclearlyshowsthatgunsinthe handsoflaw–abidingcitizenscanpreventcrime.Incontrastmanyofourcountriesmajorcitieshave bannedallguns.In1976gunswerebannedinWashingtonDC.Sincethenthemurderratehasrisen 400%AccordingtoaCBSpoll,64%ofAmericansrightfullyunderstandanddon'tbelievegun controllawsreducecrimeanyway.Historyhasproventhateverynation,whichhasdisarmedits citizenry,hasendedupwithadictator,apolicestate,andwithcountlesshorribleatrocities.Itistrue thatweeitherlearnfromhistoryorhistorywillrepeatitselfPersonalProtectionNotonlyisitour righttoowngunsforprotectionagainstaoverbearinggovernment,butalsoagainstthosewhointend toinfringeonthepeoplessecurity.Thecriminalsdon'tcareaboutguncontrollawsforthemselves. Actually,theyarehopingformorelawswillpassforguncontrol.Itmakesbreakingthelawsafer andeasierforthem.Acommonbeliefisthatpeopledon'tneedgunsbecausewehavethe

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InAmericatoday,therearealotofproblemsthatcauseourcountrytodivide.Oneofwhichisthe distributionanduseoffirearms.ManypeopleintheU.S.owngunsoratleastknowsomeonewho does.Thebanningofgunsisadiscussionthatmanypeoplearetakingsideson.Therearemany reasonswhygunscannotbebanned.Everybodyshouldbeabletopurchaseandusefirearms becausetheyareprotectedbythesecondamendment,theycanbeusedrecreationally,andtheywill protectusifweencounteranydangerthreateningourlives.

First,gunsareprotectedinthesecondamendment.Inthe1700s,ourfoundingfatherswroteour constitutionWithinit,thereweremanywrittenrightsgiventoAmericansthatwerecalled amendments.Inthesecondamendment,theyclaimedthatallmenshouldhavetherighttobear arms.Thefoundingfatherputalotofthoughtintothisamendmentandifthepeoplewhobuiltour countryfromthegroundupbelievedthatweshouldhavetherighttoownanduseguns,thenwhy shouldanyonebelievethattheywerewronginmakingthisdecision?Peoplenowadaysaretryingto changeourgivenrightandthosepeoplewillleadourcountryintoturmoilTheyplantodiscreditthe foundingfathersandrewriteourconstitutionwithrulesthattheywant.Theycannotdothisyet becausetherearenotenoughAmericansthatwillgoalongwiththisplan,butinthefuturethings maychangeandwewillhavetosuffertheconsequences.OurrightsaresecuredbytheDeclaration ofIndependenceandnobodycaneverchangethat.

Next,gunscanbeusedforrecreationalpurposesaswellPeoplecanseewhatitfeelsliketoshoot differenttypesofgunsanditisprettyfun.Peoplecangodotargetpracticewiththeirfamiliesand justhavefuntogether.Therearemanyathleticteamsthatusegunsforrecreationsuchasthetrap shootingteamandthebiathlonforskiing,whichisintheolympicsAlloftheseprovideafun experienceandifgunswerebanned,noneofthiswouldbepossible.

Lastly,criminalswillstillobtaingunseveniftheyarebanned.Doyouthinkthatcriminalsjustgoto agunstoreandpurchasethemthere?No.Theygettheirgunsillegallyfromtheblackmarketor othersources.They

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ThebanningoffirearmsinAmericaisanillegalact,anddegradesthevaluesthiscountrywas foundedon.Theynotonlyplayavitalroleinmanypeople'slives,butareusefultools,funtouse, andcanprotectpeoplefromharm.Ourfoundingfatherswantedustohavethemtoprotectourselves fromthegovernment,andwouldbedisgustedatourgovernment'scurrentabuse,andoverall disregardoftheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatesAlotofpeoplearguethatgunskillpeople;thisis untrue.Gunsinthehandsofanegligentpersonhavepotentialtokillpeople,justasanythingelse.

ThestatementTheRighttoKeepandBearArms'fromtheUSconstitutionseemslikeaprettysolid sentence.Thereisreallynowaytomisinterpretit....showmorecontent...

However,moderntimesstillseemtobeverycompatiblewithfirearms.

Gunshavenumeroususesbesideskillingyourfellowman.Huntingisabigreasontoowna weaponAcrossthecountry,peoplehuntgame;smallandbigSomepeoplemightseethisasacruel act,butinmoststatestheWhiteTailedDearisamazinglyoverpopulated.Notmanycomplainwhen youkillacowtoeatahamburger,soitshouldn'tbeanissuetogohunting.Peoplealsoenjoy shootinggunsattargets.Youcandolongrangesnipingwithrifles,shootclaypigeonsintheair withshotguns,orshoottargetswithahandgun.Eachhobbyiscompletelyharmless,andenjoyable. Alongwiththerecreationalactivitiesthatfirearmsmakepossible,thereisselfdefenseLet'sfaceit–ifyou'reinyourhomeatnightwithanintruderinthehouse,whowillactfaster,911orafirearmin thehandsofatraineduser?Theanswerisobvious.Inanemergencysituation,afirearmisalmostan essentialOnemightarguethattheoddsofyoubeingheldupinyourownhouseareslim;wellso aretheoddsofagunrelateddeath.Ifagunuserisproperlytrained,aguncanandwouldprotect peopleincaseofanemergency.

InAmerica,theoutrightbanningofthingsthatoutoftouchcongressmenfeelisharmfulisalltoo commonForinstance,ifyoutaketheyearwheretheabsoluteMOSTgundeathsoccurredin Americaitwouldbe2003,andthenumberwouldbearound30,000.Therewere85,000alcohol

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Asyouandyourfamilywalkthroughthestore,amandressedallinblackwalksinandpullsoutan assaultrifleandstartsfiring.Peoplefalltotheground,includingyourmother,killedbytheraging bullets.Youandyoursurvivingfamilyhide,hopingtonotbeseenbythegunman.Bythistimethe Policehavearrived,endingthecarnage.Youwerelucky,althoughotherswerenot.Reportslater provethismanwasmentallyillandwasabletoacquireweaponswithoutquestioningHowcould thisofhappenedtoyourfamilyandcountlessotherfamilies?Theansweristhelackofguncontrol. ProGunControladvocateswantgunsoutofthehandsofcriminalsandthementallyill,whileAnti GunControladvocatessayguncontrolimpedesshowmorecontent

Bytheyearendthetotalnumberofvictimscouldbe11,700.Toomanycriminalsandmentallyill peoplehaveguns."1outof5gunsarestillsoldwithoutabackgroundcheck(BradyCampaign,Key GunViolenceStatistics)".Gunsarestillgettingintothehandsofcriminalsandthementallyill. Weaponsinthehandsofthesepeoplecausemassacres.Furthermore,weaponssuchastheAR–15 andAK–47weredevelopedforwarDevelopedtoinflictmaximumamountofcasualtiesinlittle amountoftime.Somethingthatisoverkillforprotectionorhunting.AsRonaldReaganstates"An AK–47innotasportingweapon,norneededfordefenseofahome(Snopes,ArmsTalks)".Reagan didn'twanttotakethe2ndAmendmentawayfrompeople,buttomakethepurchaseofaweapon harder.AnAR–15fires45roundsaminute,whichiswaytooexcessiveforhuntingandprotection. AswelltheAR–15hold30roundsofammunition,whichiswaytoomuchforhuntingorprotection Atrainedmarksmanonlyneedsonebullet..AccordingtoGunRightsActivists,guncontrolis infringingonthe2ndAmendment.Guncontrolislimitingtheirrighttoownandcarryguns. NobodywantstheirrightstakenawayfromthemHowever,guncontrolonlywantstocontrolthe gunownershipofcriminalsandthementallyill,notresponsiblegunowners.Criminalsandthe mentallyillaretheonescommittingthesehorrificmassacres,not

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AgainstGunControlResearchPaper

GunControl(Against)

Guncontrolisalawthatcontrolshowgunsaresoldandused,andwhocanownthem.Allowing peopletopossessanduseagunwithlegaldocumentsintheUnitedStatesislegal.Therehavebeen argumentsonwhetherornotisshouldbelegaltoownagunassomepeopleseeitasbeneficialand othersdonotItisbelievedthatgunsarebeneficialtohave,andtheyaretherebecauseweneedto beabletoprotectourselves.Weshouldnotallowthegovernmenttohavepoweroverguncontrol formanyreasonsincludingthelossoftraditionofhunting,notbeingabletoprotectourselves,and simplybecauseofthesecondamendment

Huntinghasbeenaroundforaslongaspeoplehavebeenonthisearthandifthatweretakenaway completelysomepeoplewouldlosethatsenseofnaturetohunt.Huntingispeoplewhokillanimals forfood,clothing,orsport.In201113.7millionpeople,6%oftheU.S.population16yearsoldand older,hunted.Biggamelikeelk,deerandwild...showmorecontent...

Thisisthemainreasonwhythegovernmentshouldnottakeawayourguns,wehavetherightto havegunstopreventusfromgettinghurtbypeoplewithweapons.Thegovernmentmadethisalaw backin1791,soalmost230yearsagothislawwashereinourgreatcountryoftheUnitedStatesof America.Thisisourrightanditshouldbeheretostay.

Allowingthegovernmenttohavepoweroverguncontrolisacarelessmistake,weusegunsfor manythingsincludingthelossoftraditionofhunting,notbeingabletoprotectourselves,and simplybecauseofthesecondamendment.Owningagunisaprivilegejustasmuchasarightso peopleshoulddefinitelyuseitresponsibly.Ifpeoplecannotuseitrightthentheyshouldnotown one,buteveryoneshouldbeallowedorgiventhe

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GuncontrolisabigdebateintheUSrightnow,somepeoplebelievethatgunsarejusttoo dangerousforthecitizensofamerica,andsomewantthecitizensofamericatobeallowedtobe armedwithfirearmsWithoutanydoubtUScitizensshouldbeallowedtobearmedToaddon firearmsareusedinselfdefense2.5milliontimesinayear.Takingawaypeople'srightstoguns wouldtakeawayalotoftheirprotection,becausepoliceofficerscan'tbeeverywhereallthetime andprotecteveryoneSoweneedtobeabletoprotectourselvesfrombadpeople,andkeepingguns orhavinggunsmakesmostpeoplefeelsafer.Somepeopleplead,notallgunsareusedforself defense,becausegunsarethenumberonemurderweaponIntheUSsoweneedtomakeitsothey can'tgetthem.Thefactiscriminalswillstillbeabletogetaholdoffirearmsillegally.Forexample drugsareillegalbutpolicearestillfindingthemonbadpeople.Whatwouldmakegunsdifferent. Toaddtothelist,usAmericanshavehadtherighttohavefirearmssincethebirthofourcountry Ourfoundingfathersmadeitinthesecondamendmentsayingwecouldhavefirearms.Alsoatone pointthefirstpresidentoftheunitedStatesGeorgeWashingtonmadeitsoifyouwere16to60a male,andableforthemilitaryyouhadtohaveafirearmHoweversomepeopleshowmore content...

IntheUnitedStatesthereare297deathsoutof100,000citizensintheUSbygunsASaresult, makingagunlawswouldonlyreducethenumberofdeathsoutof100,000byverylittle.SoIthink, themoneyloss,andtimetothecountrywouldnotbeworthit.Manysaywe'llsavethatonelive,but Ibelievethatthemurderswouldstillhappenjustmaybewithaknife,car,hammer,orpoisondonot denyitthemurderswillstillhappen.Letmeaskyouthiswouldyourathergoquickwithashotto thehead,oraslowdeathwithalotofterrible

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TheGunControlissuehassparkedmajorcontroversyinAmericatoday.Peoplewhosupportgun controlfeelthatgunsarethereasonforthesoaringcrimerateinourcountry.Idisagreewiththe supportersofguncontrol.Ifeelthatbecauseoftheblackmarket,violentcriminalsbeingreleased fromprisonearly,andtheneedtoensurepersonalsafety,stricterguncontrolwillhaveverylittle impactonviolentcrimeinAmerica

Ibelievethatguncontrolworksintheory,butnotinreallife.Sure,therearemanyviolentcrimes wheregunsareused,butmostofthesegunsareobtainedillegally,becausetheguncontrollaws enforcedarenotenough

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Italsoprohibiteddealersfromsellinghandgunsoutofstate,andout–of–stateresidentsfrombuying handguns(Bender51).Thesehavenoteliminatedgun–relatedcrimeeither.

AmajorityoftheAmericanpeoplefeelthatguncontrollawswillhelpreducecrimeratesbecause thewaitingperiodwouldallowtimeforaperson'stempertocooldown.Theyalsofeelthatgun controlwillpreventrepeatoffendersbecausewhenapersontriestopurchaseahandgun,hewill havetofilloutalengthyquestionnaire.Thequestionnairewillincludequestionsaboutthebuyer's past,forexample,iftheyhaveacriminalrecordorarecordofanymentalillness.Ifthereisa criminalrecordinthatperson'shistory,hewillnotbeabletomakethepurchaseRestricting handgunownershipwouldalsoreducecrime,becausegunsareusedmostofteninrobberiesand murders(Mayer28).Theyareveryeasilyconcealedunderacoat,oreveninthewaistbandofpants. TheproblemwithstatementsliketheaboveisthatpeopleareforgettingabouttheblackmarketIfa personisplanningonbuyingahandgunforcriminalpurposes,heisnotlikelytobuyitthrougha dealer.Ifhebuysagunthroughadealer,thegunhastoberegisteredinthatperson'sname.Ifthe gunisusedinanycrimeormurderwhereashotisfiredandthegunisleftbehind,thepolicecould veryeasilytracetheguntothatperson.

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AntiGunControl

DuetorecentmassshootingsintheUSmanyAmericansfearfortheirsafetyManyAmericans feartogoouttomovietheaters,restaurants,andeventheirchildren'sschools.Inthearticle"Will SikhtempleshootingsparkU.S.conversationonguncontrol",PeterGreierclaims"Americansare deeplysplitabouttheprospectofnewgunlaws,andtragiceventssuchasrecentmasskillingsdo notchangevoteropinions."Guncontrollawsshouldbeanymorestrictbecauseitwouldbe violatingtheSecondAmendmentandtherighttobarearmstoprotectyourselfagainstcriminals

Tobeginwith,takingawayacitizensrighttobarearmsisaviolationof...showmorecontent... Beingforcedbylawtoleaveherfirearmlockedawayinhercar,shedidn'tknowthisparticular timewouldbethebestsituationtouseit.Herlunchwouldbeinterruptedbyacriminalwithagun. ShewatchedasheshoteachvictimonebyoneIncludingherownparentsHadshepossessedher guninthisinstancethesetragicdeathsmaynothaveoccurred.

However,notallgunsshouldbealoudandopentothepublicInmostcasesassaultweaponsare usedinmassshootings.InCaliforniaitisillegaltoownanygunwithwithanAK/AK15.Assault weaponsareunnecessarytodefendyourself.Sometimesallittakestodefendyourselfisjust revealingyourfirearm.ForexampleAppalachianSchoolwasbeingtargetedbyashooterwhena fewbravestudentsshowedenoughcouragetorunouttotheircarsandgrabtheirfirearms.These studentswereluckytopreventanydeathsfromhappening

Furthermore,moregunlawswouldnotstopacriminalfrompossessingagun.Criminalsalready don'tobeythelawBackgroundchecksareanabsolutemustBackgroundchecksshouldpreventa gunfromgettinginthewronghandsofthewrongperson.Manycriminalsclantheylikethegun controllawsbecauseitleavesthevictimhelplessandwithoutagunIfeveryhomehadagun,less criminalsfeelpowerovervictimsbypossessingagun.Byeveryonehavingagun,itequalizesthe unequal.

Inotherwords,these

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AgainstGunControlEssay

"Youwon'tgetguncontrolbydisarminglaw–abidingcitizens.Thereisonlyonewaytogetrealgun control:Disarmthethugsandthecriminals,lockthemupandifyouactuallydon'tthrowthekey,at leastloseitforalongtime....It'sanastytruth,butthosewhoseektoinflictharmarenotfazedwith guncontrollers."–RonaldReagen.Limitinggunownershiptomentallystable,lawabidingcitizens willdonothingpositiveforthiscountryMrReagencouldn'thavesaiditanybetterinthatquote Ihaveresearchedthissubjectoflimitingguncontrolforacoupleofdaysnowfrombothpointsof viewIcanunderstandwhypeoplewouldwantguncontrolIcouldseethatlessgunsinthecountry wouldpreventlessshootingsandterroristattacks.likeitornotthegunswillstillbeouttherelegally orillegally.Ifyoutookeverylegalguntherewouldonlybeillegalgunsinthehandsofthe criminals.Neithersidesofthiscontroversyarethinkingillogically,webothwantthiscountrytobe safe.

Iffullguncontrolwaspassedandthatalllegalgunshavebeenrepealedbythegovernment.Law–abidingcitizensarenowmorevulnerablethanapigswimminginasharktank.But,youknowwho willstillhavethegunsarethecriminalsandthugs.Theymaynothavethemlegallybuttheywill still...showmorecontent...

Youmaynotknowifashooting,robbery,orworseweretohappentoyouoryourlovedones Policewon'tbeabletorespondimmediately,sointhatmeantimeyouareindangerandunableto protectyourselforothers.Criminals,thugs,andterroristsonlybringchaostothiscountry,andthey arearmedwithmilitarygradeweaponryIftheyarearmedwiththeseweapons,whywouldyou limitweaponrytothecitizensattheendofthebarrell.Ifyouaregoingtotakesomeone'sgunstake theirs.Wearealljusttryingtodefendourselvesandthisgreatcountryfrommonsterslike

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October28,2015

Anti–GunControlPersuasiveEssay

TheuseofGunControlintheUnitedStatesisandwillbeabigproblemsinceitwilltakeaway ourrightsbythe2ndAmendmentaswellaslawabidingcitizenstoprotectthemselvesfromnon–law abidingcitizenswhoobtainsgunsillegallyThe2ndAmendmentkeepsourcitizensforhavingthe right

tobeararmsintheUnitedStatesIfyouputguncontrolintoeffectthatwilltakeawaytheir constitutionalrights,aswellasifitbecomeseffectiveinstates,thatwouldmakepeoplewant...show morecontent

SincemostofthoseintheUShaveunregistered guns,nooneknowswhohaswhat.Gunscannotbecontrolled,notanymore.Thecontinuationof buyingandsellinggunscannotmakethissituationanyworseofwhatitisnowbecausecriminals will

neveragainhavetogofartofindone.

TheSecondAmendmentgivestheindividualcitizentherighttokeepandbeararmsGun controllawsdonotandwillneverdisappointcriminals.Youhavetherighttodefendyourself against anyarmedcriminalAnarmedcommunitymeanslesscrimeAllguncontrolaccomplishesis

gunsoutofthehandsofcriminalsthatendeavortobuygunslegally,butvirtuallyallcriminalsdon't buygunslegallytheygetthemfromothercriminalsthathaveguns,illegally.Itisalmostimpossible to

keepweaponsoutofthehandsofcriminalsbecauseacriminalisgoingtodowhatacriminaldoes best,

breakthelawandgetgunsillegally.Theywillsettleforanytypeofguntheywant.Evenifwe banned Haidl3allguns,thecriminalswillstillhavethem.Criminalswouldsmugglegunsintothecountry justlike theydowithdrugsTheonlythingthatwouldaccomplishwouldbelawabidingcitizenswould ...Getmorecontent...

Theissueofguncontrolhasbeenoneofahandfulofpoliticalchargestopicsthathasbeenatthe forefrontofdebateintheUnitedStatesforover30yearsnow.Itisunfortunatethatboththepro–gun andanti–gunlobbytaketheextremesofeachsideoftheissuetoperpetuatetheircauseandtherefore createasituationwhereastheaveragepersonismisinformedontheissue.

Whenthedataongunrelatedcrimeandincidentsisproperlyanalyzed,itbecomesveryobviousthat thegun,inandofitself,isnotoneoftherootsoftheproblemsthatplaguemodernsociety.The failureoftheanti–gunadvocatestorecognizethatvastcorpusofcontraryscholarshipreflectsthat factthatthe"GreatAmericanGunWarisreallyacultureconflict.

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Againstguncontrol

Wheneverpeoplehearthewordgunsinanysentence,therefrightenbytheideaitcankillanyone, butitrealityitcanalsosaveusfromcertaindeathourselves.Gunweremadetoprotectus,guns don'tkillpeoplepeoplekillpeopleandit'sonethecommonmistakepeoplemakewhenitcomesto decidedtoaddguncontrolornot.TheyarepartoftheUnitedStatesamendmentsandtheyarethe reasonwhyweallareprotectedinoursociety.Withoutgunstoprotectus,peoplecansteponusand takeoverourcityandeventhecountryitselfwithoutprotectionPeoplehasthemindtobelievethat gunkillswheninrealitypeoplekillspeoplewhichiswhyiamagainstguncontrol.

Oneofthereasonwhywegettheideatoprotectourselveswithgunsgoeswaybacktotheamerican revolution.TheAmericanRevolutionbeganinadisputeoverguncontrolwhenBritishRedcoats marchedtowardLexingtonandConcordtodisarmfarmersthere.wehadsomanywarsandwe finallywonandseparatedfromtheBritishWemust,therefore,holdontoourgunslegallyor illegallyfortheverysamereasonthecolonistsdid.

Gunprohibitionmaysoundlikeagoodthingtocontroloverwhocanusegunsbutsometimesgun prohibitioncanbesexist.Policeandsocietyexpectswomentoresistrapebyusingtheirfists, fingernails,keyrings,andscreamforhelp,Butwhydoesanywomenmustprotectthemselfthat way?In2000anduntilnow,therehavebeenabout75%ofrapesinCaliforniathatlooksveryserious anditquestionsushowareanywomenaresupposedtoprotectthemselvesthatway.Thereisabest solutiontosolveallthisandthebestwayistoownagunWeshouldbuyagunandlearntouseit andthereasonwhywomenaremorelikelytoberapedorassaultedorrobbedisbecausemany believethatwomenareweakandscaredenoughtogoandbegtheStateforprotection.Awoman whostandsproud,armed,andfearlesswillbeabletoscareanyonewhotriestohurtusinanyway possible.

Wehaverightstoownourguns,Therearebadpeopleinthiscountrysplittingusawayfromour familiesandkillingthemandtherearerapistoutthere.Weneedprotectionwhereverwego.Cops arenotgonnastandnexttous

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A2012studyfoundthatthereanestimated310milliongunsintheU.S.Theyarecomprisedof114 millionhandguns,110millionrifles,and86millionshotguns.Inapopulationof314millionpeople, thatequatestoalmostonegunperperson.Thereare8millionfirearmsproducedgloballyeachyear, ofwhich4.5millionarepurchasedbyAmericans.Nowwhilethosestatisticsarestaggering,it'sonly fairtomentionthatonly20%ofthepopulationowns65%oftheUSfirepowerMostpeopleargue thatitisthesecondamendmentrighttokeepandbeararms,butwhatdoestheconstitutionactually say?"Awell–regulatedmilitia,beingnecessarytothesecurityofafreestate,therightofthepeople tokeepandbeararms,shallnotbeinfringed"showmorecontent

TheU.S.makesup5%oftheworld'spopulation,butownsbetween35%and50%oftheworld's civilianfirearms(Kiger,2003).YesFinlandandSwitzerlandhavehighgun–ownershipratestoobut therecrimeratesaremuchlowerandtheyenforcestricterguncontrollaws.Forexample,InFinland policehavetheauthoritytodenyorrevokeaperson'sgunlicenseiftheapplicantisconvictedofa crimethattheyfeelmayimplytheywouldn'tbeasafegunownerTheyalsodon'tallowlarge–capacitymagazinesandanygunthatistakeoutsideoftheowner'shomemustbeunloadedand storedinalockedcabinet.Asafinalnote,Finlandrequiresyoutolistyourreasonforgun ownershipandtheydonotconsiderself–defenseasavalidreason.NowmostAmericansciteself–defenseastheirreasonforowningagun,buthowoftenarefirearmsactuallyusedforthatpurpose? Astudyfoundthatgunsareusedfordefensivemeasuresapproximately25milliontimeseachyear, that'sonly1%useofagunfordefensivepurposes.Toaddtothat,peoplewhousegunsare4.5% morelikelytobeshotinanassaultthanthosewhoareunarmed(Kiger,

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Guncontrolisavitalnecessitytothewelfareofournation.Manypeopleouttherearesupporting the"anti–guncontrolcause"withtheexcuseof"self–defense".Ibelievethatnoteveryonewill handleagunforself–defense.Thepossessionofagunisasignofpower.Oneofthebigger ambitionsthatonehasistohavepowerandtheeasieritistoobtainagun;thefasteracriminalwill gainpoweroveraninnocentpersonWhenoneisinpossessionofagun,thatpersonhascomplete controloftheiractionsandmayactupontheweaponhoweverthepersonmaypleaseevenifthey knowthattheiractionwillcauseharmtodefense–lesspeople.Therearemanydeathscausedby gunsouttherethatcouldhavebeenstoppedbycontrollingtheshowmorecontent Ialwaystellmysisterthatifsheisnotstrongenoughtocontrolherself,shewillneverbestrong enoughtocontrolothersandwillresorttotheeasiestwaysto"eliminate"thatperson.Shewilldo whateveriseasiertogetthatstoneoutofherwayratherthantalkingthingsoverandcontrollingthe situation.

Notsolongagomyneighbor'sdaughterwaskilledbyherex.Iampositivethatthiscouldhavebeen stopped.Idonotknowhowthemanobtainedthegun,butIamsureitwasthroughanillegalway. Heisnotapoliceman,heworkedatasupermarket.Hedoesnotliveinaviolentarea.Helivedin Bergenfieldwithhisgirlfriend.Themandidgobuyagunadaybeforebecauseheknewthathe wantedtokillhisgirlfriendThesaddestpartisthathekilledthegirlbecauseshewantedtobreakup withhim.Thisiswhatwewantforourcountry?Forpeopletokilltheirformer boyfriends/girlfriendsbecausethatpersonendedtherelationship.Thistragedycouldhavenotbeen stoppedbythegirlhavingagunwithherInfact,shemighthavehadtofaceyearsofprisonfor murderandcarryingagunwithoutalicense.Sure,guncontrolwillnoteliminateviolenceor completelypreventcriminalsfromobtainingguns.Criminalshavetheirwaystogoaroundthelaw butbyhavingguncontrolthemurdersandassaultswithgunwilllessen.Iknowthateveryonehas rightsbutthe2ndamendmentismisinterpreted.WearenotinwarwithEnglandanymoreand

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AcontroversialsubjectinAmericatodayisguncontrol;shouldtherebeorshouldtherenotbe.Ido notknowtheanswertothisquestion,butIdohaveanopinionasmostcitizenofourcountry.All troughourhistorygunshavebeenusedforthegoodofthepeople,andontheotherhand,theyhave beenusedforthenotsogoodofthepeople;however,aswithmostthingsthereisagooduseanda baduseIbelievethegoodusesoutweighthebadusesinthiscaseInthisessayIamgoingto discussthreereasonsIamagainstguncontrol:onebeingitisourconstitutionalrighttobeararms, twoeverycitizenshouldhavetherighttoprotectthemselves,theirfamily,andtheirproperty,and threeforconservationpurposeshuntingshowmorecontent

Heneverusedthesegunstohurtorkillanybodyhesimplyenjoyedhavingthemandtakingcareof them.Heleftthesegunstomybrotherandnowheenjoysdoingthesamethingsmygrandfatherdid withthem,hehasaddedpistolstothecollectionandthecollectionkeepsgrowing.Hehopesoneday toleavehiscollectiontohissonorgrandson,butifguncontrolwereenactedhewouldnotbeable tocontinuethisfamilytradition,andmaybelosewhatheandourgrandfathercollectedEvery citizenshouldbeabletoprotectthemselves,theirfamilies,andtheirproperty.Ifittakesaguntodo this,thenbyallmeans,weshouldbeabletohavetheminourpossession.Ifgunsweretakenaway fromthehonestpeople,thedishonestpeoplewouldfindwaystogetthem,andwithoutameansof protectionhowcouldweprotectwhatisours.WhatIamtryingtosayisifhavingaguninyour possessionmaykeepsomeonefromtryingtoharmus,whatwehave,andown,thengunsdonot needtobetakenfromus.Maybemorerestrictionsshouldbeplacedonpurchasingguns;for example,finesputonpeoplehavinggunsintheirpossessionthatarenotregisteredtothem,andalso finethepersonthegunisregisteredtooLawenforcementagenciesshouldbenotifiedifagunisno longerinthepossessionofthepersonitwas

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