essays about gun control

Thereareguncontrollawstotryandreducethenumberofviolentshootingsthatoccur.Theyare tryingtoputlimitsonweaponsthatAmericanscanown.Thegovernmentistryingtotakeourguns awaymainlybecauseofpeoplethatarecriminallyinsaneMostofthepeoplewhocommitcrimes don'tevenhavetheweaponslegally.Ifthegovernmenttakesawaytherightsofpeoplewhoare allowedtohavefirearmsintheirpossession,itwillmostdefinitelycauseanoutrage.Mostpeople believethatthepeopleshouldbemorecapableofmaintainproperuseofthefirearmsinsteadof havingthemalltakenaway.TakingthefirearmsfromAmericansawaywouldcausealotmore problemsthanthereactuallyareThepeoplewillbeupsetwiththeshowmorecontent

Morethan30,000peoplearekilledbyfirearmseachyearintheUS.Mostofwhicharecausedby handguns.Homicideisthesecondleadingcauseofdeathamong15–24year–olds.Mostreasonsfor gunviolencearecausedbyvideogameinfluence,andissuesofmentalillnessesVideogamesare oneofthebiggestcausesofgunviolencebecauseofthemajorityofingameviolencethatoccurs. Today'schildrenaremorepronetoviolenceduetovideogamesandtheviolentmovies,butthen thatleadsbacktothewaytheywereraised.Intoday'sworld,bothparentswork,thereisnofamily timetoteachtheirchildrenthemaindifferencesbetweenrightandwrong.Whenmostpeopledon't knowwhotheyareharming,itmakesitaloteasierforthemtocauseharm

MostAmericanswouldsaythattheyfeelasifthegovernmentistakingawaythefirearmsfromthe innocentpeople.Theyalsofeelmorestronglyaboutnotmakinggunlawsstricter,insteadmaking thepunishmentforthosewhocommitthecrimesmuchmoresevere.Thatwouldbetheperfect reasontosolvealotofproblems.Mainlybecauseiftheharmfulpeoplegetmorepunishment,itwill keepthebadpeopleoffthestreetsandstopthemfromharminganymorepeopleThemajorityof firearmownersalsobelievethattakingthegunsawaywillnotstopalltheviolencethatoccurs becausetherewillbemorebadpeopledoingthesamething

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Whyguncontrolwon'tsolveanyproblemsGunshavebeenaroundsincethe1300s,fromthe musketstotheveryhigh–techgunswehavetoday.Todaygunsareusedforsports,likehuntingand competitionandalsogunsareusedinself–defenseintheprotectionofourselvesandfamiliesand others.Themilitaryusesgunsandvariousothertacticstoprotectandfightforourcountry,also gunsareusedinlawenforcementsuchasthepoliceButwiththesegunscomeshostilityfrom peoplewhenshootingsandrelatedeventsthatcontaingunshappenintheU.S.Thecontroversyover guncontrolhasbeenaroundforaverylongtime.Guncontrolisalwaysbeingspokenabout.Ifany crimeiscausedbyagun,controllinggunsor"Guncontrol"istheshowmorecontent Themainpartthatallowsustokeepourgunsisthe"keep"partofthis,thisallowsustokeepour firearms.Ifthisrightistakenawayfromus,itwouldbringchaosthroughoutAmerica.Alotof peoplewouldbeinanuproaraboutthishappening.Thenumberofpeoplewhoowngunswithinthe U.S,"in2016wasbetween36%and49%oftheU.S."(Agrestic10).That'salmosthalfoftheU.S, andthatwouldbealmostimpossibletodoandifthegovernmenttrieditwouldtakeprobablytillthe endoftimetotakeallofthemawayfromthepeople.Thereare"Roughly371millionfirearmsthat wereownedbyU.Sciviliansanddomesticlawenforcementin2014"(Agresti7)takingthatmany gunsawaywouldbebasicallyimpossibletodo."Basedonsurveydatafroma2000studypublished intheJournalofQuantitativeCriminology,(Agrestic24)U.S.civiliansusegunstodefend themselvesandothersfromcrimeatleast989,883timesperyear(Agrestic25)TheNationalSelf defensesurveyconductedinthespringof1993"citingresponsesfrom4,978households,Dr.Kleck estimatedthathandgunshadbeenused2.1milliontimesperyearforself–defenseandthatalltypes ofgunshadbeenusedapproximately25milliontimesayearforthepurposeduringthe1988to 1993period."(Congressionaldigest5)Guncontrolwillnotdecreasemass

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464,033deaths,infourteenyears,andonly1.3%ofthesewerecausedbyashooter.Guns,thething weusetohuntandtoprotectourfamiliesarebeingthreatenedtohavetakenawayandwemust standagainstit.Peoplewhohavebeenthroughbackgroundchecks,arementallystable,andlaw abidingcitizens,withoutpastgunviolations,havedeservedtherighttoownaweapon,beitfor huntingorfortheirownprotectionManymembersofmyfamilyownguns,nottogoandkill people,buttohunt,justasAmericanshavedoneforhundredsofyearsandtogiveourselvessome peaceinknowingwecanfightback.Firstofalltoexplain,somepeoplebelievethatgunsshouldbe takenawayfromnon–officials,includinglawabidingcitizens,becauseshowmorecontent Howwouldthegovernmenttakeeverysinglegunawayfromeverysinglepersonwhodoesn'thave abadge?Additionallythegun–homicideratedecreasesasthegunownershipincreases.In1994,the gun–homicideratewas7deathsper100,000people,inthelastfewyearsthathasdroppedtoonly 3.6.CNSnews.comstatesthatthelastsixyearshavebeensaferthatthetwentybeforethat.Also, NationalRifleAssociation(NRA)ExecutiveVicePresidentWayneLaPierrebelievesthat"theonly thingthatstopsabadguywithagunisagoodguywithagun."Infacttherateofpurchasegoesup aftermassshootingsaswellaswhenmorelawsareputinplace,anddecreasewhenthepeopleare givenmorelibertyinhavinga

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AnInformativeEssayonGunControl

DuedateInformativeEssayonGunControlIntroductionTherighttopossessgunsisafundamental elementtoAmericanidentity.Therighttoownandoperategunsundercertaincircumstancesisin factguaranteedaspartoftheUnitedStatesConstitution.OverthecourseofAmericanhistoryand particularlyinthe21stcentury,thereexistsagreatdebateoverthepossessionofgunsofprivate citizensBothsidesofthedebatearguewithfervorTherearethosethatargueferventlyfortheright topossessarms;theyargueforgunswithregardtohomeprotection,propertyprotection,personal security,andthatitisafundamentalrightasacitizen.Ontheotherside,therearethosethat referencethepersistenceofaccidentalinjuriesandfatalitiesthataregunrelatedPeopleonthisside ofthedebateargueforthebanishmentofguns,forstricterguncontrollaws,andforrestrictionson certainkindsofhighcalibergunsandammunition.Theyargueforthesafetyofthegeneral populationandforthelackofresponsibilityofthoseinpossessionofguns.Theyadditionally referencetheexcessiveamountofgunviolenceinmediasuchasmusic,films,animation,andvideo gamestryingprovidingmoderatetoexceptionalevidencethataccesstoexcessiveviolentimageryin conjunctionwithwhattheyviewasslackguncontrolpoliciesisanequationfortragediesthat societyisunpreparedtohandleandshouldnothaveto.Eachsideoftheguncontroldebatehas

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InthecartoonitshowsalittleboyknockingonthedooroftheNationalRifleAssociation,theman atthedoorhandsthelittleboytwo–twentythreecaliberguns,ashesmiles.Themanhaswrapped thegunsinwhatissupposedtobethe2ndamendment.Thispaperwillfocusonguncontroland kids.Iwouldhopethatnobodywouldjusthandachildafirearm.Iknowgrowingup;itwas commonfortheboystogohuntingwiththemenTheboyswereneveralonewiththehuntingrifles, andweretaughttorespectfirearms.Thekidsknewthatthesegunswerenottoysandnothingtobe playedwith.Thiswasalongtimeago,beforealltheschoolshootingsthathavecomeaboutinthe lastfewyearsMyDadnowkeepsallthegunsunderlockshowmorecontent Lawshavebeenputintoplacetohelpinsurethatgunsareonlysoldtothepeoplethatareableto passbackgroundchecks."Withthe1994BradyHandgunViolenceandPreventionAct,Congress imposedafive–daywaitingperiodonhandgunpurchasestoallowlawenforcementofficerstimeto performcriminalbackgroundchecksofpotentialbuyers"(FrontLine).Thisdoesnotmeanthatguns donotfallintothehandsofchildrenandadultswhoarenotlawfullyregisteredtoownthemThere aregunsshowsthatareheldinalmostanyU.S.townatanygiventime,mostofthedealersfollow protocolbutsomedonot.Pawnshopsalsobuyandsellgunsonadailybasis;mostoftheseguysare justouttomakeaquicksell.Theyhavenoideaifthegunthattheyarebuyingwasjustusedina crimeornot.Thentherearethestoriesofkidswhofoundtheirparentsgunsinthedeskdraweror underthebed,thataccidentlyshoottheirfriendorthemselvesThishappensalltoooftenandcan tearfamiliesapart."Thegunschildrenusetoshoototherchildrenallstartoutinthehandsofadults. TheChildren'sGunViolencePreventionActof1998shutsdownthesourcesofgunsforkidsby placingincreasedresponsibilityonparentsandgundealersParentswhosechildrengainaccessto improperlystoredgunsinthehomewillriskfacingcriminalpenalties"(Koch).Thisisagreatlawto haveonthebooks.Thiswillhelpensurethatsomeoneisheld

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EnglishResearchPaper–GunControlIntroductory"Ifyoutakegunsawayfromlegalgunowners, thentheonlypeoplewhowouldhavegunswouldbethebadguys."–BruceWillis.Americansof theageoftwenty–oneshouldbeabletoownguns,withamandatorybackgroundandmentalcheck beforepurchase.Beforeanyfirearmsaleatantiqueshops,backgroundchecksshouldbeperformed. Parentsshouldkeepunloadedweaponslockedawayinasafeplace,andshouldtalktotheirchildren aboutgunsafety,andwhyitisimportant.Beforeshootingontherange,kidsshouldbesafelytaught howtodry–fire(ifpossible),andlearnhowtosafelyhandleguns.Unsafegunhandlingshould neverbepermitted

History

TheSecondAmendmentstates,"Awell–regulatedMilitia,beingnecessarytothesecurityofafree statetherightofthepeopletokeepandbearArms,shallnotbeinfringed."Inotherwords,people shouldfreelybeabletoaccessguns,inordertokeepourcountrysafe."464,033totalgundeaths occurredfrom1999–2013Therewere270,237suicides,174,773homicides,and9,983 unintentionaldeaths.Firearmsweresaidtobethe12thleadingcauseofalldeaths.Gunswerethe leadingcauseofdeathbyhomicide(66.6%ofallhomicides)andsuicide(52.2%offallsuicides)" (ShouldMoreGunControlLawsBeEnactedinshowmorecontent

Chicagohad2,089shootingvictimsincludingatleast390murders.Approximately50,000guns wererecoveredbyChicagoPoliceDepartmentbetween2011andMarch2012Gunscamefromall 50states,morethanhalffromoutsideIllinois"(ShouldMoreGunControlLawsBeEnactedinthe UnitedStates?¬)."InNevada,votersbarelyapprovedameasuretoexpandbackgroundchecksto privategunsalesandtransfers,withjust5045%votinginfavor"(Sanburn)Mostofprivategun saleswillnotthinktoperformabackgroundcheck,astheyarelookingtomakequick,easy

DoesGunControlwork?Theongoingdebateoverwhetherguncontrolworksornotisa

controversialtopicintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Aseachyearpasses,anincreasingnumberof citizensdemandmoreregulationingunownership.Onesideoftheargumentisthatguncontrolhas failedtohaveamajorimpactongunviolenceandexclaimthattheseregulationsandlawsinfringe upontheir2ndamendmentrightsasAmericancitizensTheothersideclaimsthattheexisting regulationsarenotenoughtostopgunviolenceandevensomepeoplecallingfortherepealmentof thesecondamendment.Thesideoftheargumentthatwillbesupportedinthispaperwillbethatthe regulationsongunsarenoteffectiveandinsomecasesinfringeonthe2ndshowmorecontent WiththeGunControlActof1968,theFirearmOwnersProtectionactof1986,TheBradyHandgun ViolencePreventionActof1993,etc,alloftheseregulationshaveprovedtonotstopgunviolence. Theregulationsallhindertheaccessofgunstopeopleabidingthelaws,butnottotheillegaltrade ofguns.Dr.DanielWebstertheDirectoroftheJohnsHopkinsCenterforGunPolicyandResearch foundintheleaststricterstatesonly289%ofgunviolenceperpetratorswouldhavebeendenieda gunfromthemoststrictestofstates.Healsogoesontosaythat,"40%oftheinmateshadillegally obtainedagunwithonly13%ofthemgettingthemfromapawn

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ThePoliticsofGunControl

Inrecentyears,politicaldiscourseaboutguncontrolandtheSecondAmendmenthasbecome increasinglyvolatile.GunlobbiessuchastheNationalRifleAssociationaremoreorganizedand aggressiveandtheirissueagendahasevolvedasnewandmorepowerfulweaponsandmilitia appear.Ontheothersideofthedebate,thecriticalwoundingofJamesBradygaveguncontrol advocatesavisiblemartyrwithstrongtiestoRepublicanconservatives.Insum,guncontrolandthe righttobeararmshavebecomehotlydisputedissueswherepoliticalalignmentsareconstantly shifting.

Thispaperwillexamineguncontrollegislationandlookatfactorsthataffectpartycohesiononthis specificissue.Payingshowmorecontent

Dingellwonre–election,butotherold–timerswhovotedforthebilldidnot,andtheDemocratslost controlofCongressSowhenthelatestgun–controlbillcameupinJune,Dingelldidn'ttakeany chances.Thistime,insteadofbackingthepresident,hedecidedtojoinwithRepublicansandNRA lobbyiststoauthoracompromise.Afteraweekofemotionaldebate,Dingell'sbillwentdownto defeatonbothsidesoftheaisle,allbutkillinganychanceforstrictergunlawsthisyear.

Thelosswascrushingtoanti–gunforcesandtheWhiteHouse.InthewakeoftheColumbine massacre,pollsshowthatmorethan80percentofAmericansbackstricterlaws(Newsweek)In Mayof1999,theSenatetookadvantageofthenationalmoodtopassatoughlawrequiringsafety locksonnewhandgunsandadetailedbackgroundcheckonbuyersatgunshows.Butastheyhave somanytimesbefore,activistsunderestimatedtheferocityandmightoftheNRAanditsnearly3 millionmembers.(NRA.org).

TheNRAunleashedthousandsofcallerstoclogcongressionalswitchboardswhileadozenlobbyists workedthehalls.Thegroup'sWebsitefeaturedadubiousarticleimplyingthatBillClinton,likethe Nazis,wastryingtodisarmthepopulace(NRA.org).Intheend,theHousepassedH.R.1501,The JuvenileJusticeReformActof1999,alawallowing

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ThesisStatement

Guncontrolisnotthesolutiontopreventshootingsatschools.Acquisitionoffirearmsbyminorsis alreadyillegalandisconsideredacrime,yetshootingsbyminorsarestillhappening. Issaddeningtoturnonthetelevisionsandfindnewsaboutashootingataschool.Thefirstthought thatcomestomymindwhenIseethosenewsis,whatcouldhavebeentheshooterthinkingwhenhe didthat?Whatwashappeningtohim/herthatleadsthemtocommitsuchahorriblecrime?

Pro–guncontrolactivistbelievethatlimitingthecivilianpopulation'srighttobeararmscouldhelp mitigatetheproblemIpersonallydisagreewiththatposition;armsareeasilyavailableintheblack market,limitingciviliansontheconstitutional

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ChancePressley

Mrs.Gallos

English3

21November2017

GunControl

Thetopicofguncontrolisaaverytalkedaboutandsubjectivetopicandhasmanydifferent opinionsandvariousextremes.Firstoff,guncontrolcanmeananythingfromhavingbackground checksorwaitingperiodswhenbuyinggunstotakingawaygunscompletelyMostpeopleagree thatbackgroundchecksarenecessarytokeepgunsoutofpeoplewithbadintentionshandsbecause agunitselfisaveryneutralobjectandcanbeusedforanyamountofgoodorbadascananyother object.However,itismucheasierforapersonwithbadintenttohurtmorepeoplewithagunthen sayastickoranotherneutralobject.Thedangerofaweaponiscompletelyuptothepersonin controloftheweapon

Thefirstargumentofpeopleinfavorofguncontrolis,ofcourse,Ifpeopledon'thaveguns,they can'tkillpeople(orasmanypeople).Thismakessensebecausemostmassmasskillingsand murdersarearesultofapersonwithbadintentgainingpossessionofagun.However,woulda strictergunpolicyreallyhelp?Peopleagainstguncontrolthinknot.Therearevarioussubjective argumentsbutthefactsaresimple,thecorrelationbetweenaccessibilityofgunsandcrimewith guns,ifany,isthatthelessaccessiblethegunsarethehigherthegunviolenceis.Thisismadevery clearwithstudiesfromothercountrieswhohaveverystrictguncontrolpolicies.Whichonlybrings usbacktotheideathatgunsarejustneutralobjectsandcanonlybecontrolledbythepersonin possessionoftheweapon.

Onemajorproblemthatthoseagainstguncontrolhaveisthathavinggunsisarighttoevery AmericanCitizenlistedintheSecondAmendment."Awellregulatedmilitia,beingnecessarytothe securityofafreestate,therightofthepeopletokeepandbeararms,shallnotbeinfringed" ("SecondAmendment")Thisisoneofthemajorobstaclesofthoseinafavorofguncontrolanda keypointintheargumentofthoseagainstguncontrol.Thisisarguedsubjectivelybythoseinfavor ofguncontrolwithsayingthattimeshavechangedandgunsarenolongerneededintoday'ssociety. However,aslongastheSecondAmendmentisinplace,gunswillbelegal

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GunControl

GunControlPaperGunControlhasbeenanissuethathasbeenbroughttothepublic'seyesin recentyears.Thismainissuehasbeengoingonformanyyears,forexamplewhenJohnF.Kennedy wasassassinated;itraisedpublicawarenesstothelackofcontrolonsalesandalsopossessionof gunsinAmerica.Until1968gunswereavailableoverthecounterinstoresandthroughmail catalogstojustaboutanyadultinAmericaThiswasanexampleofhowlooselygunswere regulatedwhichbringusbacktotheissueofguns.Theconstitutiontellsusinthesecond amendmentthatwe,asAmericanCitizens,havetherighttobeararms.Butthegovernmentistrying tochangethatbyregulatingeverythingtodowithowningagunMystance:Gunshowmore content...

AmericansaredividedwhenitcomestotheissueofGunControl.Someforitandsomeagainstitas youhaveseenfromabove.Americansbelievethatwithfirearmsregulated,thatthereisnotgoingto beadecreaseincrimerate,nottrue.Theyfeelbackgroundchecksaresafeandbenefitsociety,not trueThegovernmentbelievesthatitistheirrighttospyonus,thinkagainPeopleshouldnothave tobecontrolledbybackgroundchecks,thegovernment,oranyoneelsestoppingAmericanCitizens fromtheirownconstitutionalrights.TohelpsupportmyopiniononGunControl,Isayweneedto revisethegunlawsinAmericasopeoplearen'tbeing

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PorterFlynn

10/17/17

ThearticlethatIanalyzed,throughtheBBC,tellsabouthowUnitedStatesguncontrolpolicieswill notbechangedfollowingthemassshootinginLasVegasjustafewweeksago.Over50peoplelost theirliveswhenagunmanopenedfireonaconcertfromahighrisehotelnearbyTheshooterhad nocriminalhistory,butinhishotelroom,hecontainedover20firearms,almostallassaultweapons, butallhadbeenpurchasedlegallyintheUnitedStates.Theauthorofthisarticlebelievesthatthere willbenochangeinguncontrolpoliciesfollowingthismassshootingforonemainreason: Republicanmajoritythroughoutstatelegislatures,andtheirpowerto"Gerrymander"the redistrictingprocess.Theauthortellsthatshowmorecontent

Itgivesabasicdefinitionofgerrymandering,orwhenthedominatingpoliticalpartyinastatedraws thenewdistrictlinesintheirparty'sfavor.Thenewdistrictlinesareredrawnevery10yearsafter theUSCensusisconductedTheHouseofRepresentativesisthenreapportionedtobestfitthe populationchangesthroughoutthecountry.Representativesareallocatedinthecountrytobest reflectthepopulationchanges,buteverystateisguaranteedatleast1Representativenomatter population.ThechangesinRepresentativesisalsoreflectedintheElectoralCollege.Afterthe Representativesarereapportioned,thepartyincontrolofeachstate'slegislatureisresponsiblefor theredistrictingprocess,orwhentheHouseofRepresentative'sdistrictlinesareredrawnThough allofthesechangesoccurtothedistrictseverydecade,inmostcases,incumbents,oracandidate runningforanothertermoftheofficetheyalreadyhold,winalmostallofthetimeintheHouseof RepresentativesIntheHouse,theincumbentwinshisbidforreelectionabout90%ofthetime! Incumbentshavealargeadvantageofwinningtheirdistrictagainbecauseofmoney,astronger campaign,andcreditclaiming,ortalkingspecificallyaboutthingstheyaccomplishedduringtheir terminCongress.Congressmembersarealsomuchmoresuccessfulwhentheyjoinsuccessful ...Getmorecontent...

GuncontrolintheUnitedStateshasbeenacontroversialissueforsometimenow.Somuchsothat theSupremeCourtevenrefusestoaddressthisissuedirectly.Guncontrolreallyboilsdowntothe theSecondAmendmentoftheConstitution.Manypeoplehavedifferentinterpretationsofthe SecondAmendmentandthetrenchesaredugindeeponthisissue.TheSecondAmendmentcannot providetherighttobearalltypesofarmstoprotectthepeoplefromgovernmentaltyrannyIfthe SecondAmendmentwasabsolute,thenwewouldallowthepublictopossessnuclearweapons, missiles,andothersucharms,becauselikethe9mmhandgunthatisanarm,anuclearwarheadis alsoatypeofarmThemoreourgovernmentrestrictsourrightstoownshowmorecontent Idon'tbelievethatfelonsshouldberestrictedfromowninghandguns,becausetheyarecitizensof thiscountryjustasmuchasyouorI.Iftheyareoutofjail,thatmeansthattheyhavedonetheirtime accordingtooursystemandtheirfullrightsshouldbereinstated.Ifwedon'twantcertainfelonsto haveguns,thenweshouldmaketheirreleaseconditional.

NoncitizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmericashouldnotbeallowedtopossessanytypeofweapon Ifyouarenotacitizenyouhavenorighttocarryaweaponinourcountry.Ifforsomereasonyou needprotectionhere,hireacitizentoprotectyouwhileyouarevisiting.Idon'tknowwhysomeone wouldcomesomeplaceweretheyfeeltheirliveisgoingtobethreatened.

Itwouldbenexttoimpossibleforourcitizenstodecidewhatarmsshouldbeallowedfornon militaryownershipSowegrouparmsintocategoriesandsubcategoriesTheUnitedStatesof Americaisthefreestcountryintheworldandyetwedon'thavethewidestselectionsofarms availableintheworld.Withgoodreason,becauseweareclearlythemostviolentsocietyinthe worldandweknowthisCertaintypesofarmshavebeenbannedforgoodreasonsWeaponsof massdestructionareobviouslynotagoodthingforcitizenstoown.Theypresenttomany oppurtiuniestoinfringeonotherpeoplerightsinturn

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Theproblemwithgunsisfairlyobvious:theydecreasethedifficultyofkillingorinjuringaperson. InJeffreyA.Roth'sFirearmsandViolence(NIJResearchinBrief,February1994),hepointsoutthe obviousdangers.About60percentofallmurdervictimsintheUnitedStatesin1989(about12,000 people)werekilledwithfirearms.Firearmattacksinjuredanother70,000victims,someofwhom wereleftpermanentlydisabledIn1985,thecostofshootingswasanestimated$14billion nationwideformedicalcare,long–termdisability,andprematuredeath.Inrobberiesandassaults, victimsarefarmorelikelytodiewhentheperpetratorisarmedwithagunthanwhenheorshehas anotherweaponorisunarmed

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ThishasbeenthepositionoftheNRAforquitesometime,anditiscertainlyonewithwhichI agree;Felonsandex–consshouldnothaveaccesstoweapons,andmanymisdemeanorsandjuvenile crimesshouldalsocountagainstaperson'sadultrecord

Stiffersentencesforguncrimeswouldbeeffectiveinusingfearofreprimandasacrimedeterrent. Nationalaswellascommunityfundedguneducationcourseswouldincreasegunawarenessand safety.Theseprogramscouldevenbeextendedtopublicschools.Manygunsareinvolvedin accidentsthatcouldeasilyhavebeenpreventedbyalittlecareorforethoughtAlsogunpurchasers couldberequiredtotakelessonsingunsafety,atthepurchaser'sexpense.Again,theNRAhaslong beenaproponentofguneducation.

Guncontrolisseverelyweakenedbythefewloopholesthatexistinthesystem.Theseloopholes makeitpossibleforminorsandfelonstoobtainoutlawedandhigh–poweredweapons.Theyalso servetoweakenthestrengthoftheBrady–BillandGunregistration.Adultsareprohibitedfrom transferringfirearmstojuveniles,butarenotrequiredtostoregunsinsecurelylockedcabinets.This allowskidstogetaccesstothemThisChildAccessPrevention(CAP)proposalwouldrequire parentstokeeploadedfirearmsoutofthereachofchildrenandwouldholdgunownerscriminally responsibleifachildgainsaccesstoanunsecuredfirearmandusesittoinjurehimselfor

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Thesecondamendmentgivespeopletherighttoownafirearm.Thefoundingfathersmighthave thoughtagunwasthebestformofprotectionbutmanyyearshavepastsincethenandhumanshave evolved.Timesaredifferentandsocietyisdifferent.Technologyhasabigimpactonpeopleand howwethinkandallthosevariablescanaffectpeoplewithhowtheyreactinstressfulsituations. Wehavetoconsiderthementalstabilityofthoseinpossessionoftheweapons,itisimportantto keeptheweaponawayfromlovedonesorotherpeople,andisthelawprotectingthosein possessionoftheweaponsorputtinglivesinmoredanger.Thehumanmindisacomplexplace filledwithavarietyofthoughtsanddesiresOnemayhidethedeepestshowmorecontent Thesethings,donotestablishthementalstateofaperson.Nothoroughtesthastobetakenanda patient'shistoryontheirmentalhealthisrarelycomplete.Twootherreasonswhytheselawsarenot thoroughenoughisbecause,onemayhaveaseverementalconditionorhavepsychopathic tendenciesbutiftheywereneveradmittedintoamentalinstitutionorconvictedforafelonythen theywouldbeapprovedManypeoplehavegottenawaywiththecrimestheyhavecommitted Thesepeoplehavenotbeenconvictedfortheiractions,whichmeanstherewillbenorecordsand theywillbegivenaweaponslicenseiftheydesiretodoso.Thatsituationisexactlylikethose mentalillthathasnotbeentoahospitalfortheircondition.Amentallyunstablepersonisalouda weaponfortheirprotectionbutinsomewaythatstatementcontradictsitselfbecausethatperson putsthemselvesandothersinmoredangerinordertoprotectThentherearethosewhofallthrough thecracks.Theoneswhohaveapoorrecordbutgetlostinthesystemandgetapprovedanyways. Thishappenswaymorethanwethinkbecausethereissomanypeoplerequestingabackground checkformorethanjustaweaponslicenseTheFBI

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TheUnitedStatesofAmericahasthelargestgunculturethroughouttheentireworld.Thiscultureis soexposedtogunsbecauseofitshistory.Weaponshavebeenanecessitythroughmultiplewarson thehomefront.Thisrighttoowngunsisthesecondamendmentintheconstitution.Unfortunately, therearetwowaystolookatthisamendment.Peoplethatsupportanddonotsupportcaninterpret theamendmentinawaythatgoeswiththeirbeliefTherearealsomanyprosandconstogun control.Thewebsiteprocon.orgisanonprofitorganizationthatprovesinformationtopeopleon controversialissues.Theysupplyreaderswiththeprosandconsofeachissuehopingtogivepeople achancetounderstandsituationsand,ultimately,decidewhat

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Sincetheearlydays,guncontrolhasbeenanever–endingdebate.Itisbecauseofthefastincreasein crime,thefightfortherighttoownahandgun,theintroductionoflegislationforguncontrolin orderreducethecrimeintheUnitedStates,thatthisissuehasbeenhotlydebatedinrecentyears. ThestreetsofAmericaarenowawarzoneespeciallyrightherewerewelive.?Floridahasthe highestcrimerateofanystateandthesixthhighesthomicidelevel?(wwwguncitecom)Asadfact buttrue.Manypeoplefeelthatguncontrolviolatestheirrighttoownagunthesecondamendment saysso:?therighttobeararms?.Ipersonallysharethatpointofviewforitwouldnotbeinthe constitutiontobeginwithHowever,thereisnoshowmorecontent Gaddini2

Gangmembersanddrugdealersarethemainproblem.Itwouldberidiculoustosaythatonly becausepeopleowngunsthattheyaregoingtogooutandshootpeople.Moreover,puttinggun controlintopracticewouldonlymakeitbetterfortheblackmarkettogrowAccordingtoBret Begum,LucyHowardandSusannahMeadows??ifpeoplearenotallowedtobeararms,thenthey willdefinitelybuytheminillegalways?(9)Notonlycriminalsbutordinarypeopleshouldbeableto ownagun.ThinkingaboutmyownlifeIwoulddefinitelyfeelsaferifIknewtherewasaguninmy houseandthatIcoulduseitinordertoprotectmyself.CurtisLovelaceofferstheview?...Mostof thetimescriminalsrunawayiftheyknowthevictimisarmed?(16)Evidenceconfirmsthatgun controlshouldnottakeplace.

Ifguncontrolwereputintopracticewouldthatendthedebates?Iseriouslydoubtit.Peoplehave differentpointsofviewonthissubjectIbelievethatbymakingthisissuesocontroversialisonly makingitworse.Arguingaboutguncontroldoesnotsolvethemainproblem,whichisthelackof valuesandmoralsinsociety.

Ifguncontroldidnotexistthenthearguingwouldbeover,peoplewouldhavenochoicebutstickto whatissettled.Ofcoursethattherewillalwaysbepeoplethatareagainstandinfavorofgun controlbutIlearnedthatmakingtheissuemoreimportantthatitreallyisonly

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GuncontrolisnotaneffectivewaytoreducecrimeintheUnitedStatesoranywhere.Crimeisn't somethingyoucanreducebycontrollingtheweaponsused.Apersonwouldhavetochangetheir biologyandenvironmentorpayhimenoughtosustainhis/herfamily.Ifyouweretorestrictguns thenyouwouldjustgetalotmorepeoplekilledbecauseifyouownagunandtherobberknowsit thanheisalotlesslikelytocomeandrobyousoasisaidbeforeguncontrolisnotaneffectiveway toreducecrime.Solet'ssaythatyousuccessfullymanagedtogetallofthegunsintheusthenyou wouldbeinasaferplace.Ifyouthinkthisthanyouareaverystupidperson.Ifyoutookallofthe gunsfromcitizensthentherewouldn'tbeanywayforthevictimstodefendthemselvesfroma burglarwithagun.Howdidtheburglargetthegunyouask,wellthereisthisthingcalledtheblack marketwhichyoucanbuyanythingonincludinggunsandotherthings.Andaftertheygettheir gunsandtheyknowthisthentheywillbeabletogetwhatevertheywantfromtheirvictims.they willhavetheweaponandnotbescaredofgettingshotbythevictim.Andifthishappenedthenthe crimeratewouldgoupandwe(UScitizens)wouldbecomeoneofthemostunrulyplacesinthe world.Ifyouhaven'tnoticeditsaysintheU.Sconstitutionthatwethepeoplehavetherightstobear armsandthatthegovernmentcannottakethatrightawayfromus.Iftheydothanwewillbeno betterthan

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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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THESISSTATEMENT:Implementingstricterguncontrollawswillonlyeffectlawabiding citizens,stricterpunishmentswillaffectthosethatdonotabidebythelaw.

Myfirstresourceiscomesfromabooktitled,EvaluatingGunPolicy.Thisbookwascreatedbya complexvarietyofbothsupporters,activists,andnationalstatics,allpertainingtocurrentGun ControlLaws,potentiallawamendments,andtheopinionsofmenandwomenwhoarebothforand againstfirearmsandfirearmsafety.It'sacompilationofPrevalence,Policy,Restrictions,and potentialpolicychanges(EvaluatingGunPolicy,2003).

EvaluatingGunPolicyisnotabiassourceEachchapterisfilledwithfactsthatpertaintothe researchconductedbythemanycontributors.ThisisoneofthereasonsIfindthisresourcesovery valuable.Theinformationisalsofrequentlycitedbecauseitisaplethoraofoutsideresources,this allowsmetheabilitytoexplorethoseresourcesformoreinformationpertainingtomytopic.

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http://homeuchicagoedu/~ludwigj/papers/BrookingsPragmaticGunChapter1pdf

Whileresearchingmytopic,Ialsoranacrossthiswebsite.AlthoughIrealizethatthisisnot consideredareliableresource,Idofinditnotonlyfascinating,butveryinformativeaswell. Debate.orghasmanytopicsthatareopenshowmorecontent

Notonlydotheydiscussthepro's,con's,andproposedamendmentstolawspertainingtogun controlissues,buttheyalsoshowcaparisonsbetweenothercountriesthathaveenforcedstrictergun controllaws.Australiaforexample,isonecountrythathasimplementedalawthatforcedtheir citizenstoturnintheirweapons,resultinginathirty–sixpercentincreaseingunrelatedincidents (JonathanMasters,2015)ThiswebsiteisrunbytheUSGovernment,anyresearchprovidedwas conductedbytheUSGovernmentofficials,makingthiswebsite

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