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Ban Of Handguns
579 wordsGun Control Handgun violence in the United States has been getting out of hand, and it is time to act upon this monstrosity. There have been politicians who have passed mandatory laws that require trigger locks on guns, but this method of safety has proved to be quite ineffective. People find a way to get around using the trigger lock's, and these laws are not enforced enough. Many states require that extensive background checks must be done before an individual is allowed to purchase a firearm....
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Guns 3 29 98 John R Lott
11,375 wordsStates from Michigan to Nebraska to California, as well as the federal government, are considering new rules on letting law-abiding citizens carry guns. Does allowing citizens to carry concealed handguns deter violent crimes Or does this cause otherwise law-abiding citizens to harm each other Thirty-one states now have guaranteed their citizens the right to carry concealed handguns if applicants do not have a criminal record or a history of significant mental illness. So what have the results be...
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Crime Rate In Pakistan
742 wordsCultural Comparison Essay Law and Order In the United States police are suppose to be honorable and fair. We all know not all of them are. In Malaysia, according to Daphne Chan, you can bribe the police to let you off. "All you have to do is ask 'do you want to settle this now' " she said. In Pakistan, on the other hand, they don't even have minor violations like speeding and seat belt laws. Mohammad Haider said, "You can usually get off even if you are drinking and driving". This may sound pret...
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More Gun Laws
2,207 wordsWhenever some terrible act of violence occurs such as the horrible Columbine Shooting, people start looking for answers and pointing fingers. They want to put the blame on something saying, "It was the parents fault", or, "It is television and the Internet's fault", but the blame is most often put on an inanimate object that does only what the person operating it tells it to do. In the next few minutes one should realize that it is not the gun's fault and more gun control laws are not the answer...
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Gun Control Laws
1,713 wordsGun Control Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal drugs, and where innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. We cannot ignore the damage that these criminals are doing to our society, and we must take acti...
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Our Arms With Gun Control Criminals
805 wordsMatt Les age M. Jenson Eng. 101 BP #2 11/30 April 18, 1775 the British marched down the streets of Lexington, in pursuit to disarm the American Colonists. Little did the British know, the colonists were prepared for this act. This is where the famous line " The British are coming. The British are coming comes". Originates from. The colonists gathered at the Lexington Green with their loaded muskets waiting for the British to arrive. "Disperse you villains - lay down your arms!" demanded the Brit...
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Unfairness In Some Gun Control Laws
2,014 wordsThe Second Amendment to the Constitution states that, "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", and the definition of gun control is; government regulation of possession and use of firearms by private citizens. At first sight this seems like a contradiction in terms, but before any opinions are formed, let's look at both sides of the issue. This amendment has been around since 1791, and there...
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17000 Violent Crimes A Year With Guns
1,475 wordsIf gun control worked it would mean LA, New York, and Washington D.C. were the safest cities in the world. In this essay I will explain to you why Gun Control on American citizens will not lessen but impel the crime rate of this country. Guns will always be available to criminals willing to meet the right price. Two million citizens a year survive because of the right to carry concealed weapons. In the past banning handguns has proven to increase crime rates. The right to hunting will be taken a...
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People Use Guns
2,062 words18 November 1998 Our Right to Bear Arms Gun prohibitionists would have you think that the only legitimate purpose for owning a firearm is "sporting purposes" such as hunting or target shooting. However, the Second Amendment was not included in the Bill of Rights so people could go duck hunting or punch holes in paper targets. There is a lot more to owning a firearm than "sporting purposes". For most people, a firearm is the most practical and effective means that they have of defending against a...
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Education Of Effects Of Crime
1,145 wordsArticle: "Bible offers remedy for nations reaping what it has sowed", Rev. Jim Williams. Orlando Sentinel Tribune, Section: Osceola Sentinel, page 5; August 24, 1996 Researching the issue of the right to bear arms was somewhat difficult at first because I really did not know what to focus on. I did find this article, though, and it really interested me because of the different perspective it took on the issue. The article starts off with a quote from the Bible, so the reader knows right away tha...
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Gun Control Is Really Gun Abolition
969 wordsGun Control Is Really Gun Abolition! At about three in the morning, a family residing in decent neighborhood outside of Los Angeles peacefully slept one night. Quietly, a thief picks the front door lock and advances into the living room. After observing no sustainable valuables, he sneaks down the hall into the master bedroom. Thinking that the couple lying in bed would not awake, the criminal begins unloading the jewelry box. As he looks over he notices a terrified woman staring at him. She scr...
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Body Of Kates Article On Gun Control
3,992 wordsEllison 1 A FEW KIND WORDS FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION by Hosea L. Martin Hosea Martin's article on affirmative action aims to defend the practice of hiring people not just on their qualifications but by their race as well. He does so by using his own experience in the work place along with some personal, unsupported opinions of his own regarding hiring practices and education. Martin also attempts to defend affirmative action programs as being fair and non-discriminatory by emphasizing that "every s...
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T Smoke Weed
1,134 wordsConsensual Crimes A consensual crime is a crime with no victim. That, in itself, is a contradiction. How can you have a crime if there is no victim I am sick and tired of the American government trying to play baby sitter. They have systematically imposed on almost every right the Bill of Rights has given us. Take the first amendment for example: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. If smoking marijuana is part of your reli...
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Anti Gun Laws
1,513 wordsGun Control, Fact vs. Fiction "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil in the world is for enough good men to do nothing". - Edmund Burke (1729-1797) A subject of much debate, in recent years, is the issue of gun-related violence. Although many media outlets appear to necessitate the use of false information, related to firearms, in order to further their own anti-gun agenda, there are many falsities which must be dispelled. The fact remains that increased gun laws will only prevent the la...
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Example Of Gun Control Legislation
2,259 wordsIn the 1960's after the assassinations of President John F. Kenedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Senator Robert F. Kenedy, gun control became a major subject of public passion and controversy. To some people gun control is a crime issue, to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less. On both sides of thi...
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Murderer Crime
536 wordsThe most of the content of Bowling for Columbine is what responsible for the high level of killing in America. Not a lot of guns because other countries have them. Not a violent history because other countries have that. Not a lot of violent movies and video game because other countries love them. Not unemployment because other country's economy, Canada, is worth than America. Two things are primary caused. One is the US media making too much about the crimes. Another reason is the government in...
