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    Gun Control "Gun Control." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2016. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 30 Apr. 2016. In this website, it discusses the debatable topic of gun control. In the article titled Gun Control, it states that the “The United States is the leader in per-capita gun deaths among industrial nations.” The main point of this article was to get the point across about the controversy that this has brought into the United States, not only does it quote influential

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    Views on Gun Control in the United States Gun Control was created to prevent fewer deaths and unreasonable attacks in the United States. Some members of Congress believe that taking away firearms from citizens of America will prevent fewer outbreaks and make the country a safer place. “We want to keep guns out of dangerous hands,” Former President Barak Obama stated at a congress meeting, “We can and we will.” But after many pleas, he held back his right to take action. Even though congressmen believe

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    laws that deal with gun control. Supporters of the argument claim that increased gun control will drastically reduce the crime rate in America. Nevertheless, a majority of gun control arguments are formed from strict control of data and emotional appeal. The mainstream media picks up these stories and broadcasts them to viewers without providing any context to them. While gun control activists assert that gun control is necessary, the American government should not ban guns because of the following

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    believe eliminating guns would solve the problem of 30,000 Americans dying due to shootings. However, these gun control advocates do not look at all the statistics. Firearms are also tools of self-defense, not only tools of murder. Stories of self-defense are far less common than the gun crime stories that generally make the headlines. However, according to criminologist Dr. Gary Kleck, there are “2.5 million cases of guns used for self defense annually, compared to 0.5 million gun crimes” (qtd. in

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    Gun Control A common controversial topic that is discussed universally is the issue of shootings and gun use. Citizens views on the topic range from the wishes to completely ban guns, to the total allowance and ownership of such items. In comparison, some drugs may be illegal, although people still possess them. Would the same be for guns? Should more be done to implement the control over guns? Or should more freedom be given to gun owners? One can visualize the positives and negatives regarding

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    society, gun control is essential; stricter federal laws must be enacted to save lives. Individual states’ laws are not sufficient to reduce deaths caused by guns In any case, in today's society, weapon brutality is a sparking debate and controversy on how to control gun violence. Anyone who thinks that we have enough gun control laws is either NRA, or severely misguided. All across the nation, a large number of laws and directions have been

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    Guns are very easy to buy/get your hand on. You can go into a store and buy them and you just have to have your ID with you. There are 88.8 guns per every 100 people just in the united states. This mean there are about 270,000,000 guns in the United States. Also the second amendment protects an individual’s right to own a gun, guns are needed for self defense, not for personal pleasure. GI think guns should be limited to a certain amount. Guns should be controlled, and limited better, and not just

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    violence are murders. Gun control is very important to violence because some people are not allowed to have guns but people still sell them to them. Violence happens all over the world and it can be changed by just not doing bad things or just don’t try anything that you know you cab get in trouble for. Violence needs to stop so the world can be a better place. One reason of violence is gun control and it’s very important because it can lead to wrong people having guns. Criminals are not

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    Gun Control In the course of history gun control and mass shootings has always been an issue, but much too often, history has been being made. Gun control is an understatement for what actually is being implemented. The process to get a gun, for example, a rifle, is all too easy. Let me personally walk you through this gruesome process . First, you walk into the store, second you pick your desired weapon, third you walk to the cashier to do a background check, finally you buy the gun. The hardest

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    Gun Control Gun Control is a topic that has been talked about for many years now especially after many tragic deaths and other instances that have happened in past. Gun control has become one of the most important battles of 2013. In a press conference last month, President Obama pushed Congress to ban “assault” rifes and weapons, setting a limit for magazines to 10 bullets, and to introduce universal background checks for the buyers of firearms.”The debate over gun control and gun ownership

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