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Gun Control Activists National Rifle Association
589 wordsHandguns exact an inordinate toll on American lives, isn't it time that we ban handguns? "In 1989, guns killed 11, 832 Americans. " (Dolan, Edward, page 203) " There are an estimated sixty-five million firearms in the United States, which means, there are sixty-five million people carrying a firearm. " (page 203) "In 1997, the most recent year available, there were eighty-nine firearm deaths per day, about a death every sixteen minutes!" (page 203) In every sixteen minutes one of your family mem...
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Gun Control Activists Law Abiding Citizens
1,225 wordsConstitutional Law Gun Control Paper Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11, 832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United States. Gun control activists like the members of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) argue that guns are responsible for the majority of violent crimes that take pl...
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Gun Control Activists Opposing Viewpoints
1,160 words... c health hazard. The presence of a gun, specifically a handgun, is beneficial to a civilian in the event of a robbery or intrusion, because the victim would be able to use the gun for defense. The gun control activists are right- there is too much crime in the United States. Instead of attempting to reduce the amount of firearms in circulation, this energy and money should be diverted into anti-crime applications. Many law-abiding citizens own handguns and other firearms that they use for th...
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Gun Control Activists Gun Control Advocates
1,348 wordsGun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11, 832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United States. Gun control activists like the members of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) argue that guns are responsible for the majority of violent crimes that take place. They wish to instill many types ...
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York Henry Holt Gun Control Activists
1,780 wordsA problem that has developed recently in our society is the debate over gun control. Many questions arise concerning who should be able to own guns, and how those particular guns are obtained. One major debate is over our Constitutional right to own guns. I want to know when the government should draw the line. Statistics are not the only way a point can be proven about the harmful effects that guns have on our society. Stories from parents who have lost children, or children left fatherless or ...
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Gun Control Activists Washington D C
1,532 wordsOn April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, two students at Columbine High School carried out a murderous rampage that left fifteen dead and millions in shock Exactly one month later, a suicidal fifteen year old from Heritage High, in Conyers, Georgia opened fire into a crowd of fellow students, injuring six. Following this, Orthodox Jews were attacked in Chicago during July, a community center in Los Angeles was hit in August, and there was shooting rampage at a Baptist church in Fort Worth Texa...
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Gun Control Activists Law Abiding Citizens
2,079 wordsRight to Bear Arms 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 women are viciously attacked and raped, and where children are caught in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. The damage that these criminals are doing to our society cannot be ignored. However, the effort by some misguided individuals to eliminate the legal ownership of firearms does not address the real prob...
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