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In Christina Tenuta’s essay “Responsible Gun Ownership Saves Lives”, she states that people have right to own the gun from long time ago. She use the Second Amendment
“Every two years more Americans are killed by guns than during the entire fourteen years of the Vietnam War” according to Gregory Orfalea in “Self-Inflicted Carnage” (1). Gregory Orfalea, a credible American author, argues in his article “Self-Inflicted Carnage” that there is a desperate need for modern gun control measures in the United States due to the recent increase of gun violence. Robert A. Levy, chairman of the Cato Institute and co-counsel in District of Columbia v. Heller, on the other hand, states in “Our Core Second Amendment Rights” that gun control measures not only violate the rights protected by the Second Amendment, but would also be ineffective because the government cannot control people nor the firearms that have already been legally distributed to rightful owning citizens. In their articles, both Orfalea and Levy argue their drastically opposing positions on modern-day gun reform because where Orfalea demands immediate control based on recent tragedy, Levy argues that gun regulations will not solve anything because they do not fight the source of the problem--the people. These authors both represent their stances through their opinions on topics such as…
In the article “How US Gun Control Compares to the Rest of the World”, John Donohue shares his stance on the controversial issue of gun control in the United States. Mass shootings are only a small part of the overall violence in America, however, as time passes, this issue continues to worsen and is becoming a greater problem in the US than in other countries. Other industrialized nations have harsher gun laws that have prevented many different types of crimes. US states and cities have enacted laws to require unused guns to be safely stored, which helps keep guns away from criminals and children. People argue that stored guns can’t be used to defend themselves, but studies have proven that guns are very rarely used as self defense mechanisms.…
In Steve Nolan’s article “25 Reasons Why We Need To Preserve Our 2nd Amendment Right To Keep And Bear Arms,” he explains why we should bear arms, and why we should fight to keep our civil liberty to bear arms. This essay is intended to help the reader become more informed on the right to bear arms, how the media only covers gun related incidents, but not instances where guns have saved people, and how many politicians contort the 2nd amendment to aid them in elections. By uncovering some truths about gun owners, Nolan and many other pro-gun activist can shed some light on the truth behind the 2nd amendment. Nolan can affectively argue ones right to the 2nd amendment through studies, statistics, and personal experiences to produce evidence that supports the right to bear arms. The second amendement of the constitution expresses the right for American citizens to bear, or posess guns.…
Gun control in America is a significant issue, with an average of 91 gun related deaths per day, it is a matter that can no longer be ignored. Being controversial in its nature, author Phoebe Maltz Bovy doesn 't hesitate to shed light on her opinion on the affair. In her article “It’s Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.” Bovy is quick to state that all guns are bad regardless of their purpose or the respective owner, that they’re all nothing more than dangerous machines.…
Seemingly guns can create both a positive and negative effect. While many citizens are against having guns at a moment’s notice, guns are serving as a protection for our country. People are not paying attention to the issues, that guns allow safety for many and ensure that everyone is given what they deserve. As an interviewer, one questioned was asked to a high school student Harmanpreet Kaur which was concerning, the importance of allowing Americans to keep guns for self defense, goes beyond and creates negative effects in the country.…
In discussions of the Second Amendment, one controversial issue has been whether the Founding Fathers considered the future use of guns. On the one hand, the federal government argues for stricter regulations towards people who bear arms. On the contrary, the people of the state contend that our rights shall not be infringed. With respect to both parties, stricter gun laws are needed to protect American’s from massacres. Guns were created for one purpose and one purpose only, to kill.…
Society has been split into two over whether or not guns should be banned, but there needs to be a solution where both parties can be happy. Anti-gun advocates present reasoning why guns should be banned. McMahan’s main two arguments of why guns should be banned: one, guns in the community creates a more dangerous environment; and two, the police have less of a power to protect citizens when society has guns (Shafer-Landau, The Ethical Life (EL) 390). McMahan explains that communities are not going to be free of crimes with more people carrying around guns, because criminals will be more prepared, efficient, and quicker to grab and shoot their target (Shafer-Landau, EL 392-392). People with guns will be safer than people without guns, because they do not have a gun to protect themselves.…
One of the most topical issues in United States is gun control. The issue has reached the supreme court over and over again, and many different people have different stances on it.. The basis of is the Second Amendment, written in the Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment states: “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." (U.S. Const.…
One of the most disputed debates in the modern world is over the Second Amendment which states, “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” (“Second Amendment”).…
It is very clear and stated soundly, that the right to bear arms by the people shall not be infringed upon. Therefore, this paper establishes that gun ownership is indeed an inherent right. The application of gun control measures by the courts, therefore, should be based not only on the first clause of the text of the Second Amendment, but on both clauses, which are separately interpreted. Therefore the decision by certain courts to determine that civilians vacate the right to own guns independent of the state is unfounded and…
In our modern society, guns are entwined with escalating arguments about gun control and gun violence. Generally speaking, the quarrel scorches across the American terrain like a raging fire; practically every day there is a news story related to a firing arm. To demonstrate, a recent Central News Network article debriefs gun presence in relation to violence and other tragedies. In this case, guns association with homicides, terrorism and mass shootings. In compliance with statistics, there are more gun owners in the United States than anywhere else in the globe.…
On the other hand, opponents of gun control say that a strict restriction on guns is a violation of their Second Amendment ’s right. In order to find a conclusion to the debate, a balanced approach to gun…
Rodger D. McGrath is a well-known supporter of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, the right to keep and bear arms. He wrote the article “A God-Given Natural Right.” McGrath’s article covers former disarmament, rise in crime, and history of the Second Amendment. His article has convincing reasoning for his intended audience. His targeted patrons are those who fiercely support the right to bear arms, proudly own multiple guns, believe gun restrictions mean complete disarmament, and those whom fear total government takeover.…
With less than 5 percent of the world’s population, the United States holds about 35- 50 percent of the world’s civilian owned guns (Masters, 2016). In reviewing America’s history, this statistic may not seem so striking since guns have always played a major role in society. However, due to the recent events regarding gun violence and an increase in terrorism, the topic of gun control has become problematic for American. When discussing gun control there are mainly two views.…
According to a study published in 2012, the number of gun-related murders committed is at its lowest rate since 1981, even with an increased amount of people owning firearms (Gun Rhetoric, 2012). On the opposite side of the spectrum, those that support stricter gun control policies argue that the Second Amendment does not provide an unlimited right to own guns (US Supreme Court). Proponents of more gun control laws state that the Second Amendment is as dated as The Constitution and that it was intended only for militia . Nowhere in the Second Amendment is it explicitly stated that it was created to protect an individual’s right to bear arms (Waldman,…