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In the modern era, firearm usage and sales have proposed a major threat. New tactics and policies have been instituted, but with little positive gain. These “Gun Control” policies have caused more harm than gain among the American people. These policies have had minimal success in obtaining there instituted goals.Gun control is irrelevant and cannot obtain its purpose due too the facts that gun control can never completely eliminate and eradicate firearm violence, gun control institutes…

Government implemented a policy to exchange money for semi automatic firearms. The argument could be made that the Australian Government should not have responded so quickly with a national gun regulation. Governments tend to wield and exploit power in times of crisis too quickly. According to Jeanine Baker and Samara McPhedran, authors of a journal focused on whether Australian Gun Laws of 1996 made a difference said, Briefly, the National Firearms Agreement (NFA), which was ratified by…

On December second, 2015, two heavily armed terrorists, one male one female, entered the San Bernardino Inland Regional Center and in a matter of minutes, they left 14 dead and 22 seriously injured. They used two semi automatic assault rifles (chambered in .223, a popular hunting round) and two 9mm handguns. This event and countless others mass shootings are the more recent events stirring up the gun control debate. "So obviously, we need strong sensible gun control, and I will support it, but…

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban which was from 1994 to 2004 prohibited the possession and manufacturing of semi-automatic weapons that held over ten rounds (ABC News). In 1993, the Brady Handgun Prevention Act was passed; this law required all persons purchasing firearms must have a background check if they are not already licensed to carry guns (ABC News). This law also gave the current age restrictions on buying a gun; eighteen to buy…

amendment is a constitutional right, firearms have changed drastically. When the constitution was written guns we only able to fire three bullets per minute compared to the guns we have now such as the AR-15 that can shoot anywhere from thirty to one hundred rounds in a short amount of time. There has been an estimated 1042 mass shootings in the United States since the sandy hook shooting in 2012. While Mass shootings are…

their rights are being infringed, while gun control advocates believe it’s far to easy for the criminal or crazy person to get a firearm. Is there a better solution to the argument over gun control and the 2nd amendment? The question is, will…

have the intended effect that is wanted and that by having them it is just an invitation for sick people to perform their atrocities and leave innocent victims with no way of defending themselves. (Teeple, Thompson, & Price, 2012) The presence of firearms carried by law abiding citizens has been shown to decrease crime in the area that they were allowed to be. One study has shown that, “Allowing citizens without criminal records or histories of significant mental illness to carry concealed…

The shooter of New Town stole his Mother’s firearms after he killed her. His mother legally owned them. He stole them. Lanza used a AR15 with thirty round magazines. This proves my thesis because the guns were stolen. The son did not go through the system, because he had mental health issues. In this article I could use how Mantel talks about the types of firearms, semi-automatic, automatic, and assault weapons. For my second reason in my research opinion I can use…

Restrictions and Requirements Should be placed on Firearms Projectile weapons that are capable of harming a mass of people in the matter of seconds should be kept out of the hand of the public for safety. Gun laws and restriction should be placed to limit the amount of guns in society. Limiting guns would decrease the crime rate, suicide rate and death toll in America. Restrictions and background checks should also be placed on people who are suicidal, mentally ill, and anyone with a criminal…

Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook and the Aurora Colorado movie theater. All of these places were sites of mass shootings; people who shouldn’t have had access to a firearm went into these places and took multiple innocent lives. Was the result of these incidents occurring along with the people carrying out the acts having a firearm a result of failed gun control? The second amendment of the United Sates constitution gives the citizens the right to bear arms, but there needs to be a line…