Gun Control Debate Paper Today in the United States gun control is a topic of immense debate, because of the shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary located in Newtown, Connecticut. This most recent tragic event ended the lives of 20 students and six adults. Similar events have occurred across the United States at a movie theater in Colorado, on college campuses in Texas and Virginia, or at the grocery store in Arizona each destroying families in many communities. The questions deserving consideration is have the American people had enough lives destroyed by these horrible events and are Americans ready for the federal government to impose stricter gun control laws. Learning Team C is for stricter gun control laws and will Annually the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) retrieves data from law enforcement agencies to compile a report called Crime in the United States. In September 2012, the report contains an overview of the statistics from 2011. The information pertains only to violent crimes normally committed with a weapon. A violent crime, by the FBI (2011) definition “is composed of four offenses: murder or no negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; offenses which involve force or threat of force.” In 2011, violent crimes on a nationwide scale decreased by an estimated 3.8 % from 2010 with approximately 386 violent crimes per 100,000 people committed. Aggravated assault was the most reported violent act with robbery, forcible rape, and murder in lesser percentages. The chart below shows the decrease in violent crime from 2007 to 2011. According to, the preliminary data collected, the FBI estimates that during the first six months of 2012, violent crime increased by 1.9 %.
Position for More Restrictive Gun Laws Taking a position in support of more restrictive gun laws suggests that stricter gun control regulation is required to decrease the amount of gun violence experienced in the recent years. A new Huffington Post survey reports that about 50 % of Americans think gun laws should be made stricter, 29 % believe that the
The Debate on Gun Control Leon Graves Baker College The Debate on Gun Control Guns have played a huge part all over the world since the day they were first created. Guns have been used in every war since the 16th century. The settlers carried guns throughout America for the first time when exploring. All through history guns have been involved, even today. In the modern era guns have stirred up a huge uproar in politics when it comes to making new laws to control them.…
The Gun Control Debate Jeremy Archer XBCOM/274 04/20/2014 Tynia Landry The Gun Control Debate If there is one argument that the National Rifle Association loves to use, it is that guns are necessary for personal security. This claim became infamous following the Sandy Hook shootings, when Wayne LaPierre went on national television to announce new legislation the organization would be pushing: an armed guard in every school. There are a number of legislators who agree, including this one who…
Pro Gun Control Debate: Our Right to Safety Many arguments for and against gun control in our country revolve around the second amendment. Unfortunately the majority of those arguments are based on an individual’s perception of what the second amendment means. The second amendment was adopted into the United States Bill of Rights in 1791, which was 222 years ago. The second amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of free State, the right of the people to keep…
11, 2014 The Debate over Gun Control Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? A question that society should ask themselves is do guns necessarily lead to crime? Another question is if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the issues many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control, however, is…
Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. My personal opinion is, we should have them to protect ourselves and from dangerous people that have bad intentions with firearms. People…
Gun Control in the U.S. We, as Americans, have the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. It is very important for us to preserve this right. Many of us need to use this right for our own personal protection. This amendment has stirred up a great amount of controversy among people in the United States. Though thought to be helpful by President Obama, gun control has made for some very unhappy people. Not only has this subject sparked anger in politicians, but also in the average Americans…
Gun control is without a doubt one of the largest and most polarizing social debates of the year. The shootings in Newtown, Connecticut and the indiscriminate use of guns by individuals to harm the society has brought the issue into the foray of public debate. These incidents throughout the country have woken the public up from its slumber of ignorance and shown them the danger guns pose to the society. The response demanded by different sections of society like the National Rifle Association is…
Gun Control Bryan Huston English Composition 1 Baker College Gun Control 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. amend. II, § 2). Some will say that this is not true today. Some people believe that the government is continuing to try to take that away from the people of the United States. Passing any substantive gun-control law was always a long shot, even after the nation…
Gun Control vs. Gun Rights Since the passing of the Second Amendment granting “the right of the people to keep and bear arms”, issues and debates pertaining to gun regulation were inevitable. People have abused their rights to protect themselves and used the weapon to exploit their dirty desires. Due to their injustices, laws putting restrictions and strict enforcements on guns are continually being issued. In California more gun laws are coming into legislature and there is much debate on this…
either side of the situation. In this paper we will examine the social situation of being gay and of gun control. These two issues have been cause of major debate and have caused much tension amongst peer groups, the government and society in general. First, let’s look at the issue of being gay in today’s society. In the last 10 years the issue of homosexuality has caused many different debates in our country and around the world. In America it has become a very controversial subject and one…
