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Every 2 years since 1988, more Americans are slayed due to gunshot on their own soil
than the entire number of American casualties during the Vietnam War. The time has come that
we realize the fact that firearms are unnecessary to civilians and should be forbidden. While many
pro-gun activists allege that firearm issues need not be dealt with at this time, that everything is
fine, they are gravely mistaken. With an estimated two hundred fifty million firearms currently
circulating in America, attributed to over thirty-six million deaths per year, it is our obligation as
citizens of humanity to put an end to the needless deaths, while we have the chance. These
pro-gun activists, such as the NRA (National Rifle Association), are convinced the right to bear
arms is inalienable and an important part of the American culture, and should not change. They will
also argue that having many guns in a country acts as a deterrent to crime; having iron bars on a
window and car alarms can be likened to guns, all being means of protection. In a last attempt to
win their argument, one may plead that the simple fa
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of televised images. While the United States is one of the richest and
most powerful nations in the world, it seems that Americans regardlessly murder each other 19
times higher than any of the other 25 richest nations surveyed. Guns are, in fact, working against humanity : our mindsets are going backwards rather
than forwards. What does
this all mean? Guns can not act as a good deterrent. Guns are used all of
the time in shows such as The Third Watch, where it happens many times that a person gets mad
at herself, society, or another human being and the first thing they think of is the power that they
have with their gun. Guns allow people to kill
large crowds, plus the killer can stand a safe distance away and perhaps he can get off free. In the
twenty first century, murder is cool and seeing someone shot is a part of life, a growing experience. Are these statistics inevitable in any country? With
firearms becoming more and more lethal everyday, murder in cold blood is becoming easier than
ever: In 1995, a youth (aged 10-19) committed suicide with a gun every six hours in the United
States, and emergency rooms verify that guns injuries are almost always fatal- for every suicide,
there is less than one nonfatal gun injury. Furthermore, prior to the
day when guns became an everyday item, bank robberies did not exist. However, the Constitution was signed
in 1791: a very long time ago. Americans are shooting at each
other more than almost everyone else on the earth.
When was the power of language forgotten? When was common discourse gotten rid of? Now,
instead of talking, people get angry and become killing machines. Without these amendments, the culture of America would be different
altogether- these foundations should not be tampered with. Hunting for food and protecting their land from predators such as coyotes and wolves
that would try to take their livestock was essential.
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