Gun Control Will Not Prevent Violence There is an outpouring cry for more gun control measures to prevent crimes and violence. However, throughout most of our history people have armed themselves for protection against criminals, invaders, and even abusive government. There are approximately fo...

Issue of Gun Control and ViolenceThe issue of gun control and violence, both in Canada and the United States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is tobe any guide, no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is, it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much the ...

Have you ever wondered what effect the United State\'s laws, written many years ago, have on its citizens today? Television, magazines, Internet sites and articles all tamper with opinions concerning these debatable laws. When addressing the controversial issue of gun control and whether stronger ...

Gun Control: The Help That Harms Everyone is fast asleep in the Smith home on a midsummer night. Jamie and Katie, the parents of five-year-old Lisa and seven-year-old Nick, are resting assured that the next day will be bright and cheery. Around three in the morning, James and Katie are awakened b...

Assault weapons pose a threat to the safety of our citizens and law enforcement officers. There are thousands of assault weapons still in possession of our citizens and criminals. Our nation is now under jeopardy and will continuously suffer from it, unless the government takes action and ideas to a...

The Right To Protect Yourself As an American citizen, you are automatically entitled to own and carry a gun, thanks to the second amendment of the constitution, which states "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear a...

"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." Those words make up the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Those are the words our country's founding fathers wrote when the United Sta...

Gun ControlWe live in a society in which people may own firearms, and there is a strong history of ownership of firearms. Some will argue that in modern society, we no long need guns to defend ourselves from wild animals, hostile Indians, or ruthless holdup gangs, and that the police a...

Guns and Violence: The Control Dilemma"A gun in the home is 43 times more likely to be used to kill a family member of friend than an intruder"(Gun Control Facts). This and other statistics like it prove that the United States needs to adopt a stricter gun control policy, restricting both the purcha...

Guns and Violence: The Control Dilemma"A gun in the home is 43 times more likely to be used to kill a family member of friend than an intruder"(Gun Control Facts). This and other statistics like it prove that the United States needs to adopt a stricter gun control policy, restricting both the purcha...

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 Sta...

On Monday two men shot an 18-year-old to death on a street corner in Las Vegas. Tuesday in Idaho, a state police officer was shot in the head and killed. The next day 28-year-old Damon Damar Ingram was gunned down while walking his dog in the nation's capital. On Thursday officers arrested...

On Monday two men shot an 18-year-old to death on a street corner in Las Vegas. Tuesday in Idaho, a state police officer was shot in the head and killed. The next day 28-year-old Damon Damar Ingram was gunned down while walking his dog in the nation's capital. On Thursday officers arrested 49-y...

Guns are not toys and never were designed to be considered as such. They should not be feared, but respected. A bullet from an unsecured gun can destroy the life of any one. Careless thoughts or reckless actions by anyone must be avoided at all times when a gun is present. Gun Safety Education i...

To own a gun or, not to own a gun? That is the question. In America today, many people face the question of how to protect their families. Is owning a handgun, or any type of gun the answer? We face many gun control such as; accidental shootings, children playing around with an armed ...

"[A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse." Within the Bill of Rights there are the ten most important amendments of the constitution. Among these is the second amendment which states th...

Gun Control is a term that refers to the attempt to reduce violence caused by the use of firearms by regulating their ownership and use. Gun control efforts generally focus on passing legislation by local, state, or national government to restrict legal ownership of certain firearms.(Zimring, ...

Gun Control In 1988, handguns killed 7 people in Great Britain, 19 in Sweden, 53 in Switzerland, 25 in Israel, 13 in Australia, 8 in Canada, and 8,915 in the United States. These figures are shocking and there doesn't seem to be a solution. Gun control is a problem that our country has got to face. ...

Handgun Control Death by guns is a common occurrence in America. You can read stories about deaths from guns in the newspaper almost every day. Sometimes the victims are famous people like former President Ronald Reagan or John Lennon from the Beatles. Far more often, the victim is an ordinary c...

I Introduction A The place is a New York. The time is late at night. A man is walking alone on the sidewalk. A car slows down next to the man. The drive opens the widow, pulls out a gun and open fires. B This is an all too similar scene in big cities across the US. People...

Gun Control- A Firing Issue 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) membersbelieve that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root ofthe crime pro...

The Gun Control Debate On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebod opened fire on their high school in Littleton Colorado. Eric and Dylan entered the school at 11:19, shooting randomly, they killed the first two of their thirteen victims. Finding the cafeteria empty, they continued toward...

The idea of gun control and regulation is becoming more and more popular throughout the U.S., although it still brings resistance by a lot of people. This country's freedom was won over through bloody wars with the same guns that protect us. Guns are portrayed throughout television, movies, and vide...

Government Term PaperAnti Hand Gun ControlsThe Constitution was created to succeed where the Article of Confederation had failed. One of these areas where the Articles of Confederation failed was that the states were able to overrule the national government. For this reason, the Constitution is sup...

One of the most controversial issues of today is thetopic of gun control. It is not only a popular debate, buthas now become one of the key reasons people vote for aparticular candidate. But is gun control the only answer tohelp stop crime, or is there another solution? I believethat if we as a s...