The controversy of gun control revolves around topics such as the Second Amendment, crime rate, the Brady Act and personal protection. ... The Brady Act is also another controversial issue. James Brady and his wife Sarah created the act after James had been shot (Sommers 69 ) . ... Personal protection is also a major argument for gun control. ... When I asked her why she did not have a firearm in her house for her families protection she replie...

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Guns are used for protection against disorder and chaos, when the unexpected occurs. ... The fight started when criminals turned to guns to act out criminal activities. ... An example of this is the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. The Brady act named after James Brady, shot by John Hinckley during the attempted assassination of President Ronald Regan in 1981. ... The Brady Act only affects legal transaction. ...

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According to author Edward Behr, from 1920 to 1933, the Volsted Act was in effect and prevented all consumption of alcohol. ... Eventually, in 1933, the Volsted Act was lifted due to lack of control and 5 because it was unconstitutional. Enforcement of the Volsted Act was very hard to do since there were many people making their own alcohol. ... Many people use guns for protection in the United States. Gottfried says that 14% of the households in the U.S. report that they use guns for protection (153). ...

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Society"'s concerns about protection from violent crimes involving firearms have encouraged Canadian Parliament to pass tougher gun control legislation. ... The FAC system is replaced by the new licensing system created by this act. ... Parliament has taken a step in satisfying the public need for protection against violent criminal acts with the use firearms. ... Most Canadians purchase firearms for recreational use and not for protection. ... The Firearms Act is not the answer to solving violent crime. ...

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Gun restriction has been aided by Brady Handgun Prevention Act, which requires a waiting period of 5 days for a handgun. ... The proposition is known as the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. ... If the government passes the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, gun owners of certain firearms must have their guns checked before a certain date (online). ...

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The movement of gun control exploits every celebrated act violence and offsetting the hundreds of thousands of cases in which gun! ... Therefore, when a person is going to commit an unlawful act on someone they might hesitate because they have no way of telling if the other person is carrying a weapon or not. ... People learn responsibility when they are young children and what they learn reflects what they do and how they act later on in life. ... Children would also have a better mean of recreation, for example hunting, and for a means of protection from criminal acts. ... Now there are 31 ...

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Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 (Wikipedia). The Gun Control Act of 1968 was part of Lyndon B. ... For nearly over three decades, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) has shaped the legal ramification of national gun policy in the United States. The debates leading to the passage of the GCA had prolonged for over five years and involved the Departments of Justice and Treasury, the White House, firearms interest groups, and both houses of Congress (The Gun Control Act of 1968). ... We as Americans must be mindful of the type of weapons that we buy for recreational use, protection, hunti...

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Equally disturbing and also seen in notable headlines, is a parent or parents slain with a gun that they had purchased for protection for themselves and their family but instead were shot and killed by it by an emotionally charged, disturbed or imbalanced child or loved one who had gained access to a gun stored in the home. ... The Heated Debate For every good reason to own a gun or have a gun in the home for protection, there are probably two good reasons as to why not. ... In lieu of such statistics, many concerned citizens or anti-gunners believe for our own protection, legislatio...

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Firearms have been a part of the American tradition as protection and also they have been used for hunting. ... Firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and as a means of hunting or sport. ...

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In 1997, a study by NCVS (National Crime Victimization Survey), found that, "Robbery and assault victim who use a gun to resist were left likely to be attacked or to suffer an injury than those to be used in the other message of self-protection or those who did not resist at all". ... The Gun Control Act of 1968 limits who can receive a handgun. ... The mentally ill are also included in the Gun Control Act. ...

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Investigative reporter Robert Sherrill concluded in his book The Saturday Night Special that the object of the Gun Control Act of 1968 was black control rather than gun control. Congress passed the act to "shut off weapons access to blacks, and since congress probably associated cheap guns with ghetto blacks and thought cheapness was uncommonly the characteristic of imported military surplus and the mail order traffic, they decided to cut off these sources while leaving over the counter purchases open to the rich.". ... These minorities, because of police indifference o...

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"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation; where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." ~James Madison. This quote from our 4th President (James Madison) illustrates there has been a struggle for...

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Not only do firearms play a large role in self protection, but also the use of firearms as sport has become very popular and needed. ... Trigger locks make a firearm more difficult to discharge and act as a safety precaution in carrying and owning guns. ... On the subject of self protection, is there really one right answer? ...

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There will always be a person who misuse handguns; but is taking away our protection the answer? ... In 1995 the "Brady Act" passed. ... A provision in the act banned all over ten shot magazines. ... Utilitarianism by definition says that, " an act is right (moral) if it is useful in bringing about a desirable or good end." Or everyone should perform that act or follow that moral rule or law that will bring about the greatest good. ...

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In most cases you would think that someone wanting to own a gun is for protection, but that is not the case in this story. ... Dave asks his mother for a the money to buy a gun, and this act itself comes across as very immature and childlike. ...

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This act barred fully automatic weapons. Then came the Federal Firearms Act of 1938. ... The biggest act to date was the gun control act of 1968. ... Along with registration, the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act imposed a five-day waiting period on the purchase of a handgun and required that local law enforcement agencies conduct background checks on purchasers of handguns (Us Gov. ... There are many pros and cons with this act. ...

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Consequently, his Fifth Amendment protection against self- incrimination ("No person... ... Even AK 47s and grenade launchers would have been appropriate for the protection the freedom thirsty Chinese college students from the brutal suppression of their demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. ... Don't act surprised, however, when they kill, rape, rob, have sex, or even kill themselves. ...

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A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ... Does the constitution offer protection for private individuals choosing to own guns? ... GUN CONTROL Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. ...

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I believe that guns should only be used by soldiers and police officers because of their job titles; so why not we stick to the smaller weapons like, taser, pepper spray or bats as protection. ... In the year 1968, Gun Control Act was passed. The act states that owners do not have to register guns that they already own, and that dealers cannot sell to minors, felons, drug addicts, or the mentally ill (Kevin, p.g10). ... After that incident President Bill Clinton signed a Brady handgun violence prevention act that is called The Brady Law. ...

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Numerous young Americans feel that it is nearly unconstitutional for the government to have control of our self-protection. ... The grand authors could never have imagined that weapons would one day exist such as the ones that were banned in the 1994 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. ...

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Even though he/she has a gun for self-protection does not mean that your burglar does not have a gun himself. ... There is also a National Firearms Act of 1935 that was designed to prevent criminals from acquiring gangster-type weapons like submachine guns and silencing devices. ...

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The opponents usually argue individual rights of self-protection and their right to bear arms. ... The New York Times also erroneously wrote that the Columbine shooting displayed "the largest death toll in an act of terrorism at one of the nation's schools.... Since guns are used in self-defense, they can actually act as a deterrent to criminal activity. ...

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Most of them keep guns for protection. ... Arming himself with his father's shotgun he investigated and caught a burglar in the act. ... Guns also provide vulnerable women with some form of protection against rape and other violent crime. ...

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Jeff Synder says, "In truth, a state that deprives its law-abiding citizens of the means to effectively defend themselves is not civilized but barbarous, becoming an accomplice of murderers, rapists, and thugs and revealing its totalitarian nature by its tacit admission that the disorganized, random havoc created by criminals is far less a threat than are men and women who believe themselves free and independent, and act accordingly." (9) "Violence is out of control. ...

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