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Gun Violence

            Gun Violence Amongst Our Younger Generation.
             If you recently picked up a newspaper or turned on to see the news you may have questioned to yourself what is happening in our schools and begin to think whether our schools and neighborhoods are a safe place for our children. As Americans, we are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where teenage gangsters shoot it out for territorial turf to sell their drugs and innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive by shootings. American's can't keep ignoring the damage that these criminals are doing to our society, and must take action to stop these horrors we are surrounded by daily. However, the effort by some misguided individuals to eliminate the legal ownership of guns does not address the real problems at hand and simply disarms the innocent law-abiding citizens who are most in need of a form of self-defense.
             Today's gun control activists are a slightly different group of people. They claim that gun violence in this country has gotten to a point where something must be done to stop it. They would like to see these criminals disarmed and they want the random violence to stop. Although they have a point, they are going about it the wrong way. While claiming that they want to take guns out of the hands of criminals they work to pass laws that would take the guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens instead. For this reason the effort at gun control does not address the real problem of gun crime. .
             Guns are more available today than they were in the 1970's and 1980's. Even though gun control laws might help some people to feel better and safe, it will not stop the person who intends to hurt someone. .
             The Second Amendment gives citizens the "right to bear arms." I believe that it should read, "Only responsible adults who meet the requirements may posses guns" but instead it means once you are born you can purchase a gun and take anyone's life.


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1. Gun Control - Arguments and Rebuttals

... is the massive shootings. The government, social scientists, and other politicians and professionals have studied these tragic incidents to search for the possible correlation between the availability of guns and gun violence. These tragedies-mass shooting at the Navy Yard, the Travon Martin case, the Mass shooting at the movie theatre in Colorado, as well as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ... , the Navy Yard shooting in Washington DC, the movie theater shooting in Colorado, the mass shooting at a mall in Oregon, and many more. Studies from the Brady Law Center Against Gun Vio...

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2. Gun Control

... times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington, D.C. there was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. In addition criminals using guns have seen gun control as necessary because of the violence. Gun control is wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug ... way that firearms are handled in this country because of the homicide rate involving guns and because of the violence created by criminals using guns. If gun control legislation were to go through there would be ...

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3. Gun Ownership In America

... . However tragic, headlines and stories like these might be, they have become all too familiar or common place in society today desensitizing many Americans to the true consequences of most gun violence committed as an extension of the home. Notably many homes now have assault rifles and guns that are easily obtained and are accessible in many of those homes, causing an ... and has turned into a menace in the society. This can be seen in the record number of homicides recorded in large cities like Chicago where the city recorded and compared gun violence and for the month of January 2013...

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4. Gun Contol

... such as shooting in high schools and a sniper killer. People should realize these kinds of tragedies could happen at anytime and anywhere if we do not devise methods to reduce gun violence. We cannot leave the matter unsettled or the situation will become so aggravated that it can no longer be ignored. It is time to face those problems to make safer ... the NRA in presidential election in 2000. It is beneficial for both government and the organization. Stable Gun Policy To Stop Violence Loose gun policy is causing more gun violence and crime in the U.S society. It is proven to people th...

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5. Gun Violence in America

... right from wrong at a young age. Particularly there are two major groups invested in the prevention of youth and violence. These groups, Youth ALIVE! and The Education Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV) have devoted their time to the education of children on violence and guns. The EFSGV's spokesman Edyie Andrews says that, "We aim our education efforts at kids, not adults, ... but we don't try to scare kids- (Forman 4). The EFSGV visits housing projects, community centers, and school to recruit students who are interested in addressing gun violence in the neighborhoods. According to Andr...

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6. The Government and Gun Control

... suicides, homicides, and unintentional shooting. According to a report by the U.S Centers for Disease and Prevention (2010) it was affirmed that more than 35,000 Americans die annually as a result of gun violence crimes (Siegel 144). The report articulated that about 11,000, 19,400 and 4000 Americans died in 2010 as a result of homicide, suicide, and unintentional shooting respectively. The report points ... out that ranked gun violence is the third leading cause of death in the country, following road accidents and poisoning (Siegel 144). Although these is the case, there has been an i...

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7. Gun Control and the Rights of Americans

... Amendment, who believe that denying a person, even post-background check the right to obtain a firearm is injustice. Morgan, who took the anti-gun stance, argued the perspective of a majority of democrats, which is more guns, only leads to more gun violence. The debate will be everlasting as both parties have valid points as well as factual evidence to support their argument. Another thing ... cost of firearm injury comes from medical expenses and lost productivity, also that public and private effort to reduce the risks of gun violence carries much of the burden as well. According to t...

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8. Gun Control

... two cities, The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 319, November 10, 1988, p.1256 & CSGV at http://www.gunfree.internect/csgv/) Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) was founded in 1974 to combat the growing gun violence in the United States. Like the NRA this group is made up of more than forty religious, professional, labor, medical educational, and civic organizations. The primary ... lobbying congress and the state legislatures. The CSGV is in the process of building the Cease-fire Action Network, a national network of grassroots activists dedicated to stopping gun violence. CSGV ...

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9. Gun Control

... will be possible to examine the issues and theories of the social impact of this issue. Part II: Review of the Literature A) Summary In a paper which looked at gun control and firearms violence in North America, Robert J. Mundt, of the University of North Carolina, points out that "Crime in America is popularly perceived [in Canada] as something to be expected in a society ... status structure of the street gang in which "success in defense of the turf brings deference and reputation...Here the successful exercise of violence is a road to achievement". As Sherrill mentions, this violenc...

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10. Gun Control and Protecting Ourselves

... was a hard and difficult time for the families of their lost ones, policy makers took this rare opportunity to gather public support. State and lawmakers introduced many gun violence prevention policy proposals, and the public agreed. Daniel W. Webster, a Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where ... he serves as Director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research. Dr. Webster is currently leading studies evaluating the effects of various efforts to reduce violence, including state gun and alcohol policies, policing strategies ...

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