Back when the settlers first came to America, their way of life was centered around the use of guns. The settlers had to fend off the Native Americans from stealing there possessions and raiding their homes. ... One being the control of population in a species which is important in more ways then one. For example, in Michigan, the white tail deer population was numbered around 500,000 in 1972 which has exploded into an alarming two million today. ... These statistics would become overwhelming and devastating to a single state. ...

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(Strahinich 3) Thirty-four Americans die every ten hours. (Strahinich 4) With these statistics one could think that tighter restrictions would be the logical solution. ... The "gun culture- reputation of America should change. ... (Levine 29) "Over the past twenty years, gun ownership in the United States has been on the rise-along with the population."" (Strahinich 3) This correlation shows that in no time soon will the death rates in America decrease because as the population increases, so does the amount of people with guns. ...

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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. ... It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere. ... In 1988 there were 9000 handgun-related murders in America. Metropolitan Centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. ... AGAINST GUN CONTROL The National Crime Survey estimates that 83 pe...

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Lott supports these ideas with extensive data that shows American states that have the largest increases in gun ownership, have shown the largest decreases in violent crimes. In addition to this fact, Lott gives evidence that high crime neighborhoods with minority populations show immediate reductions in crimes when citizens begin to carry concealed handguns. ... Extensive criminal data from across the country for serious crimes such as rape, murder, and armed robbery statistics (p.30-32) is used to back his argument. ... Some variables not considered are minority populations, social-econo...

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