The government has the ability to enforce more laws so they can reduce the number of guns on the streets. ... The government needs to make laws against these types of incidents. ... The government has to ability to set strict laws so why are they not doing anything. ... The government is beginning to show stricter laws. Some states are going out on a limb to enforce stricter laws instead of waiting on government to do something. ...

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This is why there should be tougher gun control laws. ... These types of shootings could be prevented if we looked at toughening our gun control laws. ... We needed the second amendment in those times to not only protect ourselves from the enemy, but to protect ourselves from our own government. ... When talking about gun control, one should ask several questions before changing our gun laws. ... Some opponents suggest that, rather than restricting who can buy a gun, the government should be making it easier for people to carry guns. ...

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On June 1, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott signed the "campus carry" law which will allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses. ... Imagine there is a heated debate in your government over immigration, welfare, or even gun control, and a classmate gets so offended that they pull out a handgun and shoots a someone over their different views. ...

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While gun control laws may decrease criminals access to guns, the same laws restrict law-abiding citizens. ... Both the states and federal governments have legislature on the topic. The federal government and all U.S. states have some gun control laws. ... There are several other gun control strategies implemented by our governments. ... Through out all the laws and changes made by our government and the gun makers, there is still a problem. ...

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The government has been listening to the people and has already passed laws to help this. ... The government hasn't gone so far as to ban guns completely, but they have started to pass some laws aimed at controlling guns. ... The government is also considering mandatory gunlocks. ... The government has already instituted some gun control laws. ... The fact that these laws have had a positive effect shows that the government is on the right track by enacting gun control laws. ...

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From the very beginning our government has controlled a citizen's rights in regards to firearms. ... Pro gun activists also feel that law-abiding citizens should not have such rigid laws forced upon them. ... The United States government is trying to have an impact on violence. ... However, there will be something added, angry law abiders who do not deserve nor think that these laws are just. ... And while government officials believe that certain laws are needed to further develop the United States, the free citizens of the country are losing their freedom. ...

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Also, the governments approach to the issues surrounding gun control. ... The government is fighting guns at the wrong level. ... Why, do they have gun control laws? ... But he started taking power from the people, and giving more to the government; and when the government has all the power (do you know what that is called? ... Texas has since lifted these laws. ...

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Stricter Gun Laws Complete gun control would virtually eliminate the chances of children getting a hold of their parent's guns. ... These laws would not infringe on anyone's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. ... The government? ... The majority of our group felt the government was mainly to blame for the legal loopholes in the system that allows minors access to guns. The government should raise the minimum age required to obtain a gun permit and to purchase a gun to 21. ...

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Such things wouldn't occur if our government were a bit more careful about gun ownership. To solve this problem the government should have certain laws that control guns: One would control magazine size; another would require background checks on who is eligible for gun ownership; and there would be certain restrictions regarding what type of guns should be owned by people, and no machine guns or any kind of heavy artillery should be owned by individuals. ... Having such laws can only increase safety for people. ... As Martinez states: " 'This may be the single most important...

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New gun control laws are being pressed in courts all across the U.S. to protect the citizens; yet many are opposed to these protective laws. ... Why do so many American's oppose our government trying to protect their safety and good will? ... Sure, gun lovers state the government is trying to take away all the guns away from citizens. Also, that the government is going to control everything in our lives because citizens won't be able to revolt. ... The state or government could lock up all guns, and the lawful owner, when the gun is needed, must sign them out. ...

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Anticipating the possibility that an increasingly centralized and aggressive government might seek to restrict or abolish that right, they included the right in our Constitution. ... Isn't it ironic how laws like gun registration, made to reduce firearm violence, can instead arm criminals with the very guns the government so desperately wants to control access to. In addition to the foregoing, the danger posed by gun registration in the event the government turns on its citizens is obvious. Whatever check or balance gun ownership might provide on the government is completely nullified onc...

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The government is not fit to decide what warrants adequate protection. From 1987-1996 Florida passes a right to carry law that reduced their homicide rate by 36 percent. Why shouldn't law-abiding citizens be able to arm themselves with the same weapons that the criminals use? ... Although current laws ban the manufacturing of new assault weapons, they can still sell all guns produced before 1994. ... It will cost an enormous amount of money for the government. ...

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Gun control laws should have been changed after the Aurora, Colorado shooting. ... This article is persuading because it gives a lot of statistics on what the people and the government thought about the gun laws before and after the shooting in Colorado, and the numbers are not that much different at all. ... The gun law states that they regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. ... Also the gun law states that they regulate the sale of ammunition. ... Gun control laws should have been changed after the Aurora, Colorado shooting. ...

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Many laws have since been passed on the right to bear arms. ... There is a need for gun laws. ... Some gun control laws may save lives. ... I agree with the government that guns can be made safer, and less accessible to children and felons. ... The government has tried to address the gun problem by passing numerous gun laws. ...

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This is one of the examples how people are out of control with guns and the government needs to make limits in the second Amendment. The constitution is the basic set of rules for all laws for the whole United States. ... They say that the people have the Constitutional right and freedom to own guns without the government knowing who owns what gun. ... Congress 1991) The NRA seems to believe that the federal government cannot interfere with the people's right to own guns, and that any laws that tried to stop people from owning guns would be unconstitutional. ... ("What Must Be Done....

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The problem with the debate on gun Control is whether the laws that have already been put into place are sufficient enough or do we need more Gun Control laws to be created to make the policies concerning guns more strict and productive. ... We need laws that will already be in place not emergency laws. This Public policies paper has brought me to the forefront of what is really happening and what is really important in the government today. From this analysis paper and American Government class I've learned that many things work off of a public issue. The government gives so much of th...

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While we have the right to have firearms still, the government has passed a lot of legislation that limits the people's rights to firearms. ... Some of the first were concealed gun laws passed in 1813 in the Southwest (Cramer and Burnett 7). ... Possibly the most important law though, is the Gun Control Act of 1968. ... This made it so that the government controls what kind of guns you could buy at the stores (Zimring 1). ... Gun laws also have not been proven to be effective. ...

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The federal government tightly restricts fully automatic guns. ... The government also has regulation on importation on guns brought into the country. ... In this new policy the federal government would mandate laws, concerning gun policy. ... By giving the federal government all the power we will eliminate careless sale of guns. ... The government should increase the penalty of a gun violence offender. ...

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Political parties and politicians are guided by their ideologies when making laws. ... They expect that the government takes responsibility more often. ... Taxes enable the government to create jobs. ... To have a smaller government is to have less involvement with the country. ... Left-winged individuals believe that the Canadian gun laws are stricter than they need to be! ...

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The government is to be blamed for this. Government officials continue to create laws that make it difficult to own a gun. Some of these laws have resulted in an increase in crime rates. ... If a person is willing to accept the risk of having a gun in their home or office, they should be permitted to make this choice without government interference. ... Instead of further restriction the rights of law-abiding citizens to own a gun, government should focus on reducing the rate of illegal gun usage. ...

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It is said by many young Americans that the government is constantly scheming against its people. ... "The government has too much power," the people claim. Whether the government's control over our lives is hidden or open, it is factual that the government has heavy control over what Americans can and cannot do. ... 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. A prime reason for allowing amendments to the U.S. constitution is so the laws can agree with modern society. ...

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The bottom line is criminals will have guns and other weapons whether the government takes them away from law - abiding citizens or not. ... Ask yourself this, if the government were to ban the sale and use and ownership of guns would criminals comply with this law? ... But should the government have the right and the power to take guns away from citizens? ... It states " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to pe...

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(Lott 2) The use of guns by law-abiding citizens may create a positive outlook for others. ... Now there are 31 states that have non-discretionary concealed gun carry laws that allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns for protection in public, even this can't change their minds. Even as the clearest evidence has vindicated this policy, opponents of tough criminal justice laws deny its efficacy. ... Rather it addresses a tool that criminals, as well as millions of law-abiding citizens sometimes use. When infact the government says they only prosecute criminals and they are ...

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I believe that the government is wasting time and money trying to take the guns of the citizens of the United States of America. ... This just simply would not work because the only people that would register guns would be the law-abiding citizens. "To sum it up, the only people who will register their firearms will be the law-abiding citizens who, by definition, will not become involved in criminal activity while the felons, being lawbreakers already, simply won't bother." ... This would lose a bunch of money for the states and I really don't think that they would want that As a ...

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The second step for these governments is to outlaw the possession of certain types of "dangerous" weapons. ... The final step is for the government to outlaw any private ownership of firearms. ... Thanks to the ignorance of these governments, the most respectful, law-abiding citizens are now helpless to defend themselves against the ever-increasing crime wave that follows. ... One of the possible reasons for the decline in crime in the U.S. is the wider acceptance of concealed carry laws. ... The documentation Hitler created which gave him the power to take the weapons from Jews was cal...

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