It also instills that guns are a leading cause of accidental death in children. ... This gives the impression that guns are dangerous and that they are responsible for many deaths among young children. ... Deaths due to fatal gun accidents happen less often than almost any other type of accidental death, yet they often receive the most national attention. ... For example there is a 10-year penalty for a felon found in possession of a firearm, yet this law is rarely enforced. ... Instead of wasting taxpayer dollars on passing more laws and more regulations that "infringe" upon the rights gu...

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Many accidents leading to death involve guns. ... We must work together to prevent future deaths and help create a safer, more secure America. ... I believe that there should be strong penalties for people who ate caught with guns illegally and stronger punishments for those who threaten violence with guns. ...

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Gun use and ownership has become a hot issue in recent years, especially with all the senseless killings and accidental deaths. ... Those politicians and parties identified with the right tend to prefer tougher criminal penalties for use of guns during the commission of a crime and more education for the masses in the safe and appropriate use of guns. ...

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On the other hand, tough laws designed to incarcerate violent offenders offer something gun control cannot: swift, sure justice . . . with no accompanying erosion of individual liberty." (238).And for those of you out there who are not only concerned with the crimes committed with hand guns, but with the deaths due to accessibility of hand guns in the home, there is a solution. ... That, along with tougher penalties for those using guns during crimes, will lower the crime rates involving guns and the deaths related to guns....

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Guns are weapons primarily made for protection when facing danger, ever since the war periods. Like everything man made, guns have its disadvantages, especially when in the wrong hands because it can be misused, immediately, going from protective weapons to murder weapons. Guns can promote violence ...

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These ideas are more severe penalties for convicted criminals, licensing of gun dealers, registering guns, and permissive to restrictive licenses for gun owners"(Newton 77). ... More recent studies on weapons and violent crimes have generally concluded that death was at least twice as likely in gun assaults as in knife assaults. ...

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These ideas are more severe penalties for convicted criminals, licensing of gun dealers, registering guns, and permissive to restrictive licenses for gun owners"(Newton 77). ... More recent studies on weapons and violent crimes have generally concluded that death was at least twice as likely in gun assaults as in knife assaults. ...

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., " no More than four percent of the gun deaths can be attributed to the homeowner's gun" (43). ... The most reasonable way to do this would be to enforce the laws that already exist and to create even harsher penalties for those who abuse guns. ...

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Most of the 500 or so gun related deaths in Australia a year are due to careless or drunken shooters mishandling "licensed" firearms. ... A nation wide buyback needs to be developed, access to handguns need to be harder, the number of guns owned by a individual needs to drastically reduced, applicants for hand guns need to undergo psychological tests and other strategies need to be developed as well as heavier penalties for illegal gun importers. ...

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