The biggest act to date was the gun control act of 1968. ... "The list of people banned from buying guns has expanded to include people convicted of any non-business related felony, the mentally challenged, and users of illegal drugs" (Guncite 1). ... The current situation of gun control deals with many issues. ... Gun control laws are not effective for public safety. ... Common sense would tell us that this would not work just like the war on drugs. ...

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Gun Control Rough Draft There are many factors that contribute to the death of a person. ... Gang members involve themselves in " serious crimes, drug-related behavior, and fire arm use."" ... Because guns are easy to obtain, drug trafficking increase, violent media, no real family structures, and the number of gun-related cases involving adolescence has rose. ... To reduce the number of deaths due to suicide, there should be tighter gun control. ... Although tighter gun controls can not promise life, it can greatly contribute. ...

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There are moral and legal arguments on the issue about limiting the gun control. ... I cannot still publish a newspaper article stating that an authority figure is a drug dealer. ... Gun control is also wrapped in the series of social issues such as crimes and drugs. People against gun control feel that it is a violation to the Constitution to control the distribution and sale of guns and gun owners. ... This is causing a big argument between people about the whole gun control situation. ...

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One of the most controversial issues in our society is gun control legislation. ... Most states prohibit the purchase of guns if you are: a convicted felon, alcoholic, drug addict, mentally ill person, alien, or a fugitive from justice. ... Other sources included pawnshops (6%), fences (5%), and family members and drug dealers (4% each), (Wright,1986). ... There will be a gun control board that will represent the United States. ... Gun legislation will be stricter and more under control. ...

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The controlling of Americans firearms has never been so out of hand. ... In some ways the term "gun control" can be very misleading. ... The only way a gun can be controlled is by the holder. In reality, the government is controlling the people not the guns. ... I know of many people who are against gun control but don't own a gun. ...

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The rise of the United States into world dominance, the shift of population into the cities, and the increase of drug use and violence has produced great change in our society. ... The issue of gun control has become a dividing line in America. ... On either side of the gun control issue are two very prominent, high profile groups, the NRA (National Rifle Association) and Handgun Control, Inc. ... Groups for stricter gun control, such as Handgun Control, Inc. ... Handgun Control, Inc. is the nation's largest citizens' gun control lobbying organization. ...

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In an effort to eliminate the savagery committed by fellow Americans unto each other, many political organizations (with voters" support) have toiled to pass various gun control laws. The most well-known, the Brady Bill, endeavors to control a high rate of gun purchases. ... Clearly, the enactment of gun control laws achieve little in curbing violence, and the NRA advocates this fact. ... In the midst of surging controversy concerning gun control, the NRA argues that complete banning of guns would exacerbate rather than alleviate gun violence. ... Today, gun control advocates argue that ...

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Gun Control In America The United States of America issued the Constitution to form a perfect union. ... One of the issues that is controversial is gun control. Do you believe that there is enough gun control in our country? ... That the United States should regulate more gun control and try to manage gun violence. ... "Criminologists say that the drug world has created an intense, violent scene and will continue to buy more and more guns" (Best 16). ...

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Americans are confronted with a massive problem of violence in our society, these have become a place where young women are being pounced on and raped, where young boys shoot for some chance to sell their illicit drugs, where old folks are trampled for their Social Security benefit check, and finally kids everyday are caught in-between flying bullets during shootouts. ... Some people may argue that gun control should not be implemented since it is not the only cause of death each year. ... Therefore, the government should not strengthen gun control laws because it will become a violation of th...

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Gun control has been the leading source of discussion for many years now. ... For me, I feel that in order for us to lower the crime rate, gun control would have to be made as a main focus and strictly enforced. ... 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). ... There have been debates on multiple accounts within the government concerning gun control and its different policies. ...

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Gun control as a Canadian social issue Gun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today"'s society. ... This is by far the strictest gun control law to date. ... The early 1990"'s brought on stricter gun control laws. ... It coincides with the control of guns in society. ... Also prohibition is an ineffective means of controlling firearms because like drugs, they are illegal, and yet it is still a major problem in society. ...

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The horrible massacre in Colorado shows just how gun control works in the real world-which is safe to say that is doesn't. ... By following just 1 simple rule for 1 year: arresting someone for carrying a gun while in possession of drugs. ... Perhaps it will take one more school shooting to move us from people who support for gun control to people who actually vote for it. ...

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Most gun control legislation is Crime Control. ... Pro-gun control supporters claim that gun restrictions will prevent crime and injury. They also claim the main reason for gun control is the want for personal and public safety. ... Gun control supporters also believe that handguns are people killers, that that's their only use. ... Gun control supporters believe that banning handguns would reduce the number of handguns in the country. ...

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An even more alarming fact is that assault weapons were the firearms most commonly traced for organized crime and drug trafficking offenses. ... This is just one of many examples of the need for gun control. ... Gun control is a must to keep the violence down. ... Stricter gun control and proper safety is a must for the United States. ... After all, we don't want people who are impaired by a mental illness, impaired by alcohol or drugs, or blinded by rage to be able to buy guns. ...

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Gun control is a very controversial topic in Canada. The liberals are completely stand for gun control. ... Thus, an ideology of a liberal is that there should be more gun control! Conservatives are completely against gun control! ... People are still going to do the drugs whether they are legal or not! ...

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No one, male or female, gets more heated about a topic than gun control or the banning of guns altogether. ... To be fair, the other side of this gun control argument needs to be acknowledged. ... Did making drugs illegal stop drug crimes? ... Tactics in the war over gun control can be down-right ugly. ... They want to place the blame on something we can control. ...

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(T&C 242) This is used in arguments for gun control by insisting we are not a well regulated militia when we really are. ... There are a lot of different religions and phenotypes, too many drugs and segregation just miles away from each other. ... What it could do is make organized criminal even more powerful then they already are by illegally smuggling guns the way they do now with drugs. ... This continuous with all other drugs that are also banned so banning guns might be another mistake. I obviously don't agree with the banning of firearms I don't mind gun control. ...

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Our society has become a universal battleground for rapes, robberies, drug trafficking and a variety of firearm-related shootings. ... Activists that support the cause of firearm control claims that controlling firearms will lessen criminal action. Gun control does nothing to control criminals. ... bsurd theory regarding automobile control, which does not infringe the constitution, would these same individuals embrace an idea as firearm control? ... This extensive background check would make it more difficult if impossible for minors, drug addicts or people with a past history of violence ...

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The issue of gun control was immediately brought to the forefront following this shooting. ... In general, the majority of society strongly supported gun control policies. ... Opponents to the gun control issue argue for the individual right to bear arms. ... That is, ways to control guns without legislation. There are various gun control advocacy groups that believe gun control legislation is not the only available tool for improvement. ...

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The issue of gun control and its relationship to violence continues to attract various controversial, stern responses and causes for a heated debate in the United States, as well as, the international community. Some believe gun control involves restricting the types and number of guns an individual can possess at any given time. ... Mental Illness and Gun Control There have been numerous instances of mentally unstable persons using guns to cause harm and even kill innocent civilians. ... On the contrary, the self loading firearms in question were largely used by law abiding citizens f...

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