Currently, the United States does not stand on either side of the spectrum. A strong reason, backed by other moral and safety issues, for the United States" apprehension to lean towards banning guns resides in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which grants the people the right to carry firearms. ... In 1994, the United States led the nations with 14.24 gun-related deaths per 100, 000 people (Carter). ... Either way, one must decide on the contributing factor or factors causing the United States" high rate. ... So with the United States" Constitution and the large majority of Ameri...

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Three years after passing the Brady Bill, in 1996 alone, handguns murdered 2 people in New Zealand, 15 people in Japan, 30 people in Great Britain, 106 people in Canada, and 9,390 people in the United States (US Federal Bureau of Investigation). ... Over 200 years ago, the founding fathers of the United States drafted the Constitution. The preamble of the United States Constitution clearly states its objective: to establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. T...

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Comparing the United States' homicide rates to other countries is another area that proponents of gun control use in their arguments. The United States' homicide rate (5.9 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2005) is higher when compared to other countries: Sweden with 1.3, Canada with 1.5, and Australia with 1.3. ... For one, the United States has numerous factors that play into its homicide rate that, to some, make these apparent connections void. A prominent one is other countries has the same laws for the entire nation while the United States has fifty different states with differ...

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In the twentieth of September 1789 the United States congress proposed ten amendments that were later ratified two years later. ... These regulators would spark protests at a moment's notice and the United States government at times be delayed on attending to the riot, leaving farmers vulnerable to assault. ... In the early 19th century it could be said that the United States was awakened by the events that took place and did what they thought was best in order to reduce the violence in the country. ... Following Kentucky many other states such as Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Oh...

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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the people of the United States of America with the right to bear arms. ... It also made for restrictions on what types of guns can be imported into the United States. ... George Wingate in order to teach marksmanship to the people of the United States of America (www.nra.org). ... Assam was a regular civilian who exercised her right to bear arms as provided by the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. ... Thus, no more gun control legislation should be passed that continues to infringe upon the rig...

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The preamble of the United States Constitution clearly states its objective: to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. The bill of rights is the set of amendments to the constitution intended to secure these objectives for the individual citizens of the United States. ... 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. ... These s...

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In the month of January in the year of 2010 there were gun traffickers along the United States borders. ... In recent years, proponents of gun control legislation have often been held that only federal laws can be effective in the United States. Otherwise they say, states with few restrictions will continue to be the sources of firearms that illegally into more restrictive states.1 There are entirely too many guns in the country of the United States of America to not the law be strictly enforced. ... In the case United States v. ... Learning your rights and amendments prepare you for if one da...

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These few words in the second amendment of the United States constitution have been interpreted in many different ways. ... Gun ownership by citizens of the United States is protected under the second Amendment. ... However, the constitution was written over two hundred years ago, the world is a much different place than it was back then. ... Approximately sixty-percent of all murder victims in the United states in 1989 (about twelve thousand) were killed with firearms, as compared to fifteen thousand four hundred and fifty six people killed with firearms in 1994 (http://www.asahi-net.or....

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The pro-gun lobbyists and the National Rifle Association (NRA) since its conception in 1871 have sought to manipulate and twist Article II of the Bill of Rights found within the United States Constitution, thereby recreating the idea of manifest destiny and bringing the current topic of the "right to bear arms" to Washington. ... The design of the Constitution in regards to the Second Amendment, is more accurately depicted in the Militia Clause Section 8, Article I, and the Militia Act of 1792 which requires the state to "enroll" meaning, register militiamen for military duty and maintain inv...

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A Bill to Stop Handgun Violence The rate of crime and violence involving handguns in the United States of America is at an unacceptable level. ... The United States must take action to impose stiffer regulations on the sale of handguns. ... The United States government needs to lower the amount of violent crime involving handguns. ... In the United States, are used in 61 percent of suicides and are the most common method of suicide(source 5). ... Amendment II of the constitution of the United States of America reads "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infring...

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The second amendment gives citizens of the United States of America a right to bear arms. ... The United States Constitution states, U.S. ... Constitution states, A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" (Carey). ... Violence in the states always goes back and forth from improving to getting worse. ... The Constitution does not one hundred percent guarantee the right to own guns for just any reason. ...

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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"(Witkin). ... Throughout the history of the United States, there have been many court decisions that have limited the right to keep and bear arms. ... Recently, we have the following from the United States Courts of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, which indicates that the clause about "a well regulated militia" does not mean that the average citizen is part of that militia. ...

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On one side, people who use some form of gun control imply that guns are responsible for too many deaths and injuries in the United States. ... Second, that gun ownership is a constitutional right granted by the United States Constitution. ... Constitution (LaPierre 27). Yet another myth, "Gun control reduces crime," (NRA 25) is either believed or not believed by almost every citizen in the United States. ... A nationwide study found that violent crimes fell after states made it legal to carry concealed handguns. ...

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The Second Amendment is one of the most important laws enacted to protect the right of people of the United States. ... Some citizens of the United States agree about the law to bear arms and some do not. ... The Federalists supported the Constitution and the Anti-Federalists supported the States' having more power. ... (Cornell, 41-45) In the early decades of the 19th Century, gun culture changed in the United States. ... Judges of the United States conclude with the bearing arms law must be under area and meaning of night in individual state constitutional law. ...

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These words form the entire text of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. ... The Constitution of the United States was created for free speech, freedom of religion, right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ... "There is a gun crisis in the United States. ... According to Harwood, America has approximately the same amount of crime as other western nations, but what sets the United States apart is a much higher rate of lethal crime. ...

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On this thought I would like to turn your attention to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and the directly related and very relevant subject, that of gun control. ... (Schulman 2) The entire discourse was adroitly summed up by Schulman: "...the Constitution of the United States unconditionally protects the people's right to keep and bear arms, forbidding all governments formed under the Constitution from abridging that right.". (3) It seems that the founding fathers meant what they said. ...

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According to the constitution, this can't be done. ... If the people are given this right by the constitution, then this right can't be denied. ... The United States is a democracy, which means government by the people, for the people. ...

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Each year in the United States, more than 35,000 people are killed by guns.... In 1997 approximately 70 percent of the murders in the United States were committed with a gun.... They also point out the Constitution of the United States, namely the Second amendment. ... The federal government and all U.S. states have some gun control laws. ... Our constitution is the oldest active constitution in the world. ...

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Gun Control "38,000 people died from gunshot wounds in 1991 in the United States" (Huelsman 99). ... United States, declares the background check requirement of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act unconstitutional. ... In the court case with presser, a man gathered a group of armed men without the states permission. The court ruled that the right to bear arms existed, independently of the second amendment, and that the states could not infringe upon that right (Willing 1). ... Currently, New York and Maryland are the only two states who have enacted the law (Ballistic Fingerprinting 1)...

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Violent crime in the United States has been an increasingly serious problem over the last few decades. ... In the United States on average, there are 733 shootings each day. ... The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States lies at the very heart of the gun control controversy. ... For example, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all American Citizens the right of free speech. ... They develop their argument on interpretation of U.S. history and of the Constitution. ...

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In the United States, gun control means government regulation of the possession and use of firearms by private citizens (Aitkens 10) . ... One of the main arguments of gun control is the meaning of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution which states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" (Gun Cite) . ... In other words it means if another country was to invade the United States then it would only be ok then for the citizens of the United States to bear arms. ... In thes...

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The Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, has been a hot-button issue in America for the past few years. ... After two hundred and twenty seven years, many families nationwide seek to ban the second most important amendment in our country's constitution; an amendment that was adopted by our Founding Fathers and the men who made this country the great nation that it is today. ... If America gets rid of this amendment, a right that America has had for decades, what's to say that other amendments in the Constitution won't proceed to be called ...

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The blood of patriots was spilled for the constitution, for freedom; and many other battles have been fought over personal freedoms and liberties. ... In my opinion all he succeeded in doing was to start a gun-revolution, and became a president who contradicted the constitution. ... It all starts with one bill, an action against gun owners, prohibiting them from the right to own a firearm, and it ends up as an Un-United States of America, divided on the issue of guns, where law-abiding citizens have no weapons and no protection: and gangs ruling the streets. ... In contrast, some states that...

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Gun control has been a major controversy in the United States for many years now. ... The Constitution states, "Right to bare arms", not right to own deadly weapons of destruction. ... (Guns, Murders, and the Constitution) If these laws were placed on gun owners more strictly; then there may be less unregistered and/or stolen guns on the streets for people to buy and use. ...

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The phrase, "the right to keep and bear arms ", as written in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, has fueled America's pine for defensive weaponry since the late 1700's. ... Many states in America have hunting grounds, on which guns are commonly used, that can be used to forage for food or for engaging in recreational shooting. ... Additionally, over 11,000 gun relate homicides were committed in the United States in 2010, and I'm absolutely certain that several of those needless deaths could have been prevented if guns were harder for the average person t...

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