Essays on Gun Control Laws

A Review of Literature

INTRODUCTION The United States has currently been struggling with a great deal of political warfare, social unrest and public protest from the inside and from terrorism, global criticism and immigration battles from the outside. There are so many issues that the subjects of debate seem endless. One of the most controversial and often debated issues today is gun control. There is no doubt that it is incredibly dangerous when offenders are armed when they commit crimes like burglary or in a car-jacking; more so when these offenders have every premeditated intent to kill. At the same time, not everyone ...

This theory is a good fit for the research project as it weighs the benefits of gun control against the setbacks. It relates directly to the research question and clearly involves a variable that can be measured (Moore, 2001). As such, I intend to use it by comparing how the gun control laws prevent people from owning and using guns for their protection. Research will be conducted on scholarly sources to determine how much gun control laws have put people at risk of being attacked, when they could have been capable of self-protection (Van Evera, 1997). This theory operates ...

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When it comes to academic writing what are some of the key challenges that this style or writing presents? How is professional/academic writing different from writing in the work place or technical writing? Scan the library, preferably “JSTOR,” for examples of the above on “Gun Control” topics and explain.

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One of the key challenges of academic writing is being able to communicate the message as effectively as possible. In academic writing, it is a challenge to craft the words and the structure of a writing work so that it can be understood by a particular set of audience (Fonseca, ...

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Assignment Title Politics- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Civil Rights Events The end of the civil war in America abolished slavery but racism still persisted in the country with segregation in education, public transport and housing being very prevalent. The civil rights movement in America has a long history and African-Americans have been fighting for equal rights since the beginning of the last century. Two events from the civil rights movement paved the way for stronger legislation and changes in how the African Americans were treated. On 17th May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education ...

ABSTRACT

Gun Control is a very serious and regularly debated issue in this modern area. Some feel very strongly that the resolution to gun violence is to restrict guns from the public and therefore lessening gun related crime and accidental injury. However, that is not how all Americans feel. They see gun control measures as a direct infringement on the Constitutional rights, it would leave Americans defenseless and would, in fact, increase crime rates not lessen them. The bulk of research tends to lean toward the reality that gun control will not have the desired effect that gun control supporters ...

Martin Luther King is the most active and famous human rights activists, or it can be said that he projected him as a leader of civil rights movements. He worked hard to end the racism from the world and thus he gave his life to stop racial discrimination in the United States. He lived from 1928 till 1968, and he served most of his life serving humanity. He started human rights work and then he ended up contributing for Civil Rights Movement. He delivered various speeches to encourage people to adopt methods of nonviolence. To pursue civil rights goals ...

Introduction There is plentiful evidence that America needs stronger and more comprehensive gun control laws. There have been hundreds of thousands of shooting deaths in the United States since the 1990s, when the gun control laws were supposedly strengthened. Mass shootings have been going on for years, at schools, churches, shopping malls, theatres, and other public places. These mass shootings are usually caused by high caliber firearms that pose an overt threat to public safety. There has been a documented increase in the number of women in domestic violence situations who have been shot to death in the last ...

The debate over gun control in the United States has been on center state following a spate of shootings in recent years. Accordingly, the gun politics have dominated American politics in the recent past and the debate has been determined by the actions of two groups of activists: the gun rights and the gun control activists. These groups differ on the legal interpretations regarding firearms and the possible effects of gun control on crime as well as public safety. Research shows that many households within the United States own firearms. Since the 1990s, there have been concerns regarding the ...

Gun Control, by (Student’s Name)

Specific Purpose: To convince my audience that it is high time Americans had effective gun control laws in place to help tame the series of gun violence in form of mass shootings by extremists Attention Grabber: Recent statistics shows that more Americans now die from gun related violence and attacks than from any other crime

Thesis: The enactment of strong gun control laws with universal background checks will help to significantly reduce firearm mortalities

Source 1: News Article Value: High Credibility: High Source 2: The Washington Post Newspaper Article Value: High

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Source 3: Peer Reviewed Journal Article Value: High Credibility: High

Supporting Materials

For this speech, I will rely on statistical information, newspaper reports, and journal articles. Statistically, statistical data ...

What is President Obama’s Gun Control Plan and how would it affect gun owners.

Thesis Statement: The United States has one of the highest rates of death by guns in the world. Almost everyone knows of someone that has been affected by gun violence, either self-inflicted or due to the actions of someone else. There are many people and organizations that want an increase in gun control laws in order to decrease gun violence. This paper will examine President Obama’s Gun Control Plan.

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SOURCE #1: ENCYCLOPEDIC/REFERENCE SOURCE: Agresti, James D. & Smith, Reid K. “Gun Control Facts.” Just Facts. 13 June 2016. Web. 4 July 2016.

Is the text timely/recent? Relevant? How do you know?

Yes, it was published in June 2016. ...

Speech Preparation 4: Persuasive Speech Writing and Research

Source 1: Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Value: High Credibility: High Source 2: The New York Times News Value: High Credibility: High- The author is an N.R.A member and has authored six books on guns

Source 3: The Guardian Newspaper Article

Value: High Credibility: High

Source 4: Journal Article

Value: High Credibility: High

Supporting Materials

Some of the supporting materials that I will use in my speech include statistics, newspaper reports and reports. According to Weisser, the most important question that needs to be asked now about gun control given the political dimension it has taken is how we can actually reduce gun violence via new laws and regulations without necessarily upsetting Second ...

Main Point 1

Gun control through tighter and stricter universal background checks will help keep dangerous assault weapons out of the hands of criminals, drug addicts, terrorists and the mentally challenged.

Evidence 1

This is evidenced by the fact that most of the recent shootings and gun violence were committed by people who had taken advantages of the current loopholes in gun control laws. Moreover, as Karimu argues, the best ways to reduce gun-related crimes and deaths are to increase background checks for new firearms purchase, strengthen federal programs targeting trafficking in illegal guns and tighten the existing gun control laws (400). According to ...

Introduction

Gun control legislation is a very controversial topic and one that has taken a lot of attention in both academic and public policy circles here in the United States for the past 20 or 30 years. One of the most powerful tools which people have discovered to dealing with the issue of controlling who should or shouldn’t have access to guns is through the creation of background checks. The purpose of background checks in a general sense is to allow for gun sellers and overseeing authorities to make sure that they are selling weapons to only those individuals ...

Speech 2 Outline: Gun Control

Introduction The issue of gun control is an emotive issue that raises legal and political questions every time it is brought up. Being a sensitive issue of personal safety and security, this issue requires a sober and bipartisan approach to help come up with common sense gun control legislation that will ensure the safety of gun owners and at the same time uphold their First Amendment rights. With the recent spate of gun violence, mass shootings and gun attacks on Americans in public places, gun control debate has never been so important than it is now. Past studies reveal ...

Gun control

Part 1A: The proposal, The agent is California legislature acting for California supports the gun control. Where as the republicans disagree. The goal is that there will be specific situations to own a gun control in the U.S.

3A- Restrict the sale of guns, for example, by imposing waiting periods.

3B- Democratic Party introduced assembly bills 1663, 1664, 1673 and 1674, which restrict the sale of the guns. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton supports this proposal with other many politically powerful people. The agent is California legislature acting for California support the gun control. Where as the republicans disagree. The goal is that there will be specific situations to own a ...

Gun control in America is one of the most controversial issues and subjects in the current United States. This topic of gun regulation and oversight seems to have been further exacerbated by the fact that the issue has been politicized beyond reasonable proportions. The politicization has led to people digging in on this matter and adopting radical positions as opposed to working together for a rational approach to gun ownership. Nonetheless, a causal glance at the present gun ownerships makes it glaringly evident that the United States need a more gun control laws. This is even more important when ...

Mass Shootings: How we can deter potential mass shooters in the US? List some major mass shootings in the US and identify some major similarities and major differences among them. Mass shootings have become an issue in the United States. There are ways mass shootings can be deterred. One way is strict gun regulations. By making it hard for people to possess firearms, it makes mass shootings less likely. Also strict screenings and regulations can be put in place so people with mental health issues are not able to purchase a firearm. Also another more extreme example of a ...

Introduction

The 2nd amendment is one of the most important parts of the American Constitution, which gives an individual right to bear arms. “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” (U.S. Const. amend. II) has raised many public debates about the controversy of the topic with trying to limit and even ban the right of the firearms from citizens. The 2nd amendment added to the Constitution on the December 15, 1791 has been questioned and seen different interpretations. The American ...

Gun ownership in the U.S. faced several controversies because some people were from the idea on the implementation of the gun control laws while the others opposed the idea. The proposed second amendment of the gun control is based on both the advantages and the disadvantages, but it is possible to identify some truth in it. Therefore, an individual’ understanding depended on their interpretation and the facts well known to them. One of the cons was that the gun control laws did not deter crime, but gun ownership deterred (Lott, 2013). The Liberals believe that they can solve this ...

The gun control debate has been raging in the open parlance for quite sometimes, at least everybody in America feels the need to be safe, and the only controversy is how to be safe; by allowing more guns to civilians or by withdrawing or limiting the number of guns held by civilians? The Second Amendment to the American Constitution, which came into force in 15th December 1791, has provisions protecting civilians’ rights of keeping and bearing firearms (Klukowski 195). However, debates on gun controls have majorly questioned the role of the government in ensuring that it provides security services ...

Introduction

There is abundant evidence that the United States government should take action on problems such as the number of handguns and automatic weapons in circulation around the country. It is important that gun owners register their weapons in order to control the problem of gun-related killings and violence. The United States has repeatedly and steadily reduced the funds for public agencies that manage gun control and that monitor gun-related laws. American policies, politicians, and pro-gun supporters approach the situation from such opposite perspectives that all discussions about gun control legislation seem to devolve into hysterical rhetoric. Many countries around ...

Gun Control

The politics surrounding Gun Control is controversial and the matter hasn’t been settled quite yet. With the rise of serial homicides by some normal person, as ordinary as you or me, it remains to be seen whether it is the fault of the machine in their arms or the insanity in their minds. Both the sides of gun control have almost equal supporters. The people who are for gun control claim that widespread ownership increases the crime rate whereas the people who are against gun control claim that crime rate cannot be reduced by just reducing the number ...

Introduction

Japan’s gun control laws simply state, “No one shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords” (Library of Congress). Having such strong laws that restrict Japanese civilians to own guns or swords which have been an important part of Japanese tradition is quite strict. The choice has been made considering the history of Japan, which rejected the use of guns and limited it to the noble families only. Also, in the Japanese history there is no particular cultural foundation for using guns. The current policy helps Japan them to limit the number of crimes related ...

Gun control has always been a conscientious and hotly debated topic in the United States of America. Either side of the debate are the gun control and the firearm rights activists, each giving their own interpretation of the law and asking the government to intervene in the matter. The right to bear arms is a constitutionally granted freedom to the citizens of the country and can be found in the second amendment to the constitution. The government is also responsible for the safety of the citizens and prevent them against crime. The cause for the debate stems from the ...

As of 2010, the current U.S. population is around 310 million people. According to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau, approximately 45 % of American households, which are represented by over 65 million people, who own a total of more than 200 million firearms. Every year the amount of arms in private hands continuously increases by 4.5 million unit (Kleck, 1997, p. 45). The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution of 1791guarantees Americans the right to keep and bear firearms. There are a number of federal laws, regulating ownership and use of firearms, however, every American state establishes the majority of gun ...