Essays Tagged: "handguns"
"Gun Control"
OutlineThesis: Handguns should be outlawed with the exception of law enforcementpurposes.I. Why Not Real Gun Contro ... s.A. Where Americans are spending all their money on protection.Handgun Control in the United StatesHandguns should be outlawed in the United States with the exception of law enforcementpurposes. Two ... ore firepower than a small police department.Whatever the cause, authorities are finding the use of handguns by youngsters an extremely diff-icult trend to stop ( Stanza 19). As long as pistols are as ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Having a Gun
legislationrepealing the previous amendment and thus, abolishing theconstitutional right to own the handguns. Banning the saleof firearms seems to me a most malicious and reckless deed,that instead of ... o get the firearms.Innocent people, however, will suffer, because theywill be less likely to obtain handguns in order to protectthemselves and their families. Therefore, it would not behard to imagine ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Rogerian Argument - handguns in US
For some time now the question of whether or not handguns should be legal to allcitizens has haunted our society. Is it morally right for anyone to c ... nti gunusers for some time and will probably continue for some time longer.There are people who say handguns in the home can only cause unneededaccidents. There have been several incidents where a chi ... ng period , several forms of identification, oreven a back round check. Anti-gun users feel that if handguns are illegal it may not beimpossible for criminals to obtain them but it would be much more ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > United Nations
Gun Control
says William Vizzard, a gun-control expert at the University of California in Sacramento. Sales of handguns - like computers or armchairs - are cyclical, and most experts say they will likely rebound ... rd how many weapons might have been sold - but they're widely seen as a useful gauge of interest in handguns.* California, one of the few states to keep track of gun sales, announced late last month t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
Gun Control legislation
o, most states restrict the purchasing of long guns under the age of 18, and 21 for the purchase of handguns. Most states prohibit the purchase of guns if you are: a convicted felon, alcoholic, drug a ... t also slips easily into a coat, jacket pocket or purse. It can also be hid easily in a automobile. Handguns therefore are a common weapon of choice for criminals.One recent example of gun violence wa ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control
Gun Control
says William Vizzard, a gun-control expert at the University of California in Sacramento. Sales of handguns - like computers or armchairs - are cyclical, and most experts say they will likely rebound ... rd how many weapons might have been sold - but they're widely seen as a useful gauge of interest in handguns.* California, one of the few states to keep track of gun sales, announced late last month t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Arguement why guns should be outlawed in society. Cited work and bibiography of cited work. A good outline and base with good beliefs and opinions.
One of the biggest issues in the United States today seems to be gun control. Handguns should be outlawed with the exception of law enforcement purposes due to the injuries and d ... hat people need take into consideration when they start their crusade against the evils of firearms.Handguns lead to a deadly force for children and many are killing each other all across America. Han ... e spending too much money each year trying to protect them with this deadly force. Why do they need handguns to protect themselves? There are other alternatives to protect each other like, neighborhoo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Gun Control in Canada. Speaks of how gun control is not in the best interest of society
. Then in 1892 a nation wide permit system was established for the ownership of small arms, such as handguns. Later in 1934 full registration of all handguns was established. These severe restrictions ... tween the American and Canadian old west. These handgun restrictions prevented people from carrying handguns in public unlike the Americans western frontier, where people felt they must own handguns f ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
The Need for Handgun Restrictions
These kinds of events are all too familiar to us and perturb us as we see an increasing number of handguns fall into the hands of the young. I am shocked at the sight of these events where innocent ... more strict handgun regulations are a must in today's society. I'm not saying that we have to ban handguns, but we have to take legislative measures in order to limit the possibility of handguns fal ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Gun Control
ted States alone. Even with the restrictions on guns ownership there are still more than 65 million handguns in circulation. Even with the supporters of gun-control law as myself and many law-enforcem ... are available without going through a waiting period, except for some states. It is the example of handguns related crime are higher than any other crime in the U.S, and the law is not stopping peopl ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Crimes and Gun control
ted States alone. Even with the restrictions on guns ownership there are still more than 65 million handguns in circulation. Even with the supporters of gun-control law as myself and many law-enforcem ... are available without going through a waiting period, except for some states. It is the example of handguns related crime are higher than any other crime in the U.S, and the law is not stopping peopl ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Gun Control
ted States alone. Even with the restrictions on guns ownership there are still more than 65 million handguns in circulation. Even with the supporters of gun-control law as myself and many law-enforcem ... are available without going through a waiting period, except for some states. It is the example of handguns related crime are higher than any other crime in the U.S, and the law is not stopping peopl ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
The Issue of Gun Control
security slip through our fingers and disappear forever. I advocate legislation that would take the handguns out of the criminals' hands and watch the government put these brutal killers into jail and ... mething to go back to in society.Another measure that I am also in favor of is a major reduction of handguns inside the United States. The first step would be to eliminate the source and that means th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Gun Control
ted States alone. Even with the restrictions on guns ownership there are still more than 65 million handguns in circulation. Even with the supporters of gun-control law as myself and many law-enforcem ... are available without going through a waiting period, except for some states. It is the example of handguns related crime are higher than any other crime in the U.S, and the law is not stopping peopl ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Ban on Hand Guns
Ban on Hand GunsBans on handguns has been an important issue for many years. Many people have different opinions as to wheth ... eve we should ban hand guns altogether but some believe we should not ban the people's right to own handguns at all. I personally believe handguns should be banned.Private ownership of hand guns shoul ... he right to take the law into their own hands. It must be kept out of the hands of citizens. Use of handguns reduces people's confidence on the police and the government.In United States, homicide is ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Reasons for gun violence. Says the 4 main reasons for youth gun violence.
Reasons for Youth Gun ViolenceIn 1988, handguns killed 7 people in Great Britain, 13 in Australia, 8 in Canada, and 8,915 in the United Sta ... ked away. A Gallup study found that 46% of all U.S. households with children have guns and 25% have handguns, yet it is estimated that 25% of gun owners keep their guns unlocked and loaded. The 1992 M ... Gun control laws keep criminals from obtaining guns. In surveys of prisoners, only 7% of criminals' handguns were obtained from legitimate sources. Three-fourths of the felons report that they would h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control
Gun Control.
shootings, there isnow a huge public awareness to the growing number of fatalitiesby and effects of handguns. I believe that many tragic accidentsand violent crimes can be prevented if handguns are ou ... gic accidentsand violent crimes can be prevented if handguns are outlawed.Nan Desuka, author of Why Handguns Must BeOutlawed wrote, "Guns don't kill people-criminals kill people."Many people blame cri ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control
Gun-Infested America.
shelter. Many Americans possess loaded shotguns under their pillows, grenades in their closets, and handguns under their belts - and for what? To protect themselves from their neighbour who has a gun ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
The Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994: The Brady Law.
mi-automatic assault weapons and other dangerous weapons (GVPA, 1994).Licensing and Registration of handguns is one of the first issues in the act. For a citizen to purchase a handgun they must first ... se. This license provides for the issuance and revocation and the reporting of losses and thefts of handguns and handgun ammunition (GVPA, 1994). The license must be issued by the chief law enforcemen ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Should handguns be banned? "The Need to Live - The Need to Ban Guns"
Description:This essay is an argument whether or not handguns should be banned. It is a pretty neat, a good persuasive essay.The Need to Live - The Need ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law