Essays Tagged: "Gun politics in the United States"

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 i ... use problems in society today. The government is constantly proposing legislation for more and more gun control. Certainly the government is not so naive to think criminals will adhere to gun control ... aive to think criminals will adhere to gun control laws. There just may be an underlying motive for gun control. Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too hazar ...

(5 pages) 397 2 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Why I Think Gun Control Is not effective.

Gun ControlThe government has placed many gun control laws, but some of the laws were made to make t ... or instance the government banned a handful of assault riffles when they are not even used for most gun related crimes. The government also administered another law called the Bradey Law.The Bradey La ... red another law called the Bradey Law.The Bradey Law makes a five day wait on the purchase of a handgun so a check can be run on the person's background. None of these laws have decreased the amount o ...

(2 pages) 67 0 2.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Gun control ~ add some current laws on topic

facts have to out weigh peoples opinions. The lives Americans could be put into danger because of a gun or an assault weapon. Unfortunately in the Us it isn't uncommon to hear about how a gun was used ... the Us it isn't uncommon to hear about how a gun was used in a crime or when some student brought a gun into school. Stricter gun control should be assessed. If a child can get a hold of a gun then so ...

(3 pages) 20 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

The Argument For Stricter Gun Control Laws

I am writing a persuasive argument in favor of stricter gun control laws. I amvery passionate about this topic because the use of firearms in the wrong hand ... earms in the wrong hands is adeadly prophecy. It can be in the form of children getting a hold of a gun and hurtingthemselves or others, an adult with violent propensities mishandling a weapon, orsome ... ased incident of injury to children, homicide, and suicide, it is clear there is a needfor stricter gun control laws. This paper argues that firearms continue to play a dominantrole in violence both c ...

(5 pages) 41 0 5.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Argument Against Gun Control

ross the nation every year. Not only were the woman’s actions a testament to self-defense with guns, it is also a prominent display of the usefulness of the Second Amendment, the “right to b ... arms sales, making it harder and harder to identify weapons used in crimes. Evidently, even tighter gun control would be a disastrous blow to our nation’s safety, Constitution, and ability to del ...

(3 pages) 46 0 5.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights