2nd Amendment Pros and Cons
2nd Amendment Pros and Cons The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says as follows: 1."A well regulated Militia, 2.being necessary to the security of a free state, 3.the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, 4.Shall not be infringed." ....

2nd ammendment rights
The Second Amendment Should the American people still empower the right bare arms? This question brings forward yet another very highly debated issue in America today. Gun control is an issue that is consta....

A Road Less Traveled
The Road Less TraveledThe two main political parties in this century have contribute a great deal to the development of African-Americans. As America has develop so has African-Americans. Since politicians control everyday life, they can change history completely. In the upcoming state of America, A....

Bowling for Columbine
Director Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine presented a lot of issues on guns and gun control. The first and most that was spoken about is that of almost everyone in Littleton, Colorado having a gun, or a couple of guns, in their households. Parents in Littleton take their children out to hunt wi....

Change in the documentary genre
The documentary genre has changed over time. Changes in society have had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such....

Columbine Effect
A seven-year-old boy in Cahokia, Ill., is suspended for having a nail clipper at school. A 10th-grader at Surry County High School in Virginia is booted for having blue-dyed hair. A Minnesota high school nixes a yearbook photo of an Army enlistee in the senior class because it shows her sitting a....

concealed weapons
Concealed weapons and gun awarness Pro There have been many controversial, religious and political issues addressing gun control, concealed weapons and banning fire-arms in the U.S. that have been going on for many years. Gun Control is an action of the government that i....

Crime in Canada and in the United States: A Comparative Analysis
In the past three decades, a number of researchers have undertaken the comparison of American and Canadian crime rates. Among them, Lipset (1990) and Hagan (1991) have shown that violence was more frequent south of the border than in Canada. Using infra-national disaggregated crime rates, this artic....

Difference between the Republican Party and Democratic Party
The Difference between the Republican Party and Democratic Party is like the sun and moon.(It comes up and it goes down.) The Republican Party believes the federal government should be small and ruled by the wealthy elite. The Democratic Party believe the federal government should be big and ruled b....

Existing Gun Laws
Existing Gun Laws In the U.S. Constitution, the second amendment states that 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 (1). There are two viewpoints on interpreting this amendment. After the ....

Gun Control
Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection, or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people....

Gun Control
Gun Control, a term that refers to the management of firearms in an effort to reduce the criminal use of these weapons. (MICROSOFT (R) ENCARTA 1995) In the early 1990s there were more than 200 million privately owned guns in the United States, which makes it plain to see why there are arguments for....

Gun Control
Why is it that the government wants to take away our guns? It is a growing issue these days with murders, gun fights, and recent school shootings. Are guns that important for people to have them in the first place? The National Rifle Association (NRA) sure thinks so; that is why they are fighting....

Gun Control
Before we discussed gun control in class, I thought that gun control was the perfect solution to crime. But is it? After spending many days in class debating gun control, I realized that there is much more to the subject than I thought. Many new questions arose in my head like: Does the government h....

Gun Control
As American citizens, we have more rights and freedoms than any other group of people in the world. The founders of this country established these freedoms because they had previously lived in countries where the people did not have as many rights. One of these rights is stated in the Second Amendm....

Gun Control
Gun control in America is ineffective. Some people ask for gun control to keep their loved ones from harm. No one can truly guarantee a person's safety. If guns were made illegal to own then only the criminals would have them! People own guns for hunting, protection, sports, and as collectibles. Wh....

gun control
Gun Control 2 Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue, to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun c....

gun control
Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal ....

Gun control
A problem that has developed recently in our society is the debate over gun control. Many questions arise concerning who should be able to own guns, and how those particular guns are obtained. One major debate is over our Constitutional right to own guns. I want to know when the government should dr....

Gun control
Should our government have the right to control our rights on guns? We have the second amendment of the United States bill of rights to protect owners of guns. It states "we have the right to keep and bear arms." This right has been described as one of the most contested of the right in th....

Gun Control And the secound amendment
Gun Control and the Second Amendment "If the second amendment does not mean what it says, what about the first?", this was the question asked by author, and National Rifle Association member, Bill Clede. In his article "Gun Control, Press Control", he warns journalists about the hidden d....

Gun Control In american
Gun Control in America Americans should be able to have guns but all guns should be governmentally controlled. Guns are always going to be a part of society but people shouldnt be able to use them whenever and wherever they choose. Everyone has different views on wanting to own guns. The buyi....

Gun Control in Canada
Gun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today’s society. Canada has both provincial and federal legislation that restricts the sale, purchase, and use of different kinds of firearms. The United States, on the other hand, do not have federal or state bills restricting the possession o....

Gun Control: a Racial Discrimination
Gun violence is one of the most serious problems in the United States. Each year in the U.S., more than 35,000 people are killed by guns, a death rate much higher than that in any other industrial nations. In 1997, approximately 70 percent of the murders in the United States were committed with guns....

Gun Control: a Racial Discrimination
Gun violence is one of the most serious problems in the United States. Each year in the U.S., more than 35,000 people are killed by guns, a death rate much higher than that in any other industrial nations. In 1997, approximately 70 percent of the murders in the United States were committed with guns....

Gun Ownership
Should guns be allowed or not Gun Ownership in the US and Japan: "The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace."(Reno) Gun ownership has been and is still a controversial issue in many cou....

Gun Use
With the Second Amendment giving American citizens the right to bear arms, and approximately fifty percent of Americans owning some form of a firearm, issues involving the ownership and possession of guns have led to heated debates in American society. Most notably is the issue of gun control. Many ....

In Defense of Censorship
In a world in which acts of heinous violence, murder, or crude and shocking behavior seem to be a normal occurrence, it may lead one to wonder what has put society onto this slippery slope. How did this type of behavior come to be so acceptable and in some cases glorifiable? A careful study of soc....

Instrument of Death: Guns
Instrument of Death. I believe the gun control laws need to be more heavily enforced or there should be a ban on firearms. The Second Amendment does not justify the reason for owning a firearm. Also the Brady Bill is not an effective way for preventing firearm related death. A ban on firearms m....

Is keeping Guns legal
Some people believe that the public should be able to keep guns for protection. Others believe that guns should be illegal ? Give your opinion on the issue We should be able to keep guns for our protection. I believe that its our right to keep and bear arms, and I don't feel that legislators ....

legalization of marijuana
While marijuana is, in fact, remarkably free of toxicity, the consequence of annually arresting 300,000 mostly young people isnt. In the last ten years New York City has arrested and jailed over 360,000 people for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Nearly everybody arrested has been put in han....

Legalizing Drugs Will Increase Addiction
Pleasants 1 Taylor Pleasants Ms. Lewis English 3 Honors October 25, 2006 Gun Control Laws and Regulations In the United States today over 14 million arrests are made each year. Out of these arrests 1.7 million are made due to illegal possession or use of guns. Due to the rising number ....

Opinionated Gun Control essay
Criminal Control, Without the Removal of Personal Firearms The second amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of all people to keep and bear arms. It further states that this right shall not be infringed. The definition to infringe as defined by Websters Dictionary, means ....

Paramilitary and Survivalist Groups
There are many different forms of militias and paramilitary groups, whose membership and ideology often vary from, place to place. However, what most have in common, is their hatred for the federal government. In recent years, there have been far too many violent acts done by these militias, seeking....

Private gun ownership should not be banned
Since the days of the pioneers, guns have been around as part of the tradition in countries such as the United States of America (USA), Switzerland and Canada. In recent years, issues concerning the ownership and possession of private guns have become a hotly debated topic in these societies becaus....

Rehnquist Court Maintains Madison's Vision
Rehnquist Court Maintains Madisons Vision I. Introduction In 1908, Woodrow Wilson said, the question of a relation of the states to the federal government is the cardinal question of our constitutional system. He continued that it could not be settled, by one generation, because it ....

Richard Nixon
When you hear the name Richard Nixon, one may think of scandal, lies, and deceit. Although that is the reputation he received, that isnt all that he is about. Richard Nixon will forever be remembered for his scandalous activities with Watergate and other events, this will out shadow all the good....

Righ 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." These are the words of the second amendment as written by our forefathers. Many laws have since been passed on the right to bear arms. Current....

School Violence-Finding a Solution
Subject: Persuasive essay for November 13 Close Reply Reply privately Quote Download Message no. 369 Author: Susan Fassler Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007 2:45pm Susan Fassler Mandy Wright Composition 1 November 2, 2007 School Violence-Finding Solutions December 1....

Sealing the Gap on Voting
Sealing the Gap The American ideal is an efficient, responsive, thrifty government that provides all the services citizens need, paid for with the lowest possible taxes. In elections today, the most important lesson to be learned is that the United States cannot afford to makes excuses or avoid d....

Shold there be gun control
The New York Times states that Everyday in the United States fourteen children are killed with guns in accidents, suicides and homicides. Hundreds more are injured, many seriously. Although many people worry about the gun control policy, where they should be located and what actions should be....

SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING(Youth Gangs and Gun Control)
The current juvenile justice system seems to be no longer suitable for today's hardened youth gang members. Demographics indicate the ever increasing problem of youth gang crime is not going away. In fact, it will only get worse. The seriousness of this problem can not be left undercover. If dir....

The consequences of Gun Control
The consequences of Gun Control When a person hears the term civil disobedience two major people come to mind, Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thorequ. Although many people relate civil disobedience to Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thorequ they can not always tell you what civil ....

The 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." These are the words of the second amendment as written by our forefathers. Many laws have since been passed on the right to bear arms. Currently laws ar....

Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
Katy Foley Scott Bendig Juvenile Delinquency December 5, 2006 In our society today, many images of youngsters in handcuffs and prison uniforms are becoming more common in the nightly news. As Americas interests with crime and justice have grown, so has the attention to different ways in w....

Violence in America and Gun Control
Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal ....

What Role Should The Government Play in Gun Control?
THE SECOND AMENDMENT:What Role Should The Government Play in Gun Control?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 control is a real issue with Americans today. Many people have different opi....

Who Really Supports Gun Control
"Concealed Carry Prevents Violent Crimes" by Sarah Thompson outlines the issue of gun control with two distinct statements: "the presence of a firearm in the home increases the risk of homicide by 43 times" and "there are up to 2.5 million defensive uses of private firearms per year, with up to 400,....

Why illegal immigration is wrong
Americans Want Tougher Border Security In the mid 1980s the U.S. Bureau of the Census predicted that by 2050 the U.S. would have a population of 300 million. The U.S. has a population of 303 million today (Pear, 1992; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2005). The Immigration and Naturalization....

Youth Crime and Punishment
Young children committing rapes, murders, and other adult crimes dont seem so shocking in todays society. Kids seem to be committing crimes at a younger age and more often, or is the media just broadcasting these crimes more today? There are two parties constantly battling this issue and what to....

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