Term Papers on Gun Control

Term Paper Title	Gun Control
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	3.47

Gun Control

         When our fore fathers first came onto this land, they were

oppressed by their rulers.  The educated men decided to stage a revolt

against their government and start up a new government, with a set of

rules, laws and rights.  The revolt ended with bloodshed, yet the fore fathers had risen to victory with the help of firearms.  Following the revolt the fore fathers decided to compose a bill stating the basic rights that every man in the country could contain.  There were ten of these basic rights, among them were the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the right of free speech, and most importantly, the right too keep and bear arms in order to protect their families, gather food, and preserve their rights from all threats. However, in our recent times of increased violence, many believe keeping guns available is detrimental to our society, and the only solution is to abolish the right to keep and bear arms. However, there is no possible way to justify removing an amendment that has been around for many years. Those that support gun control define it as a way to better our society, however those that oppose it define gun control as the infringement of their rights.

          The opposition declares that that the Second Amendment was never intended as a gun license for the American general public. The amendment read, as it was originally drafted, does not grant any blanket right to own a gun nor does it stand in the way of rational, effective gun control(Crooker). The current anti-gun promoters cry out that if guns were outlawed, then the violent crime rate would drop dramatically. Yet, a criminal with a desire to attain a gun would still be able to obtain one, because most violent criminals buy guns

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from black market dealers. The crime rate does not result from the availability of firearms but from the lack of respect in today's society for other people's lives and property (Crooker).

         Making guns illegal will have the same affect as de-legalizing narcotics and alcohol; absolutely nothing. Individuals that want these items can still obtain them without any trouble. In the March 1994 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, writer Daniel Polsby wrote: “During the 1960s and 1970s the robbery rate in the United States increased six fold, and the murder rate doubled; the rate of handgun ownership nearly doubled in that period as well. Handguns and criminal violence grew together apace”(Polsby) This statement has now become the battle cry of the anti-gun lobbyist; increased gun ownership goes hand in hand with increased violen...

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