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Gun Control Debate in the US Name Institutional affiliation Introduction Approximately 270 million US residents possess personal firearms (Bisakha Sen 2013 p. 24). The rate of individual gun ownership per 100 inhabitants in the United States stands the highest across the globe characterized by about 466 crimes in every 100000 residents (Gabor 2016 p. 27). This trend in firearms ownership has raised many questions regarding whether it is justifiable to own guns for safety measures or not. Besides different concerns have erupted on the interpretation of the Second Amendment of the US constitution (Kopel Gallant & Eisen 2009 p. 76) regarding gun ownership. The laws regarding firearm control is enshrined in the US constitution demands several considerations to analyses and evaluate the impacts of gun ownership in this society. The constitutional provision for the right to own firearms has solicited two contradicting views with proponents supporting the constitution that individuals should own History. Cramer C. E. (2013). Background Checks and Murder Rates. SSRN Electronic Journal. Duggan M. (2000). More Guns More Crime. Gabor T. (2016). Gun Ownership in the USA. Confronting Gun Violence in America 21-36. Gabor T. (2016). Gun Deaths: The USA versus the World. Confronting Gun Violence in America 39-50. Gurer C. (n.d.). Gun Control Legislation. Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence. Hemenway D. (2014). Guns Suicide and Homicide. Annals of Internal Medicine 160(12) 877. Kates D. B. (2003). Democide and Disarmament. SAIS Review 23(1) 305-309. Kopel D. B. Gallant P. & Eisen J. D. (2009). Gun Control and the Right to Arms after 9/11. The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape 75-90. O’Brien K. Forrest W. Lynott D. & Daly M. (2013). Racism Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions. PLoS ONE 8(10) e77552. Reacting to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. (n.d.). PsycEXTRA Dataset. [...]
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I want to explore the highly debated issues on fire arms. The Constitution of the United States guarantees the right to bear arms. Gun lobbyist suggests there should be stricter laws in regards to ownership of guns and gun advocates proclaim violations on the right to bear arms cannot be abided. This paper should review and examine both point of views. Double spaced/ 12 point font/ 5-7 pages/ APA Due Date: 9/30/217
Subject Area: Politics
Document Type: Research Paper
