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Rupali Navadiya Ginger Alms English 101 16 April 2021 Gun Control The controversy about gun rights in the United States goes back to the country's founding when the framers of the Constitution drafted the Second Amendment, which allows individual citizens to "keep and bear arms

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Rupali Navadiya Ginger Alms English 101 16 April 2021 Gun Control The controversy about gun rights in the United States goes back to the country's founding when the framers of the Constitution drafted the Second Amendment, which allows individual citizens to "keep and bear arms." Gun control became a much bigger issue after President John F. Kennedy was killed on November 22, 1963. I think that guns should be banned as there has been a serious increase in mass shootings. For the federal government to do so, certain modifications need to be made to the existing Amendment two. In this case, the government should sacrifice some of the individual rights of the citizens for the betterment of the United States as a whole. They should ban certain kinds of weapons such as handguns for the citizens' safety and they should also change the age requirement up to 30 years. Every issue has two sides. In the same way, some American citizens think that guns should not be banned as the right to bear arms has been given to all eligible citizens by the founding fathers. On the other side are the mass shooting survivors, families of gun shooting victims, or simply people who think that guns are a distraction and a key to violence. On ProCon.org, it is mentioned, “57% of people surveyed by Pew Research in Feb. 2013 said that gun control laws would "give too much power to the government over the people." Here, it can be seen that the people who are against gun control laws think that letting the government control who can own a gun is like giving the government the right to control whether a person has the right to speak or not. But, those people need to understand that when a citizen’s fundamental rights start to violate the basic rights of any other individual, the government has to step in. In an article by Business Insider, it is mentioned that there have been 307 mass shootings in the United States in 2018. The number is only for mass shootings and according to the FBI, a mass shooting is an incident in which four or more people, not including the suspect, are killed. As per the definition, there might have been many more shootings that killed people but were never seen on the news because they were not considered as intense. By looking at the statistics, I think that the only way to save innocent lives is by banning guns. I think that the presence of guns is making Americans more and more insecure, short-tempered, and violent. There are not any present National interest groups that are established to ban guns, but there are few groups whose main focus is to end gun violence. Those include Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, Giffords, and Americans for the Protection of Children. Those National Interest Groups would help advance the issue because their main focus is to stop gun violence. Also, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense is specially formed to stop school mass shootings. The above groups can help better convey the message to the lawmakers because they have been recognized as a National Interest group and have more voice. For the State of Illinois to introduce a bill. First of all, a member of Congress has to introduce it in the House. So, in this case, one of the representatives of Illinois has to introduce legislation that says that the Federal Government should ban guns. After approval, the legislation will be introduced in the Senate and then given a bill number and sponsor label. After that, it will be sent to the appropriate committee where the members can suggest changes, and then it will be put on the house and senate floor where the members will debate about whether or not the bill should be passed to the President to decide on whether or not to sign it. As everybody knows Amendment two has created a very controversial issue. Both sides of the issue hold very strong opinions. Many legislations have been introduced by members of congress. Some made their way up while many did not. Congress has not always passed the laws that served the best interest. There are many ways in which Congress can help reduce gun violence and may even ban them. According to an article by CNN, Congress, the federal, and the state government have suggested many steps to reduce gun violence by passing legislation that suggests raising the gun ownership age, banning AR-15 style weapons, stricter background checks, and banning bump-fire stocks. One way in which I can advance this issue is by creating more awareness amongst the people in my community. Also, I can come together with a group of people and consult our local representative to suggest legislation that either suggests banning guns or making stricter gun control laws. Another way, I can advance this issue is by holding rallies or marches in my community as well as in areas that have people who agree that guns should be banned. The Internet is also a great way to spread the message. I can create a social media page or a website that addresses the issue and gives some concrete statistics that would cause people to support the issue. As it is mentioned in the Constitution of the United States, all men have a right to bear arms. Bypassing laws that ban guns or make it harder to get a gun, the government is taking away some of the individual rights of people, but at the same time, those laws would make the United States a safer country. A country where students can go to school without fearing that somebody can walk into the classroom and shoot them in the head. Youth, on the other hand, are at a high risk of being victimized. Violent crimes accounted for 16.8% of all deaths for those aged 16–21 in 2017, which is higher than the next-highest risk ages while for 22- 27 aged is 12.7 percent and 8.4 percent for 28-33 aged. As per the statistics in 2019, the United States has the 32nd highest number of gun crime incidents in the country, at 3.96 deaths per 100,000 residents. This was nearly eight times higher than Canada's rate of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants and nearly 100 times higher than the United Kingdom's rate of 0.04 deaths per 100,000. Background checks are required by law. Background checks should be more strict. However, they do not necessarily prohibit disqualified people from getting a gun. This is "why gun control is essential." Works Cited Diaz, Daniella. "5 things Congress could do on guns." CNN Wire, 26 Feb. 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528945583/OVIC?u=ecc_main HYPERLINK "http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528945583/OVIC?u=ecc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ed1dcc 55"& HYPERLINK "http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528945583/OVIC?u=ecc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ed1dcc 55"sid=OVIC HYPERLINK "http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528945583/OVIC?u=ecc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ed1dcc 55"& HYPERLINK "http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A528945583/OVIC?u=ecc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=ed1dcc 55"xid=ed1dcc55. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021. “Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?” Gun Control, 7 Aug. 2020, guncontrol.procon.org/. “How a Bill Becomes a Law.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/gov/6e.asp. Final Persuasive Essay Assignment For your most recent essay, you researched a topic related to consumerism, advertising, culture, or personal identity. For this essay, you are arguing the opposite of what you just argued. This is probably going to be one of the most challenging assignments you've been given, since it most likely is not in line with how you feel about the issue. You are now playing the role of public defender in a court case. You are making sure your client (the opposing argument) gets a fair trial whether or not you agree that s/he is not guilty. This time around, you will find sources that help you to contradict your initial conclusion. In addition, you will choose sources that contradict, add tension, or examine additional perspectives. One of these might be a source you used in your previous paper. When you write your essay, you will use your voice to take a stand on your issue and support it using sources. You may reuse on or more of the sources you used in the previous essay. Your sources can be books, newspaper articles, magazine articles, articles from academic journals, government documents, or education (.edu) or organization (.org) websites. Make sure to include all sources in the Works Cited page. You must use a minimum of three credible sources. For this essay you must do the following: • Include a thesis statement that sets forth your issue clearly and concisely. • Analyze your issue in all its complexity with textual evidence from your other sources. Integrate quotations and paraphrased material properly and explain their significance. Include a counter-argument and a response to the counter-argument. Define/describe your term(s), if necessary. For instance, if you are going to focus on "rules vs. customs, "you will want to define those terms for readers. Use your sources-not a dictionary definition-to define your terms. Use at least three credible sources. Your essay should be between 4-5 pages and should conform to MLA style. It should have one-inch margins all around, must be double-spaced, must use parenthetical documentation, and must include a "Works Cited" page. Use Times New Roman, 12-point font. 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