Abstract
The following paper argues that gun control is a good thing because it has shown itself to be effective in other countries (notably Canada) at curbing crime. The paper additionally notes that at the very least, it keeps guns out of the hands of the deranged. Tthe points raised by gun control opponents take up the first half of this paper. This is followed by their positions being challenged by data showing that gun control can work if the bills are sufficiently comprehensive and enforcement is strict. In the end, America definitely needs wide-ranging gun control.

From the Paper
"The following paper will briefly argue that gun control is a good thing because it has shown itself to be effective in other countries (notably Canada) at curbing crime and because, at the very least, it keeps guns out of the hands of the deranged. However, in deference to those who do not share these views, the points raised by gun control opponents will take up the first half of this paper; afterward, their position will be challenged by data showing that gun control can work if the bills are sufficiently comprehensive and enforcement is strict. In the end, America definitely needs wide-ranging gun control."

Tags:gun, control, good

Abstract
An essay supporting gun control that delineates and discusses both arguments in favor and arguments against gun control. Some programs currently being used in various states to reduce gun violence through gun control are examined.

From the Paper
"According to the National Education Association (NEA) approximately ... Americans die each day from gun violence Further the NEA states that American kids are ... times more likely to be murdered with a gun, ... times more likely to commit suicide with a gun and nine times more likely to die from a firearm accident than children in other industrialized countries combined. In addition to the foregoing, Wilson points out that the consequences of gun violence are very costly. These consequences include not ..."

Tags:gun control, violence, society

Abstract
This research paper examines and analyzes the economic costs and benefits of gun control in the United States. The positions of gun control advocates and the gun lobby are compared and conclusions reached accordingly.

Tags:benefits, gun, control

Abstract
In this article, the writer examines the gun control debate in the United States of America. The writer provides a review of the studies that relate to that debate. The history of gun control as an issue in American society is discussed in this paper. The writer argues that gun control policies should not be expanded and presents both sides of the control argument.

From the Paper
"Gun control has been a prominent issue in American politics since Revolutionary War. The Founding Fathers gave American citizens the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The debate over the government's ability to regulate the sale and use of guns can be most simply stated as a fundamental conflict between the rights of the citizen versus the need of the government to assure public safety. Opponents of gun control believe that any infringement of an individual's right to bear arms is unconstitutional and ... "

Tags:gun control, crime rates, history, second amendment

Abstract
This paper surveys arguments made in favor of and against gun control in the United States. It discusses the second amendment argument made by gun rights advocates. The author also explores the impact of gun control laws on violence.

From the Paper
"The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees 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. Today many people argue that ..."

Tags:gun control, gun rights, second amendment

Abstract
This paper examines the argument espoused by gun control advocates that gun control and licensing measures in the United States represent a political solution to avert the loss of lives due to handguns and firearm use. The paper suggests that these gun control advocates have long utilized an alternate reading of the Constitution's Second Amendment to argue that the Constitution itself does not permit individual firearm ownership and that therefore the right to bear arms is a misguided interpretation of the Constitution.

Tags:gun, control, lives

Abstract
This paper looks at the strong debate raging between those who believe in gun control and those who believe in gun rights and then proceeds to make the argument that children dying from guns should speak loudly that gun control is vital in saving the lives of children and others.

From the Paper
"A six-year-old girl brings a gun to school and shoots a six-year-old (School Deaths). Another example of tragedy involving guns is a high school student who shoots three members of his own family and two other people before he finally kills himself (Wilson). These are two examples of children that obtain guns to shoot others. In the 1999-2000 school year, there were ten shootings. Personally, if one child dies because of a gun it is too many."

Tags:gun, control, rights

Abstract
This paper addresses the question as to why the federal and state regulatory regime on guns remains so weak even though most American consistently and decisively support stronger national gun control laws. The paper considers the question in the context of single-issue voters and the historical background of the Second Amendment.

Tags:gun, control, politics, second, amendment, single-issue, voters

Abstract
The paper argues that in order to reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from inadequate government regulation of gun ownership and sales in the United States, stricter gun control laws and other regulatory measures should be passed, including a renewal of the federal ban on assault rifles, increasing regulation of gun sales in order to reduce access to illegal handguns, and compelling firearms manufacturers to incorporate more safety devices into firearms design.

From the Paper
"In order to reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from inadequate government regulation of gun ownership and sales in the United States, stricter gun control laws and other regulatory measures should be passed, including a renewal of the federal ban on assault rifles, increasing regulation of gun sales in order to reduce access to illegal handguns, and compelling firearms manufacturers to incorporate more safety devices into firearms design."

Tags:gun, control, laws

Abstract
The paper discusses the controversial and passionate political and social debate of gun control. The paper examines how shootings were occurring with seeming regularity in the United States schools with gang violence harming communities and innocent bystanders. The paper further discusses how gun advocacy groups are funding politicians and how anti-gun activists can promote their cause.

From the Paper
Throughout the 1990s and the earlier parts of the twenty-first century, it would seem that one of the more controversial and passionate political and social debates was gun control. With shootings occurring with seeming regularity in United States' schools, with gang violence harming communities and innocent bystanders, and with a politically liberal majority in power, talk of controlling access to firearms, at least certain more dangerous models and types, was commonplace. Yet, things have changed in the past few years. The nation is now in the control of politically conservative individuals and interests, who are backed and funded by gun advocacy groups, as well as put in place by a seeming popular majority of those who embrace their right to bear arms and do not want this right curtailed. So, in this new atmosphere of gun toting, what are those who feel the need to legislate stricter gun laws to do?

Tags:gun, control, debate