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Essay Archive - The Issue of Gun Control
The Issue of Gun Control
Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been
part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or
sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed
significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight
for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun
control, to try to reduce the crime in the United States, has been a hotly
debated issue in recent years. Although many people feel that gun control
violates the right of the people, given in the second amendment "the right
to bear arms", controllin....
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