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Having stricter gun laws would make a lot of other people's lives worse. I believe and can prove that gun control laws should not be changed.

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Some might say that guns are unfavorable and we need stricter gun laws to protect everyone.

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One reason is more laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws, another reason is gun education is needed not gun laws, my final reason is that weapon bans and gun control are not affecting the level of murder or illegal activities.

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More gun control laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws to get guns. This is true because, of the 62 mass shootings in the US, between 1982 and 2012, 49 of the shooters used illegally obtained guns, this is 80% of the shooters. So most of the criminals don't abide by the laws that we have now, therefore, no one would listen to the new laws. According to the National Rifle Association (NRA)(surveyed by Pew Research), guns are used for self-defense 2.5 million times a year and 61% of men and 56% of women  believe that stricter gun laws would "make it more difficult for people to protect their homes and families."

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People are worried about taking guns out of the hands of civilians,  but when you take guns out of the hands of the civilians the criminals have guns and the civilians have nothing and no way of protecting themselves. The people that are obtaining all of the illegal guns in doing bad things with them are criminals and because they are criminals they won't mind breaking the law to get their guns so when you take away our right to have guns, you're giving the criminal all the power and the civilian no power, they’re criminals.

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In school, we learn about safety from strangers, criminals, and substance abuse. However, we never learn safety from one of the biggest threats to schools and our nation, guns.

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Gun education is needed, instead of more gun laws. 95% of all U.S. gun owners believe that children should learn about gun safety. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Gun education is important to the safety of children at schools. When we teach kids gun safety, there will be a smaller chance that a kid will take a gun not knowing how to use it and put themselves in danger. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc (SAAMI), said, "Whether in the field, at the range or in the home, a responsible and knowledgeable gun owner is rarely involved in a firearms accident of any kind." This shows that people can be considered safer if you have an education on the topic.

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When somebody who owns a gun guesses their license, they learn all about guns and all about the proper way to store a gun. If we teach kids even 15% as much as you need to know for a gun license, then they will be knowledgeable enough to know the correct uses for a gun and the incorrect uses for a gun as well as the importance of not using a gun for illegal things. If we simply provide a little bit of gun education into a school just like how we educate them on other important topics, we will be able to successfully teach them the proper and improper uses of a gun. Guns are tools, not weapons.

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We hear the word murder a lot, murder mysteries, murder crime scenes, and in games like Bullets, Bourbon, and Buddys which consists of a murder mystery.

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However, weapon bans and gun control don't affect the level of murder or illegal activities. A study in Applied Economics Letters states, "Assault weapon bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level" This means that even when states ban assault weapons, murder still stays the same but you're getting rid of civilian's ability to use assault weapons to protect their home. Also from the same study in Applied Economics Letters says, "States with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders." This means that when states stopped letting their civilians carry concealed weapons, they were unable to defend themselves from the criminals and died instead of being able to fight back with their concealed weapon. From this, we can conclude that if you ban assault weapons or if you ban concealed weapons it will only make matters worse for the civilians.

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A lot of people don't like the fact that they can still own guns. Some say that guns are bad and all they do is cause unnecessary violence. They say this because when they look in the news all they see is shooting at schools killing innocent children.

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A lot of people own guns. in fact, 35% of men and 12% of women have one or more guns. With so many people owning guns, how can we justify taking away their guns, especially when they have done more good than bad? The Revolutionary War was fought with guns known as muskets. Was the war for our independence and freedom an act of unnecessary violence? This shows that fighting using guns for important reasons such as independence or freedom from Britain are additional reasons that guns are helpful. This built our nation upon our rights to freedom and most importantly our rights to bear arms as a result.

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Source # 1
Title: gun control
Author/News Anchor: Patrick J. Charles
Source (website, news agency, organization): https://www.britannica.com/technology/gun-control

Source # 2
title: Should More Gun Control \Laws Be Enacted
Author/News Anchor: procon.org
Source (website, news agency, organization): https://gun-control.procon.org/

Source # 3
Title: A Constitutional Case for Gun Control
Author/News Anchor: JOSHUA FEINZIG
Source (website, news agency, organization): https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/constitutional-case-gun-control/600694/

Source # 4
Title: List of Firearms that will be Banned by Assault Weapons Ban
Author/News Anchor: Robert Richardson
Source (website, news agency, organization): https://offgridsurvival.com/listofweapons-bannedbyassaultweaponsban/

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Now, with what has been shown today your mind has been changed about gun violence. Having stricter gun laws would make your life and a lot of other people's lives worse. Gun laws should stay because, more laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws, gun education is needed not gun laws, not gun laws, and weapon bans and gun control did not affect the level of murder or illegal activities.

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People think that guns cause unnecessary violence but they are wrong because guns have been and will continue to help America, as well as America's civilians, use guns as a tool to help fix Society. Guns are an important part of society as well as America and when you take guns away you're also taking away the American in America As well as everything that we have fought for.

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Patrick, J. Charles. "Gun Control". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, 2020., https://www.britannica.com/technology/gun-control. Accessed 04 May 2020.

ProCon.Org. "Gun Control - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org". ProCon.org, 2019., https://gun-control.procon.org/. Accessed 04 May 2020.

Feinzig, J., and J. Zoffer. "A Constitutional Case for Gun Control". n.d., https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/ constitutional-case-gun-control/600694/. Accessed 04 May 2020.

Robert, Richardson. "List of Firearms that Will be Banned by Assault Weapons Ban". List of Firearms that Will be Banned By Assault Weapons Ban, 2019., https://offgridsurvival.com/listofweapons-bannedby assaultweaponsban/. Accessed 04 May 2020.