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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Argumentative Essay: Guns Make America! :: Argumentative Persuasive Essays
       With the possible exception of abortion, no other current issue has split the country in two like the debate surrounding gun control.  Both sides are equally adamant.  The pro gun side, as represented by the National Rifle Association, continues to oppose all gun control measures primarily on the grounds that any law restricting gun ownership is unconstitutional.  Proponents of gun control argue that gun violence is an epidemic out of control across the country, and call on federal lawmakers to stem the flow of blood with anti-gun legislation.  This side won a crucial battle in the debate two years ago with the passage of the so called â€Å"Brady Bill,†Federal legislation that banned the production and sale of some semiautomatic rifles and initiated a waiting period and background check for gun buyers.  However, more recently than now Republican-controlled Congress, with the backing of the NRA, has reignited that battle with plans to repeal the Brady Bill.                The second amendment to the constitution guarantees Americans the right to keep and bear arms without government interference. gun control advocates seem ready and eager to disregard this right which is currently being exercised by 70 million Americans. (METSKA)                I believe that the governments struggle to keep guns out of the hand of juveniles and criminals is a worthy one, but when it comes to unconstitutional interrogation then its getting out of control. The government is currently trying to implement laws that will keep weapons out of the hands of every one. The people on capital hill say that they want a safer America, they want the youth of America to grow up in a caring non-violent environment, yet all they really want is a more productive best in its class nation.                History proves that criminal behavior cannot be controlled by the government attempting to regulate inanimate objects.  In other words, criminals will always find a way to get a hold of drugs, guns, what have you. Proof: drugs may be illegal yet we still have one heck of a problem with them; thus, if guns of some sort are made illegal then, we will probably end up with one heck of a gun problem. I believe that its not that they need a gun or think its
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