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Amnesty International: Amnesty Internation Against Gun Violence

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Who are Amnesty International? Amnesty International is a non governmental organization. Their mission is "to research and take action to prevent and put an end to grave abuses of human rights - whenever and wherever they occur. We use our evidence to save lives. To advocate for change and provide human rights education to make sure people know their rights and can access them." (Amnesty International, 2015). Their vision is to set a new standard for human rights around the world and have been campaigning for human rights for decades, with the help of over 7 million people. Amnesty Internation against gun violence One of the recent campaigns held by Amnesty International is their ongoing research surrounding gun violence in the US. They …show more content…

According to the second amendment, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." This is one of the biggest problems that groups like Amnesty International face when trying to change gun control – there are many people out there that don't want it to be changed and feel that it is their right to be able to own a gun. The most powerful pro-gun lobbyists are groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA), who constantly fight for their right to own guns. This is political, according to gun right advocates changing the gun laws would cause "civil war". (Beckett, L. 2016) This is one of the reasons why, after it's many gun related crimes and mass shootings, the US has not taken the same stance as countries such as Australia, who in 1996 banned, recalled and melted down over 600,000 guns following a mass shooting. (Beckett, L, 2016). The truth of it is that there may be many people in groups such as Amnesty International that are fighting for peoples 'right to safety', but there are also nearly as many people fighting for America's 'right to bear arms'. According to statistics, “Currently, 50 per cent say it is more important to control gun ownership, while 47 per cent say it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns.” (Dearden, L.

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