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Assault Weapons Persuasive Speech

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“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.” This is the 2nd amendment of the US constitution which gives us the right to own and use guns. But Should it give people the right to own and use assault weapons? The 2nd amendment should not give people the right to own assault weapons. I will share with you why assault weapons should be illegal?history of the assault weapon, and past shootings using assault weapons. Let us learn more about this issue. “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. While this may be true we can stop those people from making more damage by banning assault weapons. According to www.quora.com a semi-automatic gun can fire 180 bullets per minute. While a non-automatic gun can shoot about 10 a minute. When the second amendment was written, guns could only fire 3 bullets per minute. Some people would argue that assault weapons should be legal for people to use for protection and for hunting. But why do …show more content…

Toward the end of World War II, the story goes, Hitler hailed his army’s new wonder weapon by insisting that it be called not by the technical name given it by its developers but an assault weapon.At the beginning of the 19th century, soldiers in Europe fought battles with guns that were relatively inaccurate, had short ranges, and could only be fired slowly. In response, weapons developers in Europe and America focused on making guns more accurate up to greater distances. These types of rifles reached the point of highest development with the guns carried by the majority of soldiers in the first and second World Wars. Over the years assault weapons have advanced as bigger and more powerful. Virtually all the world’s armies now use assault rifles. Assault rifles were designed for fighting wars so why should they be sold to the public

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The United States needs to stay true to the constitution and itself by changing the minds of the people along with the times just as the interpretation of the words from the constitution have changed through the years. The people of the country think that assault weapons are not included in the second amendment, others think all guns should be illegal. Neither of these are correct. A gun is to be taken care of, respected. It is not a toy and kids should definitely not be able to get a hold of them, and parents should teach children to respect the power of the firearm and make sure they know how to be safe around them.

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According to the FBI crime report of 2011, “Handguns were used in 6,220 of the 12,664 homicides reported. Rifles accounted for 323 homicides, with knives and other unnamed firearms making up most of the rest.” (why gun groups 7). Rifles should not be banned from american citizens. Assault rifles stop crime acts.

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The Gun Lobby and the National Rifle Association mistakenly believe that the Second Amendment not only guarantees an individual’s right to own firearms, but also limits the making and enforcement of any laws limiting the use of and ownership of guns. There is no constitutional law that prevents the government from limiting personal access to firearms through legal means. The argument over the right to bear arms should not be about whether the right belongs to the people; but rather, it should address the purpose and scope of that right. According to Dennis Henigan (2005), “Arms-bearing in the well-regulated militia was a duty owed to the government, not a personal right to be exercised against the government,” (D 21). The right to keep and bear arms is basically different from the other guarantees in the Bill of Rights.

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This resulted in an increase by 183% of shootings and by 239% of deaths by guns. Obviously, this is a problem, that both puts people’s lives at risk and makes some live in fear. First, the number of shootings is completely intolerable. Many innocent people die due to gun shootings.

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The second amendment states “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.” Us americans don't need to “bear arms.” Some may say that many people use them to hunt but there are many other weapons you can use to hunt with as well as protecting yourself from danger. By having the second amendment, it gives criminals the right to go out and harm people, whether it be a family member, friend, someone you walk past. Statistics say that “The U.S. has an estimated 283 million guns in civilian hands.

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However, let there be no mistake that these weapons are a life threat to civilians. The amount of semi-automatic guns in the U.S. puts a shockingly large price on the cost the government would pay to buy all the semi-automatic rifles back. A fairly large amount of guns exist in the United States and of that amount, about a third are assault weapons. “A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that, as of 2009, there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States: ‘114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns.’”

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Should citizens be allowed to own assault weaponry? I think this is a difficult question to answer because this topic could go in several directions. I actually think that in answering this question we will address other areas of gun control as well. Yes, citizens should be allowed to own assault weaponry for protection of self, protection of state, and the furthering of American interests.

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These types of weapons only benefit the military and there is no reason for a regular citizen to own a military level weapon. Opponents argue that they can be used for personal protection and recreational use but there is no logical reason to use a semiautomatic gun when you’re just trying to “have fun.” A New York Times editorial argued, “Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership.” As many Americans agree assault weapons are far deadlier than other firearms (Assault Weapons). “From 1984 to 2012, assailants who used large capacity ammunition magazines were able to shoot 161 percent more people and kill 78 percent more victims than those who used a weapon holding 10 bullets or fewer,” Argued Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission in New York (Assault Weapons).

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Gangsters might be gone ,but criminals are still around and they use assault weapons for their preference of mass murdering. Assault weapons should be banned. Assault weapons are far more dangerous than other guns. They shoot nearly a thousand bullets in a few seconds. This makes them more deadly than several handguns or other firearms that are not automatic.

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  On the other hand, people believe that not banning assault rifles will change anything.   An Armalite rifle 15 (AR-15) is a lightweight semi-automatic

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However, there is another problem about assault rifles that plagues our country: the statistical amount of injury caused by the heavy

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But what should be done about assault weapons? There should be no reason for homeowners and everyday citizens to own such things as an AR-15 or a Machine Gun. Assault weapons should not be permitted in the US. The majority of assault weapons that are used for these shootings are acquired legally by shooters. In some of the most recent major attacks, “killers in Las Vegas and Orlando attacks… walk into gun shops and legally purchase assault weapons” (Ingraham).

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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the individual to keep and bear firearms. When the Second Amendment was written it was for the right to arm oneself as a personal liberty to deter undemocratic or oppressive governing bodies from forming and to repel impending invasions. Furthermore, gun advocates proclaim that guns are for the right to self-defense. Some people try to participate and uphold the law. We have seen how guns in the hands of children can cause fatal accidents and people have committed mindless crimes leading to

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This particular gun can be customized to kill even more efficiently with bump-fire stocks, which are completely legal (2018). The accessibility and popularity of this gun has made it the weapon of choice for many. This type of weapon has no place on the streets and neighborhoods of American people, which is why a ban on semiautomatic weapons and bump-fire stocks would prevent such lethal shootings, like the Orlando nightclub shooting where 50 people were killed or the Las Vegas shooting where 58 people were killed on the streets (The Washington Post, 2018). Many will say that a gun is a gun or that mass killings could be done with a knife, however, allowing anyone to buy a semiautomatic weapon and customize it to shoot at fast as an automatic gun that is used to fight in war combat is certainly not

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Gun Violence In America Gun violence in america accounted for 33,636 deaths in 2015 alone and that number is only rising. If every american was able to obtain a firearm imagine what the numbers of gun related deaths. Even gun related injuries caused many more hospital visits in america what many other common incidents. That is why america needs to implement tighter gun laws to reduce the amount of gun violence in America. Without this we will continue to see shooting, gun death, gun injuries resulting in more and more gun related violence.

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