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Gun Control Persuasive Speech

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“Yes people pull the trigger- but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror”(“Eliot spitzer Quotes”). This quote was said by politician Eliot Spitzer on the serious topic of gun control. Each year roughly 117,000 americans are shot. Some peoples response to this devastating data is to either arm themselves or protest for stricter laws (“The Huffington Post”). It is a proven fact that states with relaxed gun laws gun ownership is higher which also leads to higher death rates.Gun control is one of the most controversial topics of todays society due to the tragedy of the many school shootings, the multiple murders that occur on a daily basis, and the laws not being strong enough. The year 2018 buy March there have been 18 school shootings across america. School shootings have sent schools across america into mass panic. Schools are now practicing lockdown drills, and giving safety meetings in attempts to keep their schools safe. “We need to pay attention to the fact …show more content…

In a year the firearm death rate in Alaska alone is on average is 23.3. Exluding most suicides at least 15,549 people were killed with guns in the united states in 2017 according to the Gun Violence Archive, GVA, (“Gun Violence Archive”).In 2018 there have been 9,545 incidents so far. 6,833 of those resulted in death or injury. These lost souls have become a statistic. Every person killed or injured by a gun is not recognized to the public eye as anymore than a statistic. The united states has the 31st highest rate of gun violence in the world. 3.85 deaths due to gun violence per 100,00 people in 2016, while countries who are extremely poor such as Bangladesh and Laos only saw 0.16 and 0.13 deaths per 100,00 people. Pennsylvania was ranked 30th among the 50 states for firearm related deaths. Between 2005 and 2014 there were 13,781 people killed with a

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