Gun Control or Anti-Gun Control
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Transcript of Gun Control or Anti-Gun Control
Vicki La
Izhaan Merchant
Jennifer Vu
Umer Zaman
Gun Control or Anti-Gun Control
-- Guns are a highly controversial topic due to the negative and positive outcomes of using them
-- While it is a weapon, it is also a shield that protects civilians
-- Enemies and allies will continue to use guns as protection or with aggression
Introduction
By: Umer Zaman
Pro-Gun Control
-- Guns cause unnecessary deaths
-- There is no point of using guns when you have a police and army
-- Stronger gun control laws will result in less guns and a lower need to use guns
Guns are Unnecessary
-- They are dangerous in violent mishaps
-- 18 children are dead in Connecticut due to shootings
-- Guns are killing devices
Guns are Violent
-- Many robberies and homicides are gun assisted
-- Freedom does not mean having the right to own fire arms
-- Guns are not toys
Anti Guns
By: Izhaan Merchant
Anti-Gun Control
-- Guns are necessary to manage people
-- Guns are needed to fight against violated public
-- When you have a gun to keep the public safe, the wrong population will be more aware to not do the wrong things
Public Programs are Hard to Manage
-- People get food by hunting animals
-- It is difficult to hunt with a knife; guns are a quicker and easier tool
-- It is much safer to hunt with a gun as the animals may harm the humans if they are approached at a close range
People Hunt with Guns
-- If the person has a gun, there are less chances that the person will get raped
-- If they see the person with a gun, they will be avoided
-- The rapist will have less chances to rape the person and the person will be secure
90,000 People Reported Being Raped in 2008
By: Jennifer Vu
Pro-Gun Control
-- Kids accustomed to violent video games
-- Boy killed 2 year old sister
-- Study shows: many suicides by kids have access to guns
Children Not Taught Properly/Guns Not Concealed Well
-- Mentally-ill, criminals, murderers, kidnappers, etc.
-- Shoots at representative Gabrielle Giffords, 6 killed, 13 injured
-- Colorado movie theater – injured 58, killed 12
Background Checks
-- 86% of firearm fatalities under the age of 15 occurred in the U.S.
-- Harvard studies show: guns and homicides go together
-- Studies show: UK has lowest rates of homicides
More Homicides
By: Vicki La
Anti-Gun Control
-- Guns can protect people in situations where police are unable to intervene quickly
-- Guns provide mental serenity
-- Home invasions are stopped short by armed home owners
Guns Offer Protection
-- Arm civilians can feel at ease because they can fight back against threats
-- UT sniper
-- Armed civilians are trained to not shoot until threatened
Guns in Public Areas
-- Legal gun owners must go through a severe training course
-- Most criminals very rarely are legally licensed
-- Strict laws by states do not allow many gun modifications
Legal Guns
-- The positives and negatives of owning guns continues to even each other out
-- Stories of families affect by losses and gains due to guns continue to surface
-- Despite whatever laws pass, guns will continue to be a prominent topic
Conclusion