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Sophie Fouts
Professor Uglow
ENG. 1302
18 October 2016
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the necessity of Texass new open-carry law (Aasen). Hopes are that this will cause criminals to
think twice if everyone has the ability to carry and operate a gun in public, though this is not the
general consensus in the studies conducted by Gallup in October of 2015.
Gallups studies show that 56% of Americans believe that the country would be safer
with concealed handgun licenses and 86% of Americans believe in the idea of universal
background checks (Newport). However, the difference in this poll occurs with the question of
whether loosening or strengthening gun laws would be more effective (Newport). Politicians
have tried to resolve the issue, but neither side is willing to budge, that is why foundations like
Americans for Responsible Solutions have become so important (Giffords and Kelly 7). The
founders, Giffords and Kelly, are both gun owners and have both been personally affected by
guns and their dangers when Griffords was shot in the head at the Tuscon shooting in 2011
(Giffords and Kelly 2). Their organization strives to help to bridge the gap between people in
finding logical and reasonable solutions for Americas gun problem (Giffords and Kelly 7).
America needs to stop dealing in what ifs and start dealing with what needs to be done.
Americans need to begin to reason with one another if people want to have any viable way of
ending the dispute regarding gun control. The criminals will always be there, whether they have
a gun or not. It is a dangerous world, but doing nothing ruins any chance of limiting such peril. A
call for compromise is in desperate order.
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Works Cited
Griffords, Gabrielle and Mark, Kelly. Enough. New York: Scribner, 2014. Print.
Aasen, Eric. Here's What You Should Know About Open Carry In Texas. Kera News. NPR, PRI,
BBC, American Public Media, and PRX. January 5, 2016. Web. February 5, 2016
Newport, Frank. Majority Say More Concealed Weapons Would Make U.S. Safer. Gallup. Senior
Scientist and Senior Advisors. October 20, 2015. Web. February 5, 2016
Frum, David. Mass Shootings Are Preventable. Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. June 23,
2015. Web. February 5, 2016