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