GUN CONTROL Team A

Maribel Tolano Analyze Nungaray Selene Jimenez Danny Posada Arlene Garcia

Perla Sofia Palma1993-2009

Agenda

Arguments against gun control – Danny Arguments supporting gun control – Maribel Gun control and history - Danny Relating to Constitutional Principles – Arlene Reducing crime and accidents – Analyze Conclusion – Selene &

Arlene

Position

Harder gun control regulations will reduce crime and accidents.

Gun Control Statistics

Children die daily by gunfire Homicides committed with firearms More handguns in circulation equals more

violent crime Owning a handgun increases a person’s risk

of being killed

2nd Amendment

The Right to Bear Arms

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Debating arguments

Keeping guns in the home increases personal protection “Guns don’t kill, people kill people.” Guns are used defensively 2.5 million times each year in the U.S. If you outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns

Gun Control & U.S. History

US v Miller McDonald v Chicago District of Columbia v Heller

Constitutional Principles & Gun Control

Rule of Law Equality Before the Law Federalism

Reducing Crime & Accidents

Trigger Locks Background Checks Registering Guns Gun Education

Conclusion

“…..A citizen’s right to bear arms shall not be infringed.”

References

Guns should not be outlawed.We propose stricter regulations for guns

and their owners.