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Gun Control

Gun control, as we know it, consists of the government restricting the ability of individual citizens to purchase weapons. The different types of gun control vary from waiting periods between when you purchase the gun and when you actually get it, background checks so that high-risk people can’t purchase guns through legal channels, and completely banning certain types of guns.

Imagine today, someone coming into your town/city and began taking possession of all your personal fire arms. Just so they could keep you under their control. What would you think or do about this? In 1768 , the British army tried to disarm the new residents of Boston. This process went on until the end of 1775. This took place so that the King of England would not have his invincible army revolted against in the new land to the West. The Bostonians of the new west were resisting taxation and other various grievances resulting in riots. (Halbrook, 1) Therefore, causing the disarmament of the resid...

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