Gun control By the end of the year 2000, gun control was a raging debate in politics and in social life. More people than ever were joining the NRA (National Rifle Association), which encouraged the right of Americans to bear arms. This is where the debate comes into play. People who wanted to be able to own guns used the Second Amendment as it states that people have the right to bear arms.
Because of this, no one would try to get an outright ban on guns, but people were growing concerned about homicide incidents in the US, and many believed gun use needed to be controlled to help prevent any more from occurring. The debate is taken very seriously by people on both sides of the issue, and they were in a race to gather data to support their side. Anti-gun control belief is mostly that people should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves, and they have the 2nd amendment to support them. They think controlling or taking away guns from law -abiding citizens will only case us to be more vulnerable to criminal activity involving guns. |
"We law-abiding citizens have the right to bear arms." -Anti Gun Control "Guns cause death and chaos, and to be controlled." -Pro Gun Control On the other hand, pro-gun control belief is that guns are the cause of all homicides that take place in the US, and that controlling guns and their use will help to eliminate these tragic events from happening again. Some think guns are why there is never true peace.
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Cloning
Cloning was also a heated debate in America. With new technology emerging in the 2000's, this process was becoming possible. However, many people had moral issues with what scientists were aiming to do. Not only did animals’ rights activists get involved, the general public became increasingly worried about if this new power could be used to clone human beings. That is why the United Nations General Assembly debated for 4 years over The United Nations Human Cloning Treaty, which would call for a full ban on any time of human cloning for scientific research. On March 8, 2005, the Assembly voted on a non-binding declaration to support or not support a full ban on human cloning. 46% of those present supported a full ban. However, many countries are still considering it and every country had different views on the topic. With the vote so divided throughout the world, the UN has given up the attempt to create a binding treaty for cloning.
police BRUTALITY
As we see even more in the news today, police brutality is becoming an increasing issue. Some people believe some police are abusing their power over citizens, law-abiding or not. Many cases of criminals being harmed or killed during arrest for no real reason has divided the nation recently. In January of 2015, law enforcement officials spoke with the presidential task force on the issue. Their solution is to give better, more comprehensive training to police officers so that they can better relate with the community they serve in.
How do we solve police brutality? |
Fears are that the training may be hard because of the it’s price tag, but many believe it may be a step in the right direction for the issue. Some believe that if police believe the importance of their role in the community, incidents like the ones in the past will decrease. They need to learn more of the communication part of their job, not just about shooting and arresting. They blame the incidents on police defaulting to shooting or violence to defend themselves, because that is all they know. Part of the training is for police to try to gain trust in their community by meeting people on the street and being respectful. Only time will tell if this system will work, and if it is affordable.
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