John Mendez Mrs. Ragle AP English 28 May 2003 Are Guns Really Necessary? Guns are one of the main causes of violence in the United States today. Guns are too easy to get hold of for any reason, by any person, and there are signs of gun violence in the streets, schools, and in workplaces. Guns are too easy to get hold of because in almost half the states, anyone who is 18 or older can fill out …showed first 75 words of 1866 total…

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