Gun Violence in The United States INTRODUCTION Since 1982‚ at least sixty-two mass shootings have occurred‚ thirty-two of them since 2006. (Aronsen). Jared Loughner was sentenced to life in prison after shooting nineteen people in January of 2011. Last July‚ fifty-eight people were shot and twelve killed while watching the new Batman movie in a theater in Colorado. In December‚ twenty-six people were murdered‚ including twenty first-graders‚ in a Connecticut elementary school (Follman). The issue
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Comp 101 29 November 2010 Illegal Gun Purchases in the United States For years‚ people in the United States of America have been allowed to own firearms. This was a right given to them by the constitution‚ and if the person met all the requirements for a gun. But‚ within the last couple of years people who are not legally allowed to own a gun in the United States have found different ways in which to obtain one. Some ways in which people are able get guns appears to be perfectly legal‚ but when
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Electrical Safety Electricity is all around us‚ no matter where you work there are electrical outlets and machines that run off electricity. Due to how dangerous electricity can be Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has come up with safety standards when dealing with electricity. Their standards are designed to protect employees who are exposed to the dangers whether it be directly like working on an outlet or indirectly like using the outlet. Safety equipment is available for
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Gun Control In America Mary XXX EN10X X XXXXX 2012 Gun Control In America Recently over the past few months the case for and the strength of having stricter gun control laws has become a household debate. The facts given in my research will point out the views from both sides of the proverbial coin‚ and show how gun control in America does not belong in legislature. There are many issues Americans are fighting to uphold; many think tightening gun control laws are unconstitutional
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Should guns be outlawed? BCOM/275 November 4‚ 2013 UOP - Chuck Millhollan Should guns be outlawed? Recently‚ a question was asked if outlawing guns in the United States would help solve the high crime rates. I am not certain banning guns will solve the problem because people will figure a way to obtain guns just like they are able to obtain illegal drugs. The problem is not the guns‚ but the bad people that get a hold of guns. There are many benefits with owning a gun. Guns are used for
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Michael Reidy Social Justice 12/9/13 Ever since the 1990s‚ gun violence in America has been a problem that has worried many American citizens. There have been too many incidents in which guns have caused death to innocent people. The technology of guns has progressed rapidly in recent years‚ making the weapons more efficient but yet more lethal. If a gun gets in the hands of someone wanting to do harm‚ it would be hard to stop him/her from injuring those around. In the past twenty years there
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lack of guns‚ actually contribute to these massacres as mad people seek out gun free zone to slaughter as many people as possible. Either that or mad people massacres everywhere and they never turn into massacre because some law abiding citizen holding a gun end the madness. “But still” antigun lobbyists might say‚ “America has a very high gun-related crime rate and we have a lot of guns. Is there any correlation?” the answer is NO. Australia has a higher gun crime rate and they banned guns decades
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NFLPA Player Safety The National Football League has become the most exciting and thrilling sports league to watch in the last few decades. Most recently players have become much faster and bigger than in the past and the safety of their lives have become a risk. Recently the NFL has been subjected to a large amount of controversy and criticism dealing with how they have handled player safety. This issue has come to the forefront because concussions have become a weekly occurrence. In the last
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Concealed Carry in a Gun Free Zone: Violations Have Consequences First‚ we certainly do not condone the violations of any laws. You may not like the laws‚ they may seem or actually be unfair on the face of it‚ and even stupid in some cases‚ but the law is the law‚ and violations of the law can cause you to lose your Concealed Carry Permit‚ possible forfeiture of your firearm‚ fines and/or prison sentences in some cases. Most rational gun owners realize that gun free zones in most cases‚ do not save
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Gun Control In america we need to get rid of or make stricter rules for gun control. There is too much shooting in this country that is killing thousands of innocent adults‚ it helps people rob stores and banks‚ and lastly guns kill a lot of children in school shootings that have happened plenty of times over the years. Guns should be illegal in this country for many of reasons. We need to change something about this situation. “In america‚ 289 people are shot every day” said by Washington posts
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