Should Veterans With PTSD Be Able to Own Guns? Community Health Courtney Gosnell East Tennessee State University Executive Summary Veterans with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder should not be allowed or able to own a gun. By federal law‚ under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)‚ it is unlawful for anyone to sell a firearm or ammunition to any person while knowing or having a reason to suspect that person has a mental disorder or defect (Doeden‚ 2011). There is a reason for this; people who have PTSD are more
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Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the many issues related to the environmental health of the planet. Even 50 years ago‚ phrases such as sustainable materials‚ greenhouse gases and carbon footprint would have been rarely found in media reports. In recent decades‚ much more attention has been given to preventing air pollution and reducing energy consumption as well as using construction materials that are recyclable or renewable. For most people‚ such terms evoke images of high-mileage vehicles
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Kids under 13 shouldn’t have facebook Recently kids under the age of 13 years are starting to join a social network named “facebook” .Facebook and a child is a bad idea. Do you believe that kids under 13 should be allowed to have a facebook account? My brother with just 11 years old has a facebook account‚ when I was 11 years old I didn’t know what “Facebook” was. I just knew a program on computer named “Paint”. Playing outside of my house was the best thing on the world. I remember my childhood
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Revenge should have no bounds 1) Laertes and Hamlet both have different approaches to revenge. Laertes basically says that he will not be messed with and just wants to get to the point of the revenge‚ and uses a lot of religious language to deal with the problem. He also mentions how he doesn’t care what happens to him after he sets revenge‚ he doesn’t care what’s right and what’s wrong and doesn’t want to hear anything but his own views on the story and especially not Hamlet’s. However hamlet
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Finland is considering toughening gun legislation in light of this week’s Jokela school shooting. Nine people‚ including the gunman‚ were killed when Pekka-Eric Auvinen‚ 18‚ went on a shooting spree at his local school. Until now‚ Finland has actively resisted plans for all European Union member states to limit gun ownership to persons aged 18 and over. Currently‚ the law stipulates that Finns may apply for a gun permit at age 15. However‚ Anne Holmlund‚ Finnish interior minister‚ told reporters
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about a student bringing in a loaded gun to school. In the case of the two students arrested on gun charges is a different story. It was the beginning of the school year‚ so there shouldn’t have been any quarrels. However‚ in Clearwater‚ Florida local high schools have been receiving bomb threats and fights have been breaking out at different schools in Pinellas County‚ Florida but that didn’t stop Christopher Bloom and Christopher Brown from bringing a gun to school. In our days it’s becoming more
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university’s campus. This tragic shooting led to the first federal gun legislation in thirteen years (Skorton‚ Altschuler 628). Over the past five years’ shootings on U.S. campuses have more than doubled per a report released in October 2016 by a criminal justice reform organization. In recent debates the nation rages about gun control and the main question is‚ should college campus allowed students to carry concealed weapons? Do guns really hold a place on college‚ and school campuses? The Second
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Should all citizens be required by law to vote? Imagine you were planning for a trip to Southeast Asian countries. You wanted a white cotton T-shirt that would keep your body comfortable in a tropical region. Therefore‚ you went to a fashion boutique to purchase the T-shirt you needed. When you got to the shop‚ you tried to look for a white cotton T-shirts‚ but unfortunately there were no T-shirts that you wanted. There were only two kinds of T-shirt in the store; black and dark brown nylon
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that goes unrecognized in the United States by many citizens. Democracy is about freedom (Text 4‚ line 10) and people have the freedom to do what they choose when it comes to their participation in the government. Citizens have the freedom to decide how they want to participate in the government even if that means not voting at all. American citizens should not be required to vote because democracy thrives on participation of its people and if citizens are being forced to vote then their opinions are
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Why Should Immigrants be allowed in the United States? I say yes because of the economic growth. The influx of people could mean an influx of new skills for the job market. The more people from different places that enter the United States will bring unique skills not known in America. (Venture Articles 2013).These types of innovations will bring the country many billions of dollars for businesses which were created and will help employ many Americans. This will make some Americans very wealthy
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