on Assault Weapons A Bushmaster AR-15 assault type weapon sent twenty children to their deaths in December of 2012 in Connecticut. An AR-15 assault rifle killed twelve innocent civilians at a movie theater in Colorado. An Intratec TEC-DC 9‚ Hi-Point 995 Carbin‚ and Savage 67H pump-action shotgun massacred eleven high school students and one high school teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado. Many Americans shake their heads as they ask themselves‚ “Why are such powerful weapons in the hands
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as the first ¨modern¨ war in history‚ and this is characterized by American weaponry. Early weapons used in the Revolutionary War were self muzzle-reloading weapons which were slow and insufficient. While the ¨modern¨ weapons used in the Civil war were Springfield rifle to Colt revolver to 12-pound howitzer‚ there was a great advancement of weapons from flintlocks to bolt-action rifles. Civil War weapons evolved ever since the last American War‚ with the addition to cartridges onto firearms which
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Topic: The devastation of Nuclear Weapons and why they should cease to exist. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that the use of Nuclear Weapons or WMD (weapons of mass destruction)‚ should be eradicated for the safety and preservation of humanity and the world Thesis Statement: America‚ and humanity as a whole‚ should agree to stop the use and creation of Nuclear weapons because of lessons learned through history‚ as well as logical and moral conclusions based on the facts surrounding
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Should the United States Government pass laws that would prevent the production and sale of semi-automatic assault weapons? Recently‚ an interesting and heated controversy about the regulation of semi-automatic firearms has been taking place in the United States of America. This controversy has arisen because of recent tragedies that have occurred throughout the country. A couple of these tragedies include the mass shooting in a movie theatre in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and the mass killing of twenty
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In April 1917‚ the United States entered World War 1 on the side of England‚ France‚ and Russia for many good reasons. Such as Germans using unrestricted submarine warfare‚ the Zimmerman Note and the U.S. “ turning tides of the war”. One reason that the United States should have went to war with Germany‚ is because of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Sussex. “Germany announced that it was beginning unrestricted warfare . This meant that Germany would attack any ships attempting to bring good
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Non-Lethal weapons are being used by the military‚ law enforcement and every people looking for personal safety. These weapons benefit the user with the ability to incapacitate a person‚ while minimizing fatalities‚ permanent injury‚ and collateral damage. The use of tasers is being used more frequently all over the country and is part of many police departments duty belt. It also gives the officers flexibility to respond according to the situation. With police shooting over the last few years
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“assault weapons” and high capacity magazines. Recently there was a school shooting on an Oregon college campus making this the 45th school shooting in Oregon this year. President Barack Obama addressed the issue and described how gun control is one of the most frustrating issues he has faced during his time in office. Is gun control really the answer or will the ban of high capacity firearms and “assault rifles” cause more problems for U.S. citizens. I see the ban of "assault weapons" and other
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Nuclear weapons were introduced to the Asian continent in 1945‚ by the United States. The United States succeeded in nuclear weapon development all thanks to the Manhattan Project team. Thus the United States developing its nuclear weaponry‚ the fears of the Soviet Union amplified and many other powers joined the nuclear arms race. President Truman at the time‚ approved the August 6‚ 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Since the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima took place‚ more Asian nations have gone
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of nuclear weapons. Subsequently‚ the World Health Organisation (WHO) requested for an advisory opinion by the ICJ in 1993.17 The International Court of Justice dismissed the request by WHO however on the ground that the organisation did not have mandate to request for advisory opinions as is required by the UN Charter.18 In 1994‚ the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which again requested the ICJ to render a advisory opinion explaining if the "use or threat to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance
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made the decision to continue the research and development of thermonuclear weapons. He wrote a letter to Crawford H. Greenewalt asking him to take charge of overseeing the designs‚ construction‚ and operation of the new site to produce plutonium. They set up distant sites across the country and ended up having operations in 32 states. During the Manhattan Project the main focus was on the development of fission weapons but work on the hydrogen bomb was also taking place. In the study for the hydrogen
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