Gun violence in America is not at all as bad as it is in Sierra Leone and other countries with war and little law enforcement as we read about in the book a long way gone. In the book the main character Ishmael discovers that America is not at all like he heard through rap songs. When he moves to America and tells his story of being a soldier and killing people the people he talks to about it think that it is cool and Ishmael states in the book “violence in America is romanticized. I do agree with this statement that we do make war look easy and fun through movies and video games. We do not understand what it is like to be in a war and witness killing and bloodshed every day.…
Seeing the mass shootings and gun violence issues at large gatherings that could have been prevented. Ed Cohan explores multiple different reasons about why gun laws should be made more strict. Ed Cohen utilizes examples to portray why America’s gun laws should be more strict. Cohen also explains how mass gun shootings could have been prevented if the gun laws were more strict.…
In this article, Robert suggests about the curb gun violence legislation. Robert Luther Ⅲ who is a counsel and senate committee on the judiciary, also he is a professor of a law school. The author uses psychology, political and sociology those three perspectives to advise how to control gun violence from mental illness. Although Robert’s article uses specific legislation technical term which is confusing for the nonprofessional reader, he presents a strong argument by his detailed example case study and by logical order for the article.…
The issues that I feel are the most important are Budget & Economy, Crime, and Gun Control. The views that Blake Farenthold has towards the budget and the economy are that he does not support an income tax increase on any tax bracket in order to balance the budget. He also does not support federal spending as a means of promoting economic and, he supports lowering taxing in order to stimulate economic growth. As far as crime goes he support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders…
Gun violence in Canada and America are often compared, both countries allow citizens to own guns to a certain extent. Michael Moore who stars in “Bowling for Columbine” talks about how the two countries are so similar but gun violence isn't a problem in Canada. Within the movie, Michael goes house to house in a canadian city called toronto unlocking people's front doors, after hearing multiple responses he discovered that most Canadians aren't worried about intruders. The news and media do not betray violence as a main topic, resulting in people feeling safe and being able to trust their Government. In Canada there is no legal right saying citizens are allowed to carry guns or own automatic weapons, handguns. Hunting and target practice are the main reasons someone would buy a gun in Canada, a recent survey shows ninety five percent of citizens own long guns and only twelve percent own handguns. Transportation of guns is also very limited in Canada, certain permits showing where and why you're carrying the weapon have to be on hand at all times. All guns must be registered with proper documents to ensure safety.…
The scholarly article “Gun Shows and Gun Violence: Fatally Flawed Study Yields Misleading Results” first appeared in the magazine American Journal of Public Health in 2010. It was co-written by Garen Wintemute, David Hemenway, Daniel Webster, Glenn Pierce, and Anthony Braga. In their Journal entry they aim to convince their readers that the widely publicized case study “The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas” is a bunch of nonsense. “We believe the study is fatally flawed”. Toulmin’s Model, along with the three appeals to argument, are techniques frequently applied by the authors used to create their convincing argument.…
Ever since the ratification of the 2nd amendment to the Constitution, one of ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, people of the United States have right to keep and bear arm in order to protect themselves. However, the extent of firearms’ usage is not limited to just people protecting each other and themselves. Accompanied with the right to keep and bear arm is the thread of gun violence. Mass shooting incidents, apparent evidences of gun violence have been seen all over the country. Gun violence has been causing fear for the people and endless loss for the country overall.…
For many, mental health and gun violence seem to go hand in hand. While it seems logical that individuals that perpetrate mass shootings must have some mental illness such as in the case of Adam Lanza who in December 2012 carried out one of the most tragic mass shootings at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut. In that shooting Lanza, who was 20 years old at the time, killed his mother then went on to slaughter 6 adults and 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 and finally taking his own life. (Connecticut Shootings Fast Facts - CNN.com) Lanza had in fact had been diagnosed with having Autism Spectrum Disorder which is characterized by “persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple…
I agree with your perspective regarding our mental health care system. Gun violence's are typically "crimes of passion" and unfortunately, the lack of mental health resources is a huge issue. We have all heard of the unfortunate stories of family members desperately trying to get their loved ones, in a psychiatric crisis, help to no avail. Sadly, both our mental health care system and our gun control system is inadequate due to lack of interest or concern and tragically there are cases when both systems fail (Knopf, 2014). Although, we are aware of the issues, there are still several questions that still need answering. First of all, is there evidence that if an individual is treated appropriately would this advert a tragic event (Knopf,…
According to Preventing Lethal Violence in New Orleans, A Great American City, “These findings so far do not suggest a significant differentiation in the nature of homicide in New Orleans. However, this changes somewhat when one examines method. Nearly 90 percent of all homicides we reviewed were committed by firearms” (Voigt, Harper, and Thornton 133-140). Based on this dismal fact lead to the conclusion that something needs to be done about the gun violence in New Orleans. New Orleans have one of the highest gun violence rates based on its’ history and statistics. Not only do the history or statistics, but poverty also an accurate measure in predicting violence in New Orleans. About 27.7% of the population lives below the poverty line which…
On 5/7/17 at 0931 hours, I was dispatched to 9421 57th St N, in reference to a shooting that just occurred. Dispatch advised a subject named Prince is shot; he may have shot himself at this location. I responded to the scene with multiple other officers. Upon my arrival, I observed five individuals in the front yard screaming prince has been shot.…
Every time I look around someone is dying. Its so crazy how close this topic is to me. I chose this topic on a Tuesday and on the very next day (Wednesday) a close friend of mine was shot and killed. So as I write his Essay I can't help but to think about him, his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006, 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns, and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36% (164) of suicides were committed with firearm from close by Counties.…
Crime is everywhere, but more recently gun violence has been plaguing our country. This paper will introduce you to the issue of gun violence in America. Little by little gun violence is dominating our country statistics from the National Institute of Justice state that gun violence has peaked in the past years"467,321 persons were victims of a crime committed with a firearm in 2011. In the same year, data collected by the FBI show that firearms were used in 68 percent of murders,…
Gun violence is any act committed by the use of a firearm that causes bodily injury or fatality. Gun violence in the United States has become increasingly evident and has led to mass tragedy nationwide, affecting all walks of life. It has had a devastating effect on communities throughout the country and has resulted in numerous injuries and deaths. Within the past decade, there have been more than “100,000 people killed as a result of gun violence” in America, and millions more have been victims of robbery, assault, or other crimes involving a gun (“FACT”). Within this same timeframe, hundreds of thousands of people within United States borders committed suicide with a gun or suffered from other gun inflicted injuries (“FACT”). Additionally,…
On average, 31 Americans are murdered with guns every day and 151 are treated for a gun assault in an emergency room. By looking at the statistic shown above, you can see how huge the number of people that are being killed everyday in America and how relevant this issue is today. As the years go by, it seems as though you hear more and more about gun violence, that it is sicken to ones stomach. It is impossible for one to turn on the news and not hear about some gun related crime from day to day. It seems as though guns have turned into a fad for our generation when the original purpose for a firearm was to protect. Its strange how guns were once seen as a way of protection but now it is used for a number of incidents such as assault and brutality.…