Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? One of the most controversial issues in our society today is the topic of private gun ownership and gun control laws. This controversy has arisen mostly due to the different ways that the second constitutional amendment is interpreted. The amendment states that "a well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right to the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Lott‚ 2000). On one side of the issue‚ there are those
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Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan Founded First Pacific Company Limited in 1981 and has been its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since June 3‚ 2003. Mr. Pangilinan has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Manila Electric Co. (a/k/a Meralco) of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. since July 1‚ 2010. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Philex Mining Corp.‚ since December 2009 and Chairman since June 2009. He previously served as Managing Director at First Pacific Company until
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American Gun Owners In the world that humanity has constructed it has left itself vulnerable to threats that nobody could comprehend: terror‚ mass murderers‚ chemical warfare‚ and numerous others. These fears have caused a vast rift in the population of the United States. People just do not feel safe anymore and how the population is dealing with their fear is coming across numerous fields; the biggest area under siege is the Second Amendment. In this debate on United States citizens gun rights
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strength of local economies. Small businesses present new employment opportunities and serve as the building blocks of the United States’ largest corporations. 4. Define outsourcing‚ and describe its impact on small business. d. Outsourcing is any segment of a business in which its owner does not have special skills can be put up for sale‚ eliminated‚ or sent out for someone else to do. The effect it has on small business is twofold. First‚ many people who lose their jobs with large businesses
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Antonio Smith Jr Gun Control Debate Gun control is a hot button issue that boils over whenever acts of gun violence occur. Citizens‚ lawmakers and gun lobbyists have been debating the issue of gun control for more than a century‚ and there has yet to be a definitive answer. Proponents of gun control don’t believe that state and federal gun control acts do enough‚ and gun rights advocates believe that the laws go too far. Opponents of gun control laws argue that Americans have the right to bear
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Introduction to Co-ownership and Trusts of Land Remember this for the exam to work through a problem question: The first question is whether there is a legal ownership or an equitable one? For legal ownership the answer is always joint tenancy because under s34-36&s1 LPA. Tenancy in common in the act is related to by under divided shared. The reason they decided that legal title should be in joint tenancy in 1925 was to make conveyancing proper. In joint ownership each legal owner owns the whole
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Pet ownership has grown in popularity. Today‚ over half American households owns a pet. Every year‚ many people face the challenge of what type of pet to adopt. Usually the top two contenders are cats and dogs. When determining what type of pet to adopt‚ there are many factors people need to consider such as: affordability‚ maintenance‚ and self-sufficiency. Although dogs are considered better companions‚ ultimately cats are less expensive‚ low maintenance‚ and more independent than dogs. Probably
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The controversy of guns and gun control has been around for decades‚ and people have been making laws on this topic since 1791. There are multiple positions you can take on this topic‚ and most of those positions have sufficient evidence and reasoning for why it’s good. With all the laws/restrictions on guns today‚ it’s clear guns must have some effect on our nation. The definition of gun control is "laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification‚ or use
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According to Gun Violence Archive; a non-profit organization who utilizes its resources to gather statistics to report back to the public to ignite awareness‚ has recently reported the latest numbers of 2015. It is important to emphasis that GNA is not of support of gun possession but neither deflects from the functionality of gun use in America. In 2015‚ there have been more than 50‚000 incidents of gun violence. This number is inclusive of homicides‚ gang assaults‚ self defense‚ and accidental
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The total prohibition against foreign ownership of Philippine mass media exemplifies a broader polemic on nationalism - as a legitimate priority for constitutional protection‚ as opposed to being an appealing mass strategy for political rhetoric. Within this theoretical setting‚ I propose a differentiated analysis of the issue of foreign ownership prohibition in mass media. I draw three (3) brief lines of critique against the total prohibition of foreign ownership of Philippine mass media. First‚ I
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