The history of guns in America is a long one‚ but they were first introduced to the world long before they were introduced to the United States. According to Linton Weeks‚the first guns in the world were most likely cannons used in the fourteenth century. There were also hand cannons carried by European soldiers (Weeks). This expresses that guns have been around much longer than the United States has. After cannons‚ there was the muzzle loader. Muzzle loaders had a fierce recoil ignited by a matchlock
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Gun Control Gun Control has became one of the most highly debated subjects of social issue of this time. Do you ever wonder what lead to this major issue‚ and where it began? It is believed that the issue began to arise after the Kennedy assassination in 1963. This was a major shock to the country and showed the danger of guns‚ and the lack of control of weapons. Even with this being one of the major turning points in the history of guns and the danger they can bring if in the wrong hands‚ the issue
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February 2015 Need for Gun Control On November 21st‚ 2002 a deranged teenager carrying his father’s licensed 9mm pistol‚ calmly approached a security officer at the International School of Port of Spain. Upon notifying the officer that he’s going to collect his test results‚ an argument broke out. The teenager pulled out the gun‚ firing five shots‚ leaving the officer wounded as he ran into the computer room‚ grabbing a fourteen year old boy hostage as he brandished the gun and shouted at teachers
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Gun Control Vikas Gupta (000332025) Mohawk College Abstract Gun Control is the “hot button” issue in recent times. Gun control generally refers to laws that regulate the sale‚ transfer‚ possession or use of fire arms. They vary greatly around the world. Some countries‚ such as the United Kingdom‚ have very strict limits on gun possession while others‚ like the United States‚ have‚ compared to most industrial democracies‚ relatively few and weak restrictions (although policies vary from
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the 26th highest rate of gun violence in the world (Washington Post‚ 2012). It accounted for 70 percent of all homicides and less than 10 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes from 1993 to 2011 (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). So how will the United States overcome the battle to end gun violence? The United States Government‚ worried parents and various anti-gun groups have always scrutinized how to fix the problem. What causes violent acts to be committed with a gun? In order to find out
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Gun control In the PSP game store‚ fans always can see the majority of games are related about shooting games; this phenomenon is not weird because Americans are permitted to own guns. However‚ the shooting happened in Sandy Hook Elementary School stimulates people to consider about the rightness of gun control. In recent days‚ the most journalisms doubt about the Constitution’s decision of gun control brings people safety finally? Although these people hold some reasonable opinion‚ they still
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Guns in our higher educational facilities Lately it seems as though there is a stanch split in our county when it comes to the gun debate. One side views guns as the problem while the other views them as the solution. Many places including schools are designated gun free zones. Despite this designation we are all aware of the many campus shooting that have taken place within the last few years. I believe that college students‚ teacher and administrators should have the right to carry their legal
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Some people are for new gun control laws‚ but I am one of the many that are against them. Now‚ it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news without being bombarded with the details of another mass shooting‚ or another child that was killed while playing with a gun. Unfortunately‚ there are many people who take the easy way out when it comes to a solution to this problem‚ they choose gun control. There are many facts that support my position in which I will explain. First of
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this paper gave me a really thorough understanding of the issue of gun control. Prior to beginning research on the topic‚ my knowledge of it was limited to what I had heard and seen through the media. Only after I had to gather more extensive information and find out things that weren’t necessarily common knowledge did I truly begin to see the effects of gun control in the country. Before we started the project‚ my opinion on gun control was that it is necessary to supervise the possession and use
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deserve neither and lose both ” (Benjamin Franklin). Gun control has been an issue for several years now due to the mass shootings and gun violence that has taken place. Many laws have been established to keep anymore shootings from happening‚ but these laws are starting to get out of hand. Adding and creating more gun control laws will not fix the problems with society today. Although some people could argue that gun control laws keep people safe‚ guns do not murder people‚ people murder people and no
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