Knowing how to tell the difference between gunshots and fireworks isn’t something people should be proud of. It really shows the gun violence issues we have in America. Many people have different stories as to how they learned to tell they two similar noises apart. This is mine. When I was nine years old‚ my brother was almost shot. I was down in my basement watching TV when I heard a noise. BANG! My concentration on the TV was broken by the sudden noise. I muted the TV and listened for it again
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People are getting physically hurt and the town must distinguish a change on gun violence. Together‚ we can start a petition or an organization to raise awareness. As well‚ I could find articles in newspapers and present those tragedies. We could start off by going to the Department of Human Services and discussing with them. Or start a waver through social media‚ facebook‚ twitter‚ instagram or anything that someone would notice. To get an actual response‚ we have to call attention to this.
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Jane Got A Gun directed by Gavin O’Connor‚ expresses her concern about gun violence in the country. She may have played a gun-slinging cowgirl in her latest movie but she feels strongly about tighter gun laws. Portman is a strong advocate for tighter gun laws in the United States. During the premiere of the Jane Got A Gun in New York‚ Natalie stated in an interview that she is very concerned about the state of guns in the U.S. and agrees with President Barack Obama’s platform to increase gun ownership
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current society of the United State‚ the rampage of gun violence is one of the most serious problems. We can see the plenty of shooting issues occur frequently on the front page of the newspaper. There were 8583 homicides by firearms in 2011‚ out of 12‚664 homicides total‚ according to the FBI. This means that more than two-thirds of homicides involve a firearm. Guns are also involved in suicides and accidents. 19392 of 38264 suicides in 2010 involved a gun (50%)‚ according to the CDC. (Stray‚ 2013)These
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Literature Review Gun-related homicide is a major concern for the state of California. The state of California created a law that was passed into law on March 23‚ 1989. The law was assumed to put a major dent in combating gun-related homicides and gun violence in general. California thinks the bill still does well for combating gun violence. The law banned weapons that were classified as “Assault Weapons”. The bill was named‚ the Robert-Roos Assault Weapons Act of 1989‚ which provided a general
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Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. However‚ there are many ways we can stop or prevent future violence in schools. Having security cameras in schools is a basic way that would help reduce problems in schools. In the past decades‚ almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime among their peers. With all the people being injured or killed in school by guns and other weapons‚ School should have more metal detectors. Gun laws are still
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Domestic violence has devastating effect on the victims who are mostly women with a resultant effect on the children. Some of these effects are highlighted as follows; Effect on Children: It is highly believed that a child who is exposed to domestic violence during his/her upbringing will suffer in his/her development and psychological welfare. Some emotional and behavioral problems that can result due to domestic violence include increased aggressiveness‚ anxiety‚ and changes in how a child socializes
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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. This paper will target and discuss the problem of gun violence in the United States in the last few decades. I will first discuss what is gun violence and the cause of
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The Effects of Violence on Children How do children react to violent entertainment? Do they even think it’s wrong? Does it affect them in any way? Many people have wondered about this. There are numerous books‚ magazine articles and websites on the internet discussing these questions. Many parents think that it’s perfectly fine for their children to play violent video games and watch violent movies and TV shows. In fact‚ they even buy violent forms of entertainment for them. Various people would
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Effect of violence in the media Decades of psychological research confirms that media violence can increase aggression. Virtually since the dawn of television‚ parents‚ teachers‚ legislators‚ and mental health professionals have been concerned about the content of television programs and its impact‚ particularly on children. Of special concern has been the portrayal of violence‚ especially given psychologist Albert Bandura ’s work on social learning and the tendency of children to imitate what they
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