Gun Violence in The United States INTRODUCTION Since 1982‚ at least sixty-two mass shootings have occurred‚ thirty-two of them since 2006. (Aronsen). Jared Loughner was sentenced to life in prison after shooting nineteen people in January of 2011. Last July‚ fifty-eight people were shot and twelve killed while watching the new Batman movie in a theater in Colorado. In December‚ twenty-six people were murdered‚ including twenty first-graders‚ in a Connecticut elementary school (Follman). The issue
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Gun violence has impacted so many communities across the country. Gun violence is one of the top ten causes of death in the United States. During the past decade in America more than 100‚000 people have been killed due to gun violence. Close to half a million more people have fallen victim to assaults‚ robberies‚ mass shootings and other crimes that involved a gun. These tragedies were committed by criminals who should’ve never had access to a gun in the first place. In order to reduce gun violence
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Gun violence in Arizona. "There is someone killed by a gun almost every day in Arizona. Our state ranks as the 11th-worst for gun deaths and Phoenix’s level of homicides is equivalent to Mexico’s." These are Congressional candidate Ruben Gallego’s words. Arizona has been suffering for decades from gun violence‚ it became one of the most dangerous states in the United States. There are many causes behind these massive deaths every year‚ owning and carrying guns in Arizona is allowed which makes the
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Prostitution in the United States What is a prostitute? Possibly you know one. A prostitute is a person who engages in sexual activity for payment. Many people in the United States frown upon the idea of selling your body for a profit‚ but what if there was a way to make prostitution a better situation for everyone. If handled properly prostitution can become just another job for those who struggle to find a source of income. Prostitution also has the potential to become another good source of income
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War. One of the major reasons for the outbreak of the war was sectionalism. Once the United States was split‚ many of the country’s fundamental issues were disputed‚ with slavery being at the top of the list. Some of the other major issues in dispute were representation‚ tariffs‚ and states’ rights. Sectionalism is defined as‚ the sharp socio-economic differences that divided the Northern and the Southern states in the U.S. The most important difference between the north and south was the issue
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of the wrong hands anyways‚ the government should focus more on what issues cause gun violence. The Amendment right is an original amendment in the U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights‚ and it is what protects our gun ownership right as U.S. citizens. This amendment states‚ “the rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed‚” (“The Constitution of the United States”‚ Amendment 2). Individual gun ownership is therefore a constitutional right (McGinty et al. e22-e25). The people
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Marijuana in the United States Marijuana can be considered the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. State drug policies have changed in recent years‚ however many American citizens still face prosecution for the cultivation‚ distribution and possession of marijuana. Despite the known benefits of legalizing marijuana on the economy and crime rate‚ the US federal government has still not changed its policy. The United States must acknowledge and change its role in the imprisonment
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Divorce in the United States Divorce involves the recognition that a marriage has hopelessly failed and that at least one of the partners has no desire to continue the marital relationship. Divorce legally dissolves a marriage‚ and permits the partners to remarry if they choose. Divorce differs from an annulment‚ which declares a marriage invalid because of some flaw in the contract. The early American settlers brought with them three different views on divorce: 1) the Roman Catholic view
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Civil Liberties Union there is no statistical evidence of violence to justify the laws [against transgender use of bathrooms]” (USAToday). There has not been a single reported instance of violence caused by a transgender
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Use of deadly force is becoming the most common topic in today’s society. It’s becoming so common that nothing on either side is being solved to help rectify or define the proper use of deadly force. I used to be one of those people that believed the low would uphold the rights of everyone but in my recent discovery and research I’m on the fence between defending or upholding this law. I will project both arguments for reasoning and doubt to fully disclose my views. Police use of deadly force is
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