The Maxim Gun By Alexander Thompson Hiram S. Maxim‚ who was working with an engineering works in Fitchburg‚ Massachusetts‚ invented the Maxim machine-gun in 1884. Hiram Maxim was born in Sangersville‚ Maine on February 5‚ 1840. His first patented inventions included models of electric lamps and gas appliances‚ and curling irons. Maxim’s first idea of inventing a weapon effective for battlefield combat came from a man he met at the 1881 Paris Electrical Exhibition. This man told
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01/21/12 Gun Ban in America In 2012‚ the most serious topics that people always talking about is Gun ban. Most of people voted for ban guns after the Connecticut’s shooting incident. There are lots of children died in the elementary school‚ and Americans realized the bad effects about selling guns legally in many states. There are at least four shooting incidents each year. People may think it is the time to ban America’s guns now‚ but in fact it is not the gun’s fault. For my part‚ guns should
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Gun Control‚ No Thank You On December 17‚ 2012 Jesus Manuel Garcia became upset because his girlfriend had broken up with him. Jesus text messaged his girlfriend saying he was going to go to the restaurant he worked at‚ and shoot someone. His girlfriend called the police about his message but by that time Jesus Manuel Garcia was at the restaurant he worked at‚ armed. He walked in and attempted to open fire but his weapon jammed. The patrons and employees fled the restaurant to the movie theater
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Gun control is an issue that is constantly being debated. Gun control is limiting or taking the right of citizens to carry or purchase a gun. There are people who are pro-gun control and those who believe gun control is unconstitutional to the citizens. Many political leaders and organizations have strong opinions on gun control‚ which keeps the gun control debate publicized in today’s society. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation‚ protect their families
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GUN CONTROL This rhetorical analysis about gun control and the underlying blame that is spread with it. In the three sources that have been chosen for this essay each author projects their views on who is to blame for the heinous crimes involving firearms. Although each article is talking about gun control they each have different views and end up going off in different directions blaming different entities and defending others. When these acts of violence occur in the world today the the blame
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on college campuses. The guns provide the protection that may be necessary in certain situations. Like the Virginia Tech Shooting‚ many people could have been saved if only one person had a gun. Having a gun gives a sense of safety to many people on the campus‚ especially for women with a greater risk of intruders and rapists. For these women‚ knowing that they have a way to defend themselves can set their minds to ease. Though some believe that the allowance of guns would increase violence on
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"Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" BCOM 275 "Would More Stringent Gun Control Laws Save Lives?" I. Introduction A. Background information 1. Chicago has the strongest gun control regime in the nation. Chicago had over 500 murders in 2012 and are on pace to surpass that in 2013. 2. Handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40% in the two years after the U.K. passed its gun ban in 1997. (BBC). 3. Washington
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right to check drivers and pedestrians for guns. (http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/jan/Better-Enforcement-Lowers-Homicide-Rates-in-Violent-Cities.html) - Since the introduction of stricter gun laws in 1991‚ there has been a 65 per cent reduction in homicides by long guns‚ Statistics Canada data shows. Furthermore the reduction in homicides involving any type of firearm was 37 per cent. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/scrapping-the-long-gun-registry-some-relevant-numbers-1.861912)
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Persuasive essay Gun Control Guns are a part of America’s way of life. Today many citizens are under the impression that firearms are the root of all that is evil. Who would be the person that would save a lady that was being raped? Probably someone who owns a firearm and its use is not intended for evil. The gun control debate needs to disappear. The right to bare firearms‚ that’s the second amendment of the U.S constitution. Some believe that the banning of guns would only make things worse
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Gun Control: If not now‚ when? The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia‚ and to use that gun for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home. When it comes to protecting freedom‚ Americans‚ including those on the Supreme Court‚ recognize that personal liberties must often be modified for the safety and protection of others. Yet today’s gun rights advocates constantly cite the Second Amendment of the
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