Godines 1 Gabe Godines Kersey English 11 Anti Gun Control 9/16/13 To have gun control laws or not to have gun control laws that is the question. Recent tragedies involving firearms have sparked up a controversial debate in America. Our president‚ Barack Obama‚ has remained “noncommittal” (Grier) as of late but the war rages on with or without him. Peter Grier has thus far remained neutral‚ but as for me‚ I have already chosen my answer to the question. Gun control laws would not only
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noughts and crosses is a book written by Malorie Blackman. It is about a friendship between Sephy hadley‚ a cross and daughter of important cross‚ and Callum McGregor‚ a nought. This novel describes an alternative histoiry where humans evolved while Pangae was still intact. Without the barriers to exchange of domesticable animals‚ among other factors‚ the African people gained technological and organized advantage and organizational advantage over the Europeans rather than the other way around
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making the National Guard the first militia group. The first war that the national guard was a part of is the American Revolutionary War.
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killing‚ removing civilians from their homes or doing serious mental or bodily harm to someone (Rothenburg). In Darfur‚ Sudan a civil war has caused many casualties and in result has become genocide. In Darfur‚ the government has supported armed militias who destroy villages and drive people from their homes. Thousands of Darfurians have died and the ones who stay face famine
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September 25‚ 1789 and then it was included to the 10 Bill of Rights on December 15‚ 1791. The need of the second amendment was for the security of our States. James Madison introduced the second amendment as an opinion to provide more power to the militias. The Right to Bear Arms amendment has evolved since it was first introduced and adopted by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. For example‚ the second amendment applies to the military so they could have more protection when emergencies
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Established in Louisiana during 1874‚ the White League believed strongly in white supremacy and a Democratic government. White supremacy is the concept that the white race is strongly superior to all other races especially Blacks. During the 1800s white supremacy was a common belief among slaveholders and in the southern region of the United States of America. The White League along with other groups that terrorized African-Americans based many of their beliefs and actions on the concept of white
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From 1916-1959 under Belgium colonial rule tensions worsened between the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s in Rwanda. These tensions resulted in the mass killings of Tutsi’s from April-July 1994 where 800 000 Tutsi’s were killed. This event was constituted as genocide based on the 8 stages of Genocide and correlates with the definition of genocide set out by the United Nations in 1948‚ however the United Nations and the Western countries especially the USA considered the killings as part of a civil war. From
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rule the country in order to enforce their own laws on their dominated region (Islam for today). Militias of different religious and political groups armed by regional powers fought in a bitter civil war that lasted twenty years between 1975 and 1995. The aftermath of the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon in March 1978‚ the Shia formed a strong militia that fought against the Israelis. This militia was backed and funded by the new regime
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The topic of gun control is hotly debated today. 50 % of the population are for it‚ believing that having a gun provides them with protection. Because of various reasons the government aren’t able to protect us‚ which is why people look for other ways to stay safe. However a gun is still a weapon. Despite the fact that people want to have to be on the safe side there were many accidents were an innocent people end up hurt unintentionally. Since Obama took office in 2008 there’s been about 23 mass
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lines of America’s homeland defense. (Alison‚ 2010) Lee and his family are members of a militia that cherishes the constitutional right to bear arms and to protect your own homes. "We are similar to the Home Guard in the UK during the Second World War. We’re normal families exercising our constitutional rights to bear arms and to protect our way of life and our community". Mr. Miracle explains that militia members believe self-defense is a fundamental human right and emphasis individual responsibility
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