Gun control has been a long debated issue amongst people. I chose to research the pros and cons of laws already in place. Firearms are grouped into three different categories: Handguns‚ Rifles‚ and Shotguns. Under federal law it is illegal to be given‚ obtain‚ or move any firearm or ammunition for people who have been “convicted of or under indictment for a felony punishable by more than one year in prison‚ someone convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years in prison‚ a fugitive
Premium Firearm Gun Gun politics in the United States
Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
Premium USA PATRIOT Act Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Constitution
The pros and cons of an online business With the advent of the internet‚ businesses have taken to new found markets according to a Jupiter study more than $107 billion was spent over the internet. This has opened new doors to entrepreneurs to start a business using the internet. Not to be confused with the dot.com business that busted in early 2000‚ but a legitimate businesses. Starting an online business like everything else in life has its positive and negatives aspects. These are some
Premium Website World Wide Web Web hosting service
first unbalanced strides however goes ahead to portray him as "gangly"? To many of us who do not know her situation enough to raise concern‚ such a comment might do just that‚ yet a mother from an alternate culture may have altogether different ideas about what her child needs. She may trust that
Premium Social Feeling
money to be made in the sport of hunting that goes right back into conservation. Hunting is a much needed sport in this world to help maintain and keep a stable good environment. Hunting is a very enjoyable sport for many people. There is something about sitting in a tree stand or being outdoors that makes you happy and seems peaceful. There are some hunters that hunt for a great purpose and that’s to feed their families. Hunters that mainly do that usually hunt during the different seasons‚ so that
Premium Hunting Deer Game
Ever play on an artificial grass sports field? Some people have and they say it’s the best experience they had with playing surfaces. Turf traps water and increases groundwater recharge and also turf naturally hides carbon in the soil (Wisniewski). The purpose for writing this paper is to shed light on turf and that turf isn’t a bad thing. Even though some people feel that turf can cause cancer‚ but turf is improving and becoming more and more popular. Has one ever see or experience playing on a
Premium American football Association football National Football League
Other factors may include violence on TV‚ lack of mental healthcare and abuse. The pro view is screening for suicidal ideation can get help to those young people. The con view believes screening violates family privacy and will label students. This paper will examine the pro‚ con‚ and my view point on should schools screen children and teenagers for signs of mental illness and suicidal tendencies. First‚ the pro viewpoint is mental health screening can help professionals and parents identify children
Premium Suicide Mental health
A great majority of the American population are immigrants. However‚ they should not be so quick to impose a ban. The American economy would fall. This would also have an impact on families with a work permit and green card. America is the one that issued them after investigation. Then now just because of a few that did not do what they were supposed to‚ everyone has to suffer. That is very unfair. Maybe the individuals that were affected are the only breadwinner in the family. If they cannot return
Premium Immigration to the United States United States Immigration
Bullying Teens should not be bystanders to bullying‚ nor should they be a bully. Being a bystander is just as bad if not worse than bullying. By being a bystander you are standing there watching someone harm another person. Bullying is evil‚ humiliating‚ and is life threatening. If you bully‚ you can seriously hurt someone‚ whether it’s physically or mentally and in some cases even both. Even if you think you’re just joking‚ the other person may not think of it as joke‚ they could think you’re being
Premium Abuse Bullying Psychological abuse
What’s Good and What’s Bad about Wave and Tidal Energy? Wave and Tidal energy‚ sometimes called ocean or marine energy‚ are forms of water power in addition to methods previously discussed in a previous article about hydropower: http://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/whats-good-and-whats-bad-about-hydropower/ However unlike hydroelectric dams‚ which harvest power by installing an artificial obstruction in a flowing waterway‚ wave and tidal energy devices simply use the power of the ocean
Premium Tide