have the right to bear arms provided to us by the second amendment. We have the right to bear arms but unfortunately its misused when people use the guns for needless killings. Two of the most memorable examples are the Massacre at Columbine and Sandy Hook. On April 20‚ 1999‚ two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado. They ended up killing thirteen people and wounding more than twenty others before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide
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unPersuasive Writing task: Banning of guns in America Ever since the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school‚ it has brought attention to the people around the world for the introduction of the banning of guns. In recent years‚ the firearm related deaths in America soared to over 30‚000‚ but in Australia in the same year‚ we have only had 236 deaths resulted from firearms. This is a huge difference and the major reason why is because of the introduction of the gun laws which banned certain
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bed‚ wearing pyjamas‚ shot in the head with 4 bullets shot with a rifle. Nancy Lanza Nancy Lanza Mrs Lanza appeared to be a gun enthusiast who practised at shooting ranges. Currently‚ police believe there was no link between the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary and the death of Mrs Lanza. Weapons used by Lanza Weapons used by Lanza After Lanza killed his mother‚
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The Sandy Hook massacre was because a man who was mentally unstable was able to take his mother’s weapons shoots her then proceeds on the elementary school where he killed the innocent children and teachers (Bagne). Laws need to be put in place in order to protect
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Association (NRA) demands that we protect our second amendment of the right to bear arms; however‚ major modification is needed. The U.S compares horribly to other countries in our statistics of gun violence. Recent shootings‚ such as the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary shooting‚ or the Aurora‚ CO movie theatre shooting‚ tell us clearly that we need to put some control on this. Even the fact that juvenile use of fire arms is even is existence should be enough to wake Congress up‚ and make them realize
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rate‚ the highest number of guns per capital and the highest rate of deaths due to assault. On December 14‚ 2012‚ 20-year-old Adam Lanza brutally shot twenty children and six adults in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown‚ Connecticut. This sandy hook shooting is one of the most recent tragedies in America which brings politicians and citizens around the country talking about gun control. The Second Amendment in the United States constitution protects
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about the fact that if assault weapons had been banned the Tucson and california party shooting would not have happened and their would be about twenty more lives on this earth(Lupica). School shootings would not have happened like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school. Mike Lupica‚ an author of multiple books for teens‚ agrees with banning assault weapons when he states‚ “Any fool knows that Lanza couldn’t possibly have killed as many children as quickly as he did on the morning
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will undoubtedly cost more lives than they save. 2. Having a law controlling guns would prevent a Sandy Hook type tragedy. “SHOTS” by Hendrik Hertzberg. New Yorker‚ Vol. 88‚ No. 42 ‚Jan 7‚ 2013‚ pp. 17+. http://sks.sirs.com.ai.libproxy.edmc.edu/cgi-bin/hst-article-display? Within hours of the unspeakable massacre of twenty first graders and six teachers and staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School‚ in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ on Friday‚ December 14th‚ bookers for the television networks’
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Mass Shootings And Gun Control." Commentary 135.2 (2013): 25-29. Literary Reference Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2015. The article discusses the relationship between mass shootings and gun control legislation in light of a December 2012 shooting at an Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut. The author claims that violent crime has fallen in the U.S. while gun ownership has increased. Media portrayals of mass shootings are addressed in light of criticism from researcher Grant Duwe. Macgillis
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of sacking before we go. And next time we come here I’ll bring some plaster and bung it up properly.’ ” (Orwell‚ 317) If Julia will do whatever it takes for Winston‚ then she is acting out of love. We saw the same love three years ago during the Sandy Hook shooting. Some teachers sacrificed themselves just so the children could live. This other piece of evidence proves that people who care about you will almost do anything for you. Winston and Julia meet up with O’Brien and discus about joining an
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