Nikita Youth Gun Violence Every time I look around someone is dying. Its so crazy how close this topic is to me. I chose this topic on a Tuesday and on the very next day (Wednesday) a close friend of mine was shot and killed. So as I write his Essay I can’t help but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36%
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problem of so many people being killed due to gun violence. There shouldn’t be as much access to the various amounts of weapons that there are. Publicly selling these weapons‚ cause people to want more. “The more you get‚ the more you want‚” is something I’ve heard many times in my life. Hearing that over and over I started to see it in action in things like this. Although gun stores require background checks‚ they don’t have crazy checks. Saying guns are not needed is kind of a stretch; judging from
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For many‚ mental health and gun violence seem to go hand in hand. While it seems logical that individuals that perpetrate mass shootings must have some mental illness such as in the case of Adam Lanza who in December 2012 carried out one of the most tragic mass shootings at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut. In that shooting Lanza‚ who was 20 years old at the time‚ killed his mother then went on to slaughter 6 adults and 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 and finally
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Gun violence dates back many years‚ around the time gun powder was first being produced in the 13th century. The first handgun was created in 1364 and was named the “hand cannon” (Hallowell 1)‚ the name was self-explanatory. Nowadays hand guns are being produced that are smaller than the average persons’ palm‚ which is named the Swiss mini guns‚ these guns are being banned due to their extreme concealment capabilities. Guns revolutionized the world and brought high praises‚ until citizens started
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Gathering Evidence on Gun Violence Gathering Evidence Subject 1: Impact of laws on gun control in reducing gun violence in the United States. Source: The Effectiveness of Legislation Controlling Gun Usage: A Holistic Measure of Gun Control Legislation by Ik-Whan G. Kwon and Daniel W. Back in The American Journal of Economics and Sociology‚ volume 64‚ issue 2‚ April 2005‚ pages 533-537 Evaluation: 1. Authority-10 The author Ik-Whan G. Kwan is a professor of Decision Sciences at John Cook
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as Coalition to Stop Firearm Violence‚ use the shooting as reasoning behind their endorsement of government gun control. The Children’s Defense Fund also contributes to this opinion by creating their campaign‚ Protect Children Not Firearms (“Protect Guns” n. pag). On the contrary‚ members of the NRA‚ the National Rifle Association‚ state that the primary goal of the association is to promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis (“About Us” n. pag). The Gun Owners of America find that
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Open carry is an ongoing topic of dispute amongst the entire United States. Some states are lax with their gun laws while some are stricter. The controversy over gun control is all over the media‚ especially because of the ongoing occurrences of shootings. The behaviors of these individuals are not at all alike but they all are committing these heinous acts against innocent people‚ some even children. Each one seems to have a different agenda‚ such as terrorist acts‚ and others are just random people
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People are getting physically hurt and the town must distinguish a change on gun violence. Together‚ we can start a petition or an organization to raise awareness. As well‚ I could find articles in newspapers and present those tragedies. We could start off by going to the Department of Human Services and discussing with them. Or start a waver through social media‚ facebook‚ twitter‚ instagram or anything that someone would notice. To get an actual response‚ we have to call attention to this.
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Jane Got A Gun directed by Gavin O’Connor‚ expresses her concern about gun violence in the country. She may have played a gun-slinging cowgirl in her latest movie but she feels strongly about tighter gun laws. Portman is a strong advocate for tighter gun laws in the United States. During the premiere of the Jane Got A Gun in New York‚ Natalie stated in an interview that she is very concerned about the state of guns in the U.S. and agrees with President Barack Obama’s platform to increase gun ownership
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Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. However‚ there are many ways we can stop or prevent future violence in schools. Having security cameras in schools is a basic way that would help reduce problems in schools. In the past decades‚ almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime among their peers. With all the people being injured or killed in school by guns and other weapons‚ School should have more metal detectors. Gun laws are still
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