different when it comes to police action shootings. Mistake-of-Fact shootings happen all too often. Although officers are trying some less lethal options‚ 18% of police action shootings in LA in-between 1998-2002 were thought to be mistake-of-fact shootings. Steps need to be taken to lower numbers of mistake-of-fact shootings. In my opinion officers need more low-light training‚ less lethal training‚ and usage of sight alignment. A lot of mistake-of-fact shooting are due to three major things: misidentification
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Gun Control and Mass Shootings Over the years‚ mass shootings have been occurring more and more frequently. About fifteen years ago‚ hearing about a mass shooting was very rare and uncommon‚ but years later mass shootings are happening every six months to a year. A mass shooting is an act of violence in which numerous people are targeted at one time. Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ Aurora‚ Colorado‚ and Blacksburg‚ Virginia are all places where a mass shooting has occurred. These shootings are occurring one after
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Doudar Daniel Ante-Contreras English 1B 18 May 2014 You Have the Potential to Shoot Up a School! In the eyes of news media‚ whenever a travesty such as a school shooting occurs all other forms of news cease to exist. News stations spend days reporting on the same exact story regardless of any updates. Every time a school shooting occurs the media attempts to establish that the shooter is psychologically ill. Media outlets bend the truth‚ exaggerate quantitative data‚ and appeal to unqualified
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attacks‚ and shootings. I think one of the problems that continue to grow rapidly is school shootings. In 2015 there have been more than 45 school shootings. This has left schools with a tragic event they will always be haunted with. In order to protect the school‚ teachers should have the right to carry a pistol on campus to make it a safer place for students‚ faculty‚ and staff. No matter how prepared you are it can still happen‚ and being armed could bring down risk of school shootings or protect
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has been a major debate in the U.S.‚ especially after all the mass shootings that have taken place. Gun control advocates believe that the government should carry out stricter gun laws to prevent more shootings. People who opposed to gun control think that harsher gun laws will not affect the amount of gun crimes in the United States‚ and they believe it is unconstitutional. Gun laws should be heavily enforced because of mass shootings‚ the possibility of it falling into the wrong hands‚ and other countries’
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debates in the world ever known for today is the restriction on gun control and weather or not government and Obama should take away gun control or leave it alone. Just since 2013‚ there have been over 143 school shootings in the United States. Just in 2015‚ there has been over 45 school shootings in the United States. In some states‚ new laws have been added stating that if you’re going to buy a gun‚ you will need a background check. They do this for the safety of other people but not only that; but for
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friends‚ pursue an education and have some inspiration; you will have a finer life. First‚ setting goals will help you focus on where you need to get to‚ instead of fooling around when you shouldn’t. I once read that having no goals to aim for is like shooting an arrow with no target‚ and it’s true. What are you aiming for in life if you have no dreams to reach? By setting goals‚ it will motivate you to keep going. Whether it’s for your education or in your career‚ you will want to keep pushing yourself
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in the shooting range area‚ specific guidelines have to be followed in order to experience a day of shooting experience. These guidelines tend to be general; range guidelines can vary depending on self-discipline being shot. In case you are actually not sure on a specific thing inside the range‚ talk to the range expert. 1. All the range officer (sometimes it called RO) manages every person and also has to be obeyed quickly. 2. Do not ever get the guns loaded other than on the shooting lines and
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Skill Analysis: Basketball Shooting Purpose Shooting is necessary for basketball because it is the only way to gain points in order to win. Ways it Helps in a Game In a basketball game‚ shooting helps both physically and mentally. The physical impact of shooting is the fact that as you get shots in‚ you gain points. Also‚ once more shots start going in‚ momentum begins to take over and both your offence and defence play better to ensure the good shooting continues. Shooting also helps to mentally
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Alberta Taber School Shooting: A 14 year old boy who had been bullied at W.R. Myers High School in Taber Alberta had entered the school on April. 28. 1999 with a .22 Calibre rifle and opened fire. He killed a 17 year old young boy named Jason Lang. Another 17 year old boy was shot‚ but fully recovered after the shooting. 14 year old “Todd Cameron Smith” a high school dropout showed signs of depression before the school shooting. Todd Smith had been bullied since grade one. The shooting happened 8 days
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