...In today’s world most people have some type of preference on having and or using guns. People that think guns should be used for protection for other and themselves. Some people want revenge on others while some just want to spread random acts of violence. There’s not a set amount of people that choose good or evil. Depending on the time and place and what’s happing people emotion can be swayed to do things they don’t normally do. On Jeffrey Goldberg's argument in "The Case For More Guns" his paper works efficiently because he uses strong pathos and a wide variety of ethos. Jeffery Goldberg’s paper he uses strong ethos and pathos to make his paper more clear. (The James E. Homes was talked about in Jeffrey G.’s paper “The Case for More Guns”...
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...citizen? It has become controversial whether or not we should allow for everybody to have a gun. People argue that society has become more unsafe due to the fact that it’s so easy for almost anyone to buy a gun and also because of how advanced and dangerous these weapons can be. According to Alex Yablon in his article “15 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence This Year” from the time period of 2005-2015 there were 301,797 Americans killed by gun violence. In order to bring about change, we as society must be willing to accept change. I propose that instead of trying to reform our gun laws to limit gun accessibility and use, that we instead embrace the issue. The solutions that I believe will help control gun related violence are to make gun accessibility easier, have a day dedicated to allowing people to use their guns without any legal action for 24 hours, and to implement some form of class that teaches young kids how to use guns so then they can have their own for protection at an early...
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...Guns Rights Whether or not guns should be allowed to be carried by students into school or college campus is a contentious issue. Though some people haves opinion that students should be permitted to carry guns along with them in schools and colleges so that they can defend themselves from the sudden attacks by intruders and resist attempts of sexual or physical abuse, it should be admitted that such acceptance or permission can only give rise to more complications and violence among the school-goers or college-goers. The proponents of allowing guns in colleges and schools argue that adhering to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America each and every American should be allowed to keep arms for the reason of self-defense (“SECOND AMENDMENT”, n.d.). The right to self-defense is one of the fundamental rights and as this is so, college or school students should be allowed to carry gun for their self-defense. The rise in the number of shooting crimes committed by mentally unstable youths and adults is enough to justify the point that for protecting themselves from the attacks of perverts, students should be allowed to carry guns while in the school or college campus. But such an argument should not be entertained as it is malicious. School students or college students should never be permitted to carry guns as they are not mature enough to understand when and how to use a gun properly for self-defense. If they are allowed to carry guns then it will...
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...The average police response time to an emergency call in Detroit, Michigan, is 58 minutes. Guns are inanimate objects, and it takes a human to pull the trigger, The gun is not bad the human is bad. People should conceal carry guns because the second amendment of the United States constitution, also people cannot always rely on the police to save them right away, and responsible adults who carry guns most of the time are law abiding citizens. First of all, the second amendment of the United States constitution guarantees the right to bear arms. The second amendment says “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of the free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The constitution is the base of America. It is what this country is ran off. We all follow the rules of the constitution everyday freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.” The United States 9th circuit court of appeals ruled in peruta vs San Diego by a two to one vote on June 16, 2015, that the second amendment requires states to permit some form of concealed carry for self-defense outside the home. The constitution says people can have guns to protect themselves, which is the whole reason they were created....
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...Gun legalization benefits and disadvantages in the USA Introduction The question on whether violence and crime could be tackled effectively and consequently minimized by ultimately legalizing guns in the United States has remained a hard nut to crack over the past decade. On the other hand, ardent debate has been going on getting the guns off the streets. There are valid points on both sides of the issue where legalizing of guns will have benefits as well as disadvantages to the American society. In states where legalization of guns has been effected, citizens have realized numerous benefits. However, the legalization of guns has not been without disadvantages because when the guns find their way into the hands of gangs and children owing to the availability, high rates of crime and deaths are witnessed. Therefore, gun legalization in United States is an issue which has come to the forefront and should be accorded all attention bearing in mind the benefits as well as the disadvantages (Blek 121). Cook, Molliconi and Cole (60) state that guns are weapons that can be used to mitigate crime or violence but can be used to perpetuate violence and crime. It is true that guns do not do the real shooting: people do the shooting. It is the person who possesses the gun and the intent to do harm that we should be worried about. The pride of a person with a gun can actually make him or her to impose his or her will upon other people. This aspect is what puts the legalization of guns...
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...goes down and there is a guy standing there pointing a gun at you. The government has said no guns, so you have no way to defend yourself. People say that getting rid of all the guns will stop so many murders, but the people who are going to abuse the usage of guns will figure out how to get them. The person behind the gun, the one pulling the trigger, that is the killer. The gun does not fire itself. More gun control equals more murders. People who abuse the usage of guns will not listen to the gun laws. Matthew Patrick said “ In Russia where handguns are banned, the murder rate is 30.6 per 100,000, while in the US the rate is a mere 7.8.” If I had to make a wild guess, there is probably a higher murder rate there because the lawbreakers kept the guns and the law followers gave the guns up. Therefore, the law followers couldn’t defend themselves. “The percentage of murders committed with handguns in Chicago varied between roughly 40 percent and 55 percent each year during the pre-ban period of 1965-1981. In recent years, while the handgun ban was in place, the...
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... Shootings such as these have made people question whether guns should be allowed on campus or not. “What the press called the “Virginia Tech Massacre” changed the narrative of, and participants in, the national guns-on-campus debate.” (Birnbaum) There are two sides to this never ending battle; the pro-gun people and the anti-gun people. These two sides portray as being the opposite of each other, with many protestors on each side. Allowing students and teachers with conceal and carry guns on campus would benefit the school and help eliminate mass shootings. Having patrons with a conceal and carry permit with guns on campus would reduce the mass scale of shootings. If there for example, 100 people on campus that have a gun at one time, the ability to act quickly will prevent active shooters from being able to target a multitude of victims. These patrons would be able to...
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...influences on aggression. An influence on aggression is aggression cues. Violence tends to happen more often aggressive cues release pent-up behavior. Research shoes that children who play with toy guns tend to be violent towards other children. Another study showed that when a gun was showed during an experiment a person tended to deliver more electrical shocks versus if a tennis racket was displayed. Weapons, to include guns, are seen as a violent instrument and not seen as a recreational item even though we use guns and knives for hunting. It has been proven that if a law is put into place to restrict handgun possession, the murder rate would drop. Examples of aggression cues are pictures of guns or the actual gun, pictures of alcohol, and violent games. When people see acts of aggression they tend to be aggressive themselves. Another influence on aggression is media influence, such as video games. Video games are a huge part of children’s life nowadays. Children pay close attention to video games and use them as a learning tool. The video games today have excellent graphics and show more realism. In video games people actually play the role of the character so the are enacting the violence. They will repeat violent behavior over and over again. Research has shown that the military uses attack-simulation games to prepare their soldiers for combat. Research has also shown that playing video games increases arousal, increases aggressive thinking, increases aggressive feelings and...
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...Unauthorized persons… Growing up, most gun folks had a glass front display cabinet to store the family firearms. Most were long guns assigned to hunting duties. The cabinets weren’t locked because the kids that entered the house or lived there had a healthy respect for the guns and other people’s belongings. We wanted to do the right thing because we respected life and wanted a chance to shoot the guns occasionally with supervision. There were consequences for disobedience such as grounding or a spanking. We wanted our freedoms as kids and crossing lines never entered our minds. In 2017 things are a bit different. This is not meant as an educational on being a parent in the 21st century. It is however, a primer on how to sensibly secure your firearms in this day and age. Fortunately, we have many options. I’m asked how I keep my firearms secure being a firearms instructor and gun retailer. The quick answer is don’t raise dumb asses. When your child is old enough to understand that matches burn and cars can run you over, they are old enough to learn that they are not to handle or touch guns without adult supervision....
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...this class is based on a problem that we as a country are facing in the day we live in. Businesses and institutions nationwide and even worldwide are struggling with how to deal with guns and how people use them. Most of this came about due to the recent spate of school shootings, culminating in the tragedy that happened at the Umpqua Community College outside of Roseburg, OR on Oct. 1. I live in the same town. Our town has come together in support of the students and staff of this college. Politicians of both parties have proposed different solutions to combat criminal usage of guns and the president has weighed whether or not to require gun dealers to initiate background checks on every sale. In addition, I have compiled for Phase 5 the results of my nonscientific survey and analyzed them below. I have also added for Phase 5 ethical considerations for my survey and a listing of the sample population I sent the survey to. I will also include a discussion about the measurement strategy I used for this project. The Topic What I am asking friends and family about in a survey is whether or not they think the government should be imposing gun control on the country or something else. Many people in government have bandied about several ideas. I don’t think any of my friends and family is in favor of gun control, but the survey should tell me more. The problem statement In this country, we have what seems to be the haves and have nots. That is, people on one side are well fed and...
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...weapon with a sharp blade on them were actually very popular in the Civil war and many men preferred to use them in the war rather than guns...
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...C.J. Woods English 102 Prof. Lasely February 24, 2015 Gun violence in America is a relevant topic in today’s society because it affects a multitude of people. Truth being told, we need guns to fight and be successful in wars. But, we shouldn’t be using these guns against people in our own country. Most of the gun violence in America comes from police violence, gang violence, or guns just in the wrong people’s hand. This shouldn’t be tolerable or acceptable. To start off we need to fix or improve ways of gun ownership. Data from firearm manufacturers, there are roughly 300 million firearms owned by civilians in the United States as of 2010. Of these, about 100 million are handguns. Breaking the data down even more it shows that white male republicans own more guns than any other demographic. But as I dove deeper into the stats I saw the reasons people said they own guns. The reasons they gave for owning guns were protection against crime, target shooting, and hunting. So the thing that was most encouraging about the data is that majority of the people who own guns, have them for a reason. But there was 8% who said that they own a gun just to have one. That last reason is a reason which got me thinking, why have a gun when you have no legitimate reason or purpose to have a gun? Those people could be some of the people who are not using their guns in an acceptable way. Most people would point to the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment states “A well-regulated Militia...
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...or beliefs. Many people use this platform to inform others on specific topics, while using their own personal experiences to do so. The Ted Talk, “ Why Gun violence can’t be our new normal,” is given by Dan Gross, a gun-control activist. Dan starts off his speech with his own personal story dealing with gun violence. He explains how he started to feel like his life was finally going in the right direction and how he just landed his dream job at an advertising agency in New York. Shortly after all of this, his brother was shot in the head on the observatory deck at the top of the empire state building. Dan was shown getting emotional after sharing this with audience and a picture of him and his brother was displayed on the screen. By using narration, emotion and visuals at the beginning of the speech, it gives the audience a chance to connect with the author on a deeper level. It also allows the audience to try to understand what Dan has been through....
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...mass shootings, random crimes, and home invasions which has given the American people a need for protection through firearms. Each state has different laws regarding carrying a concealed weapon; however California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Due to the legal system constantly changing laws regarding owning and carrying a gun, many California citizens are currently seeking the purchase of a handgun for concealed carry purposes. The Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm or M&P .40 S&W is on the list of one of the top 20 handguns owned by concealed carry owners in America. The following information will review specifics regarding this firearm, including background, industry, product of service, the SWOT analysis of the organization and offering, the competitive analysis, the target market, the needs that cause this population to buy, and a positioning statement. Since the mid-1800s Smith and Wesson remains a frontrunner in the ever growing firearms industry. The industry has been going through turbulent times, due to the mass shootings that have occurred. Although the firearms industry has received many black eyes, firearm companies are still pulling in over eleven billion dollars in the United States alone. Gun manufacturers have doubled their production numbers from a decade ago. Most of these sales have...
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...merica which has over 320 million people, it is important to note that homicide crimes that are gun related caused by Americans who legally own a gun involved in the crime is relatively very low and arguably nonexistent , most of these crimes are perpetuated by individuals that purchased firearms illegally. Instead of penalizing law-abiding gun owners, who use their firearms to save thousands of people every year, lawmakers should work to reduce crimes and gun related homicides by creating harsher penalties for homicides and gun related violence. CASE STUDY 3 THE PHENOMENOM OF HOMICIDES IN BIG CITIES The increase in homicides in the United States of America big cities is alarming and quite unprecedented. According to the Police and other law enforcement it is concentrated more in a few cities with large African-American populations. According to different sources , homicides in the United States increased by 16.8 percent in 2014 , based on these 10 cities accounted for two-thirds of this increase, and together they experienced a 33.3% jump in homicide. The three most important, plausible explanations of the homicide rise in the...
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