...¨Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.¨ What this means is that all the good people out there know what's the right thing to do and the laws never need to testify it, then for all the bad people out there that do a crime always find/get a way out from getting in trouble. In Anne Frank's quote it said “In spite of everything , I still believe people are really good at heart.” In response to the quote of Anne Frank, people are not good at heart because many do horrible things to innocent people that didn't have anything to do with that person and they always find a way to hide it from others. But many can't keep them in a secret anymore because people will find them...
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...really good brand name. What makes it different than the others is that it is reliable, and it last a life time. Unlike the other brands the parts could have been purchased cheap, and fall off in some years. Remington’s recoil is amazing. If you ever shot a Remington than you know the difference between other brand names. The amazing thing about this brand is its quality and value of the product is it doesn’t just make guns they also make ammunition, gun slings, and clothes also. In some years from now Remington products can triple in value if you’re into collecting Remington products. It doesn’t stop there Remington products give out specials all the time. For instance when purchasing a gun they throw in a scope with it. Yes other brand names do the same thing sometimes but it’s not as good of a scope that Remington is giving away. Remington brands are all worth it. People name their dogs and even their kids after this product. Also Remington’s product come with light weight material that’s not cheap. For instance their guns are made of plastic, their light to carry around, were other guns are made of solid wood and heavy to carry. Not everybody would agree but it sure is helpful when walking around hunting with a lighter gun. Years down the road Remington is going to come up with new and improved items for sale. Some of the products they sale already are on shelf’s are examples of what’s coming in the future. They’re going to come up with better clothes, better guns, and...
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...Gun Control What is gun control?. Gun control is a broad term. It can include regulations on what kinds of firearms and be bought and sold, who posses or sell them, and where and how they can be carried. “ The debate has a long history in the U.S. It dates back to the 18th century, when the Founders were crafting the Bill of Right - the first 10 amendments to the constitution. The second amendment gave the Americans the right to “ bear arms”. But in many years people had disagreements over how to interpret it. There are three things that are issues with the guns; background checks on buyers, laws regulating who can carry weapons in public, the kinds of guns and gun accessories available for purchase. Since 1993, licensed gun dealers have been required to conduct background checks on potential buyers through an FBI database. This prevent the sale of the guns to someone who is prohibited from owning a gun. What are some of the arguments in favor of gun control? “ people who favor gun control say that the more people who carry weapons, the more likely it is that someone will use to kill. They cite figures that equate high rates of gun ownership with more gun violence.” It's true because people can go crazy if they own a gun and they can go kill someone or they can kill themselves with it. People that have...
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...Gun Control is when you keep firearms plus guns away from people. Many people think that gun control is right because they think keeping people away from guns will reduce the amount of deaths each year. They also think that guns cause many of the deaths that had been committed each year. Also when ever people hear the word gun, the thoughts are of violence and negativity. Many people, myself included think gun control is wrong because we know that it is not necessary, since we know that guns were not involved in many of the deaths caused each year. While many other people disagree and think it is good because of the safety for people. In this essay I will tell you why gun control is unnecessary and why there shouldn?t be any gun control at all. There have been many gun control laws established throughout the U.S., but they vary from state to state. For example, in Colorado you can purchase any type of gun: handgun, machine gun, shotgun, rifle, automatic rifle, etc. at the age of 18, while in other places you would need a hunting license.1 I think this is unfair because when I?m at the age of 18 I would want to buy a gun, but I can?t because I?m living in California and another 18 year old could in Colorado. Also, another example is that in some states, they allow citizens to carry concealed weapons, while in other states citizens can?t. I don?t think this is fair at all because I think they should make laws that suits the whole U.S., and not make different laws in different...
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...What is worse, guns or people that own them? Many people are asking this question, and the answer is neither. Guns are generally used for hunting or defense and are owned by great people. Also, some bad people do happen to own guns (often illegally) and they do bad things with them. But if they did not have a gun, they would use a knife or a bat, guns are just tools. The right for people to bear arms should not be taken away because it is a second amendment right, and when respected and used properly, they are not a danger. So let us talk about who owns guns and why. As of the year 2009 there are 307 million people living in the United States, and as of 2010 300 million of them own guns 100 million of those are handguns. Based on surveys, the following are estimates of private firearm ownership in the U.S. as of 2010: | |Households With a Gun |Adults Owning a Gun |Adults Owning a Handgun | |Percentage |40-45% |30-34% |17-19% | |Number |47-53 million |70-80 million |40-45 million | In the same poll, gun owners were asked why they own guns. 67% stated that they own guns to protect against crime, 66% said target shooting, and 41% said hunting. These being the main reasons people own guns, why should they lose their rights because of a few bad people who do happen to own guns. Based on a...
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...Imagine attending a candle light vigil for a loved one. Crying, hugging and trying to comfort surrounding family and friends while remembering the good times that you shared with the loved that has passed. All the while hoping and wishing that you soon wake from the nightmare that is playing out not knowing the nightmare doesn’t end there. A matter of seconds the cries and hugs turn to screams and falling to the ground praying the shower of bullets end. Praying everyone is okay only to realize that yet another loved is gone do to a bullet to the chest. Gun violence over the past years, seems as though it is becoming a bigger and bigger problem around the world. The shootings happening in a community to mass shootings taking place everywhere. It even seems to be a growing problem in our community in Battle Creek or it could be, as you get older, you realize that the world around you is not as innocent as it always seemed. Over the past years we have had shootings that have taken place that have killed...
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...We all have heard the stories of gun violence. The Tucson, Arizona supermarket shooting, the Sandy Hook shooting, and the Colorado Movie Shooting. But are these the fault of not enough gun control? No, they are not. People believe that stricter gun control laws will stop shootings like these, but they will not. Gun control laws will limit our freedoms as Americans, access our private information, and the laws won’t work. Wayne LaPierre, an NRA top executive, puts it best: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun.” The police may not always be there in enough time to stop a mass shooter, but a trained citizen can stop any shooter. Background checks do not work to stop bad people getting a gun, because they...
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...When you present FACTS that are dubious, cititions are called for. Source? Stick to the USA, as we're not trying to ban guns in Indonesia. Further, not one single politician is trying to ban guns. Regulate? Sure. Introduce waiting periods and background checks? Sure. Adam Ulbricht's argument about "If you look at some of the worst areas for gun violence/murder rates, you'll notice they have more restrictive weapons laws" doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. Law Enforcement reports indicate that guns used in such areas flow like water from municipalities that have lax gun laws. The argument that prohibition doesn't work is true, but you can easily see that we do, in fact, regulate and otherwise restrict things like alcohol and tobacco (things that tend to be considered for prohibition) to keep them out of the hands of minors, and in some municipalities, create convoluted scenarios to attempt to keep 40 oz malt liquors out of the hands of chronic alcoholics....
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...among many opinions, a democracy. With this being we don’t need to overthrow a bad government because if we had a bad dude in charge, the rest of the other 3 legislatures can get him out, we don’t need crazy white people shooting up the streets cause some didn’t invite Stephen curry to the white house. In this country, your voice can be heard, political opinions don’t need to be reinforced...
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...Guns or No Guns Three hundred and twenty-three students have died in documented school shootings over the past 15 years, making it the by far the largest cause of violent deaths in school. A very highly debated topic corresponding with this issue is how to stop it, any many people believe that arming teachers is the way to do it. Many also believe that arming teachers will only make things worse, and that’s what Allen Rostron tries to get across, to parents of teens, in his article Arming Teachers Will Not Reduce School Violence, published in 2012. In this article, Rostron uses many appeals, along with his reputation to provide the reader with statistics to back up his reasoning and to show his knowledge on the topic to persuade readers that arming teachers is a bad idea in the fight against school violence. Though Rostron uses many appeals throughout his writing to persuade us to his side of view, his reputation precedes him. He is a Professor of Law at the University of Missouri Kansas City and has published multiple articles on gun policy and whether or not guns should be used and how they should be used. To name a few, "Cease Fire: A 'Win-Win' Strategy on Gun Policy for the Obama Administration," Harvard Law & Policy Review, Oct. 28, 2009, "Dodging the Bullet: Tort Immunity for Gun Makers," Jurist, Nov. 3, 2005, and "The Supreme Court, the Gun Industry, and the Misguided Revival of Strict Territorial Limits on the Reach of State Law," Michigan State Law Review, Spring...
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...Within the book the father often times lies to the son about certain things. For the good of the son and humanity, it is a good choice to tell his son what is for the better. The better of things could be for the son’s future. The father and son go through a long journey to the south. The father believes that the south should be an easier place to be for the father and son to survive the deadly cold winter. The story tells of the father constantly telling himself that his son is the best thing that has happened and that he is the only light left in his life. They have to try to avoid many obstacles like those trying to steal their belongings or others trying to kidnap them to eat them. The father always seems to believe there is nothing left of his life except to keep his son safe and as happy as he can be. In parts of the book the son asks the father about their life. His son would ask if he would die what would the father do? The father easily answers that he would die also to be with his son. The father lives only for his son and would be willing to do anything for him. The father tells the son stories of courage and justice from the old world to put him to sleep. The father also constantly tells the son that they are they good guys; even though they are carrying the gun they are still good. The father holds the gun also for the reason to kill his son himself incase of the situation that roadagents or bad guys kidnap them. He constantly rethinks over and over whether or not...
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...believe that putting guns in classrooms will solve the issue of school shootings. That by putting the object that is causing this issue into the hands of someone who is not able to handle a gun adequately will stop the shootings from happening. The teachers for whom it is legal to carry guns are usually undereducated about using the weapon in a crisis. By putting guns in classrooms, administrators are making it that much easier for a gun related incident to occur in school. Arming teachers has become a widely known controversial topic. Whether or not the government will agree to arm teachers is a mystery, but that does not stop parents all around the country from voicing their opinions. Having guns...
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...Essay Guns or no guns? That seems to be a big question these days. A lot of the reason behind the discussion is mass shootings that occur so often now days. Other forms of violence with guns happen, but the most controversy over guns usually occurs after a mass shooting. The reason for that is that mass shootings tend to be more mindless and more innocent people are hurt or killed in mass shootings. The thought of what if I or one of my families was in one of these mass shootings always hit home afterwards, and so we think of ways to prevent them from happening again. I have a question though is guns really the issue or is it really another issue? I think that the anti-gun activists use every shooting as just another door to support their views against guns. I can see why they do since guns are used to the shootings, but taking away a normal citizens right to own a gun and defend themselves against crimes is not smart. These shootings are not done by normal citizens and could still occur even if they took away guns from the normal citizens who just want protection. Police are not always there when you need them and sometimes you need to protect yourself first as we can see from different crimes that take place today. What would stop a mass shooter from buying guns illegally? Do they not think that they could? Drugs are illegal but still sold and used everywhere every minute. One argument that anti-gun activists use are people aren’t trained enough with guns to...
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...Gun control is a rising topic in the United States. But a necessary thing people say that we need back round checks to keep the streets safe but as necessary as they are we need to get rid of them. My individual rights state that I can own a gun. The constitution states that “the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” That means that I can own that AR-15 or that 30-06 rifle. If I am not allowed to buy then you are infringing on that right. Owning a gun and having multiple people own them affects the common good by deterring according to Procon it says “The police cannot protect everyone all of the time… The police cannot protect everyone all of the time.” If the police can’t protect everybody then what about the...
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...Guns are simply too accessible which can lead to more deaths. Society has free reign on acquiring guns for personal use. Many guns start out legal and end up in criminal hands. An article posted on the National Rifle Association’s website stated, “Since 1991, the number of privately owned firearms has risen by perhaps 50 million. Americans bought 37 million new firearms from 1993-1999 alone” (NRA). With the rising number of weapons purchases, a citizen cannot help but speculate how all of these firearms were acquired. Another article posted on the NRA’s website stated, “FOPA made clear no license is required to make occasional sales, exchanges or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby," or to "[sell] all or part of [a] personal collection of firearms"” (NRA). The article simply states that a member of society can obtain a gun without going through a criminal background check or registering the gun. A third article from the NRA’s website quoted, “According to the Government Accountability Office, over the past five years people on the terrorist watch list bought guns or explosives more than 850 times” (NRA). If a person has been suspected enough to make a suspected terrorist list, he or she should not be allowed to acquire a gun. The country needs tougher laws to help impede terrorist, criminals, or people in general, from acquiring guns without going through a thorough background check and registering the gun. This cannot only make a...
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