Annie Jump Cannon

Years ago when I was in college night classes…I purchased and began carrying a gun after [taking firearms training] sponsored by the local [police department]. It may seem odd now, but at the time, many girls [at our school] carried guns everywhere, including in classrooms. How much things have changed. Fast forward a few years to my full-time job after college. I worked for a CEO and had a glass office next to his. I never thought about how easy it would be for someone to watch me through those…

Circle or highlight your position. (Keep in mind that you cannot be “pro” or “con” for all three topics) I am “Pro” I am “Con” Summary of most important points for your side of the issue. This must include 5 distinct points stated in complete sentences: • If more people were to start carrying handguns that would lead criminals to believe that victims are more likely to have a gun so the criminal will be more likely to also carry a gun. • Although there are requirements that need to be…

Have you always wondered where your meat came from? Well that is why you should hunt for your food instead of buying food from walmart. People have been hunting many types of animals for thousands of years and almost every time someone shoots a deer or bear or any other animal all the hard work really does pay off when that meat is in a person’s freezer. Another plus about hunting is hunters get to choose how you want the food made. There is thousands of different ways to make your food and you…

The United States is one of the most advanced countries in the entire world. The U.S. has one of the highest GDP’s in the world, one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and one of the top economies in the world. However the United States also leads the world in the highest number of mass shootings each year. Mike Sharpe, the author of Violent Nation also agrees that United is one of the greatest countries in the world. However Sharpe finds two issues with the United States, “I want to…

conditions just gave me the creeps. The smell was so old and it just had a terrible stench. I am glad that is all over with.” I could tell that was not his favorite story and that it completely reversed his mood from when he was talking about the cannons…

62% of the 31,000 deaths caused by a gun are suicides (Cornell 2). According to Arthur L. Kellerman, MD, “residents of homes where a gun is present are 5 times more likely to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns” (A Case for Gun Control). I have experienced the effects of suicide within my own family. One month ago, my cousin Marisa committed suicide. She was 26 years old and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years prior to the tragic incident. Marisa was not in a…

Gun Control Kailey Bergamo Ms. Gigliotti English III Honors Period 3 1 March 2016 According to www.leg.state.co.us, “A citizen with a gun stopped a knife-wielding man as he began stabbing people in a Salt Lake City store.” Also, “Two men retrieved firearms from their cars and stopped a mass murder at the Appalachian School of Law.” Citizens should be able to carry guns, concealed or not, for a variety of reason, including protection and sports. The question of gun control is constantly…

Do you think guns should be banned in the United States? According to the National center for Injury Prevention and Control, “Every day on average, 55 people kill themselves with a firearm, and 46 people are shot or killed in an accident with a gun.” My own experience supports this viewpoint. My grandmother easily feels threatened by guns. Once when she was going to get out of her car, somebody put a gun to her head. However, he fled quickly because of a crowd of people. Guns can be scary and…

Gun control is a controversial topic to be talked about considering the pros and cons that come along with it. The pros being the control of having a gun in order to have a sense of protection, our right to bear arms and less death rates. On the other side cons being restricting a person to their own personal safety and diminishing personal hobbies such as hunting, and job related activities by not having guns being allowed at all. Guns come with responsibility and consequences that can occur if…

Bearing Arms After the tragic event of Sandy Hook, the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, responded with: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Moore). LaPierre’s statement foresees the future of educational faculty members becoming capable of protecting the well-being of themselves and students with an armed weapon. This weapon will be active when a threat is applied. To explain this threat, one must engage themselves to reflect on the…