.22 Long Rifle

Gun laws fill enormous gaps that exist in our nation’s federal laws and also help reduce gun violence and keep the citizens safe. Most of the countries that with the strongest gun laws have the lowest gun death rate. The mass shooting in schools in America is done by kids having control over guns. Diane Dimond, a reporter and journalist who published the article “Kids and Guns and Public Safety” argues that to prevent future mass shootings, gun owners need to take personal responsibility. Diane…

On April 28th 1996 a gun men armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed 35 people wounding 18, after this the government decided that maybe their gun laws needed to be re-looked at. They implement stricter gun laws and even had gun buyback programs for guns that were decided illegal so that no one was losing money. This lead to lower gun related suicides as well as gun related homicides these dropped 65% and 59% respectfully. This was in Australia of course not is America, because in…

Most modern firearms are rifled with the exception of the shotgun. The process of rifling the barrel creates unique patterns. These patterns are called tool mark impressions. The forensic technique of analyzing the impressions left on the bullet is call ballistic fingerprinting. There are two types of strations, class characteristics and individual characteristics. Class characteristics are shared by on type of gun and manufacture, for example a colt peacemaker has 6 lands and grooves left-hand…

Everyday across the United States roughly 89 citizens are killed related to an incorrect use of a firearm (Prevention Institute). There is no clear answer or explanation on how this happens, but we all know it’s gotten out of hand. Society is scared, parents worry about their children at school, couples cannot go to a movie or the mall without slight suspicion. We all want a safe solution, but there is no clear path to reach this goal. There needs to be an equal balance when creating new firearm…

Personal Narrative “Moments of Decision” “Thwack,” is the noise I heard as the arrow pierces the flesh of the big monster deer I just took a shot at. This day was one of the best decisions of my life to this day. If I wouldn’t have chosen to go on my very first bow hunt, I would have never been hooked on the sport that I love. Hunting is special to me. It is time alone with my dad and friends and I would have never been a part of until the day I made the decision to leave the small town of…

real world. In these instances, whether it is a fire, a shooting, etc. it is the duty of the instructor to protect and attend the welfare of their apprentices. Primarily focusing on the school massacres that involve concealed handguns and assault rifles, should the instructor be able to have proper tools to provide protection? Coming from the logical side, yes, an approved teacher should be given all tools necessary to provide the best for their students. Concerning the information given…

the Eliott magazine pump rifle was perfected for the first time (McLaughlin para. 45). Remington developed one of the earliest machine guns: a rapid-fire naval gun (“Remington Arms Company, Inc.” para. 9). Remington also produced a popular double-barreled shotgun, a gun cane that looked like a walking stick, and a portable gun that could shoot a lifeline of up to 200 yards to the upper floors of burning buildings (“Remington Arms Company, Inc.” para. 9). There was a long period in which…

have confidence in my shots to ensure that I make a good shot. Shooting a deer will make me very happy and I can’t wait till archery is in. Not to wish my summer away, but I hope it comes fast. The feeling will be great even if it isn’t a buck, as long as I get a deer it doesn’t matter to…

and that these could not be shot in the rain. They also discovered that depending on how far the wick was burnt the gun may not fire right away leaving the soldiers unaware of if the gun would fire and when. (Supica) (Firearms history) The next rifle solved some of these problems it was called the wheellock. It took advantage of the fact that you could make a spark with metal and certain rocks and do away with the wick and replace it with a gear system to form a better trigger to get more…

The National Association of Gun Rights (NAGR) supports the second amendment fully, believing that Americans have a right to own any type of firearm they wish. The organization is very influential in Congress, a main reason why gun control advocates have not been able to pass legislation that opposes the use and ownership of guns. The NAGR has produced millions of pro-gun ads that appear in the media, from written advertisements to commercials and images. These ads attempt to make people…