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    District of Columbia vs. Heller District of Columbia vs. Heller was a groundbreaking case by the Supreme Court on the issue of an individuals’ right to possess a firearm. The two parties in the case were Dick Anthony Heller, the plaintiff and District of Columbia, the defendant. The issue in the case was: Does the District of Columbia’s prohibition on the possession of usable handguns in the home violate the 2nd Amendment? The background of this case is: The District of Columbia passes a law…

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    Gun Control Is Bad

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    Gun Control In recent historical times, gun control has been a largely debated topic in the United States. There are endless arguments on whether there should be gun control or not, floating around in mass media and almost all social medias. There should not be gun control because it would end up harming America and personal lives more than the other way around. People who support gun control generally do so because of the heightened amount of gun crimes, murders and tragedies in the recent…

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    Sandy Hook Shooting Speech

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    children’s lives. Children who because of that man aren’t able to fulfill their potential. Aren’t able to live out their lives, aren’t able to contribute to society. For those unaware of the event, on the 14th of December 2012, Adam Lanza breached the school grounds and went on to fatally shoot 20 children, aged between 6 and 7 years old. He also shot 6 adult staff members and prior to the shooting he brutally executed his mother at their Newtown home. After…

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    We as Americans live pretty comfortable lives compared to others around the world. We have the luxury to not have to worry about basic necessities that are needed for our survival. Water, shelter, food, are all things we take for granted. The majority of us will never want for anything, as everything and anything is right at our disposals. From the current iPhone, to the brand new car off the line. Anything and everything is here for us, some great and some bad. Guns continue to be widely…

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    Questions from Problem One: Does Virginia have a militia? Yes, Virginia does have a militia. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s official website details the establishment of a militia in Article 1 Section 13 of Virginia’s Bill of Rights, located within the Virginia Constitution: That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in…

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    and the intent with which it was written. The first angle to consider is the judicial perspective. There have been a few cases about the Second Amendment that have reached the Supreme Court, most notably United States v. Cruikshank, United States v. Miller, and Heller v. District of Columbia…

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    In 2008 a case was taken by the Supreme Court, that case was called Heller vs The District of Columbia. A special police officer whose name was Dick Anthony Heller had been in the service for awhile. Like all officers he was authorized to carry a handgun while on duty. Later that year he applied for a one-year license for a handgun he wished to keep at home, but his application was denied by the judge. Many cases has have to dealt with gun control, but many have not come in the favor of the…

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    Pros And Cons Of The Nra

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    The National Rifle Association, also known as the NRA, is a non-profit organization in the United States that advocates for gun rights. The NRA is a successful organization that has attracted many members from all across the country. According to the NRA foundation, the NRA is “widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world” (NRA). The…

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    me well and for this I will be grateful! It is my longing to believe in my students and encourage them to be the best they can be each day! From my earliest recollections I knew I desired to be a teacher. My bedroom closet served as a one-room school house where I taught Raggedy Ann and Andy, an overstuffed bear…

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    I was only a few blocks away. I was in the getting ready of starting my senior year at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo.…

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