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    the people would be able to own and keep their firearms. If the founding fathers thought this was second only to free speech, they must have thought that it was pretty important. George Mason, co-author of the 2nd amendment said that “To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” If a governing body is able to take away the guns of its people, there is nothing that the people can do to stop the government from taking over. Whereas, if the people are armed with the same type of weapons as the government, it would be a lot harder for the government to take over. The key phrase being, “same type of weapons.” The main weapon referred to are the AR-15s. Since they are military style weapons, a lot of people think they should not be legal for private ownership. There was a temporary ban on AR-15s, as well as many other military style weapons, including high-capacity magazines (chambers or belts that are able to feed more than 10 rounds of ammunition into a firearm), but guns and…

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    This was one of the event that shock the nation a put back on top the agreement of Gun control to the eyes of the people. Even the former President Obama had something to say about this topic and hope that the nation would join together to the fight of gun control. The article By Shaina Negron, in CNN states 20-year-old Adam woke up one morning he grabbed three guns from the house, a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle, pistols made by Glock and a Sig-Sauer handgun. Adam Lana went inside the…

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    Sandy Hook Massacre

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    Twenty-six people (20 students between the ages of 6 and 7 years old and six adults) were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School by 20-year-old Adam Lanza in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14 2012. At some point before Adam went to Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigators believed that he killed his mother, Nancy Lanza. Before living the house Adam stole three guns (A semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle, Pistols and a Sig Sauer) and then proceeded into the elementary school,…

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    John Diciulio Case

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    Written Assignment Two 1. In the mid-1990s, social scientist John DiIulio (and others) predicted that a frightening wave of violent “super-predator” youth would terrorize America starting around 2010. Why did DiIulio eventually back away from his prediction? (Hint: see chapter 4 and outside sources if necessary.) The prediction of “super-predator” was due to district attorneys reported the increase in violent crime among youth. It is not hard to develop an opinion when you hear first-hand…

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    Essay On Second Amendment

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    created one of the best society in the world but yet we don’t think they had the common knowledge of advancement in technology in weaponry. All throughout history the object that were used in war were made better. As an example a rock became a sharper rock, then a to a club, then to swords, and so on a so forth. When people want gun control it usually comes after a mass shooting. When these mass shooter I do not blame the gun I blame the owner for not properly storing the gun with either a craze…

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    AR 15 And Attachments

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    AR-15 and Attachments The myth, the legend, the weapon. The AR-15 is a style of semi-automatic/automatic rifle that is used in civilian and military applications. The first design was actually named the AR-10 and was submitted to replace the M1 Garand but, lack of time and testing before military trials didn’t allow it to be adopted as the new military rifle. In 1956 the time was right for a new smaller caliber rifle and the AR-15 was designed and built by Armalite. Three years later the…

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    AR-15 Vs Assault Rifle

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    Two of the most iconic rifles of all time are the AR-15 and the AK-47. America has used some variant of the AR-15 ever since the Vietnam War. The AK-47 has become known as a “bad guy gun,” due to the fact many terrorists and gangs use these rifles commonly. Many people believe that AR is the abbreviation of Assault Rifle. However, AR is actually the abbreviation of Armalite Rifle and the 15 in AR-15 stands for model 15. The AR-15 was designed by Eugene Stoner in 1957. AK-47 is short for Avtomat…

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    1958, Eugene Stoner, the head engineer at the small arms engineering company- ArmaLite, came up with the company’s fifteenth rifle project: the AR-15. (Ar15.com, 2014) Soon after the rifle’s birth, the U.S. Military adopted the AR-15 in a fully automatic version known as the M16. The M16 allowed soldiers to shoot at a rate of 900 rounds per minute with just one trigger pull, whereas the AR15 only discharged one round for every pull of the trigger. ArmaLite soon decided to designate the AR-15…

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    In this paper we're going to be discussing the rights of ownership over the AR-15 rifle. Earth has some of the most beautiful places but also some of the hardest. For the people that do live in the rough parts of earth need to create some type of protection and in this case it's the AR-15 Rifle. Some people in the world believe that keeping a firearm should be illegal to prevent crime. People have the constitutional right to AR-15 rifles because of the rights given in the second amendment.…

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    An AR-15 is a military weapon. It is used for the military many soldiers have got their lives saved because of this weapon it is a very accurate weapon many people help save lives for freedom with this weapon.This company was founded in the 1950’s.This company will give you a good deal on a very reliable weapon.This company started making AR-15 in 1954. There is many kinds of ammo used for this weapon. Armor piercing round people say is the most damaging bullet they say that because of history…

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