AR-15

Introduction Gun control has been the center of attention as of late. This topic will split people in two groups: liberals and conservatives. Liberals favor stricter laws on guns and think the everyday citizen should not own one. Conservatives on the other hand think the complete opposite. They think everyone should have a firearm for their protection and the protection of others. We can own firearms because of the second amendment. Even though the second amendment lets us own firearms,…

The Second Amendment, the right to bear arms is a controversial topic. Our society seems crazed with the idea of owning semi-automatic AR-15 or military grade M-16s. While anyone who possesses a valid Firearm Owner Identification card also known as Foid, along with a clean and clear criminal record, can own any style of arsenal that they desire in the great state of Illinois. Most people who own firearms, use them to protect theirselves and loved ones as a form of self-defense, hunting or just…

I have three weeks left of my freshman year, and so far this year has been quite the journey. Although, the journey has kind of sucked if I’m being honest. High school has been alright, but middle school was way better. I miss the nice teachers, the roll schedule, and much more. The classes have been easy this year, but I would prefer a challenge rather than just easy work to keep us busy. I honestly haven’t learned very much this year. I never really dreaded going to school until this year, and…

In the wake of a terrorist attack, individuals are faced with many emotions such as grief and disgust, and many people feel vulnerable and unprotected. It is the responsibility of prominent politicians to console their communities. One such instance of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12th, 2016. It was a tragic event for Americans and the LGBT community, but it offered presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, an opportune moment to discuss her plans to defeat terrorism. Her address on June…

The purpose of this paper is to outline the problem of the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Full-Time Support TDA (FTSTDA) force structure process on AGR personnel and provide realistic solutions for improvement. As an AGR human resource professional in the Army Reserves over the last 9 years, a systemic problem across the AGR program is the Full-Time Support TDA (FTSTDA) force structure changes implementation or Overlay. The Overlay implements the force structure changes for the next fiscal year…

It seems that today we can not get through a single news cycle with out hearing “Shooting in ”. In the two years since the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, and over 82,000 Americans have died due to gun violence but little to zero action has been taken to prevent gun violence. This is a clear failure of the system of gun regulation. No person should have to live in fear of gun violence. To understand the problem of gun violence and create a policy solution…

refers to the vaccine’s ability to bring about the intended beneficial effects to a specified population under ideal conditions of usage on vaccinated individuals. Vaccine efficacy is usually expressed as proportionate reduction in infection attack rate (AR) among the vaccinated (ARV) study cohorts and unvaccinated (ARU). Then from the relative risk (RR) of disease among the…

In the modern era, firearm usage and sales have proposed a major threat. New tactics and policies have been instituted, but with little positive gain. These “Gun Control” policies have caused more harm than gain among the American people. These policies have had minimal success in obtaining there instituted goals.Gun control is irrelevant and cannot obtain its purpose due too the facts that gun control can never completely eliminate and eradicate firearm violence, gun control institutes…

At 2:02 AM, Mateen walked in with an assault style gun, an AR-15. The first group of people he shot were located in the bar and on the dance floor. For 33 minutes, he continued shooting between the two areas and killing those trying to escape the building. A standoff lasted for nearly an hour while he was killing…

Passive disease surveillance is the primary tool for monitoring the health of communities. It relies on healthcare providers, laboratories and other entities to provide information to LHDs for all reportable conditions in the Commonwealth. LHD staff review and follow up on the reports, ensuring that appropriate public health measures are implemented to protect ill persons and their contacts. Information is also reported to the VDH central office, which provides technical assistance to LHDs…