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Plate Armor and The Hundred Years War One of the first well known conflicts where chainmail, hauberks, and counter-weaponry clashed is The Hundred Years War from 1337-1453, which pitted the French against the English. With limited protection from the chainmail, the advent of plate armor began during this long series of battles, and the weapon of choice became the crossbow, which by the 15th century was made entirely of steel, increasing its power and range significantly. While historical…

With more and more school shootings and public massacres happening everyday, the overall concern of gun control in the United States of America has become one of the most politicized topics over the past year. With elections coming up in the next year, there is no better time to address these current problems and ways to go about creating change for a better and safer society. It is clear there are two sides to this gun control issue and there needs to be a solution that will please both sides…

It was April 20th, 1999 when a slight breeze filled the sky, enjoying the cool winds I rocketed towards school. Arriving at school, I felt like a log flowing down a river stream, and then suddenly a loud "Bzzzzz" echoed down the halls. The hallways felt like a school of fish viciously running away from a predator hunting them down. In a matter of seconds, everything calmed down and the first period started. A sudden rumbling sound came out from my stomach, as I anxiously waited for the lunch…

For this paper the topic I chose to get informed about was the Taser. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing what a Taser is by defining it and giving some examples of what it can look like, who is allowed to carry a Taser lawfully, how someone can obtain or purchase a Taser, and finally the benefits of owning a Taser. For starters, some of you may be wondering what is a Taser? Well according to the Metropolitan Police website, the definition of a Taser is stated as “a less lethal single…

A man with red curly hair walks through the door and sits in the front row. No one suspects him of anything. The lights go down; the room goes quite. Approximately twenty minutes into the movie, the man receives a phone call. He stands up and exits through an emergency exit leaving it propped open to return. A couple minutes later, he re-enters wearing a gas mask, SWAT gear and holding a shotgun, rifle, two pistols, and two cans of tear gas. Tossing the tear gas into the audience, they never…

Gun Control in the United States The United States has the most guns per capita in the world at 88.8 guns per 100 people, or 270,000,000 total guns (“Gun” par. 1). Today in the United States, gun control is becoming more and more of a controversial topic. The fact that we have so many guns in our country is quite alarming, especially when you consider the amount of accidents and mass shootings that have happened in the past years. Between 1982 and 2012 there were 62 mass shootings in the United…

Bullets that were lodged in the victim skull were sent to ballistics to determine what type of gun was used to commit the murder, the make and model, toolmarks on the bullet casing also determine the make and model of the gun, before all this is determine the bullets must be placed in an evidence bag and then placed in an evidence locker until it is sent over to ballistics for testing. “With the exception of a shotgun, whenever a gun is fired, microscopic characteristics or imperfections are…

Gun Control With many shootings and massacres happening within the past decade, gun control has become the heated topic of today’s society. There’s a debate on the legislation of gun control, determining rather or not legislation is needed. Those in the support of more legislation on gun control believe that the number of deaths caused by guns will be brought down. According to the Counterpoint Article, Japan and England hold some of the strictest gun control laws, leading to the results in…

The Second Amendement gave us the right to bear armes. Wayne LaPierre listed arguments to support why armed guards should be in schools. These arguments include LaPierre saying as parents we do everything we can to keep our children safe, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, and a gun in the hands of the Secret Service Agents and a soldier protecting the President and the country isn’t a bad word. Wayne LaPierre also asked his readers why the idea of a gun is…

Do Guns Kill or Save? One bullet, from one shot, from one gun, is all it takes. One small little bullet travelling so fast, that one cannot see it coming. This little bullet propels itself toward a body, and when it hits the body and pierces the skin, a whole life can change. When this bullet pierces a skull, or tears open a beating heart, everything changes. In a split second everything, every potential this person could’ve fulfilled, has vanished. This is all a result of one bullet, from one…