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Trump V. Clinton: The 2016 Presidential Election Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are names that will linger in history for many years to come due to their controversial plans if they get elected in the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s ambitious mindset with slogans such as “Make America Great Again” and Clinton 's bold stance on getting more rights for women have an abundance people either supporting or opposing many of their policies. They have many differentiating views on issues such as…

The second amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. This amendment protects the rights of citizens to "bear arms" or own weapons such as guns .The second amendment has raised controversies in the last few years do to massive gun violence ,resulting in many casualties .This acts of violence has raised questions from the public about what is the government doing to protect its citizens .In my point of view the the government should raise…

People that oppose gun control point directly at the data provided by the CDC. From the years 1999 to the year 2013 there have only been small changes to the number of suicides by firearm. Surprisingly, there have been more firearm suicides per capita in the year 2012 than in the year 1999 despite increasing gun control laws (Access Prevention). However, this is only true if you look at America as a whole. States that pass gun safety laws, such as requiring safety classes, experience a decrease…

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How many people have used or been around firearms? Everyone has seen firearms on television or in a movie here or there but how many of you have actually been around them and know anything about them? The answer is only about 4 in 10 people in America actually claim to own a gun. So there is a good chance that people have been around a firearm or at least know someone who has one. That being established how many of them actually have some form of training with said firearm. The answer is…

Agresti, James D., et al. "Gun Control Facts." Just Facts, 23 Feb. 2018, www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp. Accessed 26 Apr. 2018. This source defines firearms and provides statistics about private gun ownership in United States. It goes into detail about specific murder rates and gun ownership facts for different states. Included within this source as well is also statistics as to what percentage of households in America have guns, as well as a percentage rate of how many adults in the…

A Target Worth Aiming At With an average of 4.3 million firearms being added to the United States each year, gun control is one of the most rapidly growing problems in our nation. The right to bear arms was the 2nd amendment in our Constitution; so obviously to our forefathers this has been a very important ideal since the beginning of our nation. Without implementing some sort of law in the coming years, all citizens will soon be in danger. According to the National Institute of Justice,…

One of the most controversial topics in America today is the subject of gun control and how the country should go about modernizing the laws surrounding the citizens’ ability to possess and employ firearms. With the increase of shooting rampages in our country, these laws have become an even more pressing issue that needs immediate action. There are critics on both sides of the issue, however, guns should be permitted to be owned and operated by any qualified citizen of our country. The…

Jhaneidy Checo CRT / Prof. Boluch Winter '16 Hi Senator Dianne Feinstein, A man first shot his mother with a Marlin .22, where he then took a vehicle and transported firearms to a school. He brought his weapons onto school grounds – breaking the law – and throughout his journey to every classroom, murdered children and teachers. How would you react if you were one of the teachers who could have stopped this man on the act? This was the Sandy Hook Elementary school shoot out, and Adam Lanza had…

immense effect on us due to the fact that, by having more and more experiences, we will compare certain memories to others in order to make certain choices. This perception and comparison of situations is shown in many works, including “The Men We Carry In Our Minds”, an essay by Scott Russell Sanders. Sanders’s opinion with regards to gender roles and difficulties was greatly influenced by the memories he had of women’s roles compared to men’s roles. The society in which he lived had a major…