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been killed in the United States in 2015 in a gun homicide, unintentional shooting, or murder/suicide” (Mascia, “15 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence This Year”). “There were, on average, 16.4 such [mass] shootings a year from 2007 to 2013, compared with an average of 6.4 shootings annually from 2000 to 2006” (Schmidt, “F.B.I. Confirms a Sharp Rise in Mass Shootings Since 2000”). These statistics prove that within the past couple of years, gun violence has been a rising epidemic.…

Virginia Tech and injured many other students and faculty members (Seung 1). One of the most well known shootings was on April 20th, 1999. The event was known as Columbine. 13 high school students were killed, and 20 were injured. It sparked a debate over guns and how people should handle them that has never ended (Columbine 1). It was a tragic event that never should have happened. These shootings seem to have no end in sight. People have debated many ways to put an end to it, but it seems that…

Gun, it is one of the most hazardous object or material that any man kind could have ever created. Although law enforcement officers often use it to protect themselves from menacing suspect, gun should not be allowed in school to teachers nor students for any purposes or reasons because it is extremely dangerous. Allowed gun in school to teacher and students especially in a country where violence has become an epidemic could lead into a greater deal of fear to students and teachers just as it is…

without the right gun training can be a danger to everyone around them including themselves. No one will be able to tell what they really want to do with that gun. That’s why I think people need to take a class to get trained and certified to buy a rifle or shotgun. After their class, they would get a permit to operate and buy firearms. There are many precautions that can be taken to help…

Although Obama’s intentions may be pure, the gun laws that he and his administration have gotten enacted fail to consider the long term effect that they will have. These laws are created on the faulty premise that the amount of gun crimes and gun violence can be drastically decreased by restricting legally obtained firearms. The fallacy of this premise can be easily established by looking at California which has the strictest gun laws in the country and is still home to one of the U.S.’s top 5…

discuss only two small blemishes: the gun culture and the military culture.”(Mike Sharpe).The U.S. has struggled with this gun culture and has had a hard time solving the number gun related deaths in the country. It also seems that there is no effort being made by the government to fix this issue. Many government officials and a majority of the general having been calling for the government to create stricter gun laws. If the untied the states creates stricter gun laws and enforces these laws…

Gun Debate: Where is the Middle Ground? Gun violence has become a great concern in the United States. It seems that many public places have become less safe from violence. Theaters, schools and even work places are subject to random violence. Like many issues today there is a great divide of beliefs and opinions. The ability to develop better gun control has for the most part eluded the government. A large percentage of people in the United States feel that there is nothing that can be done to…

victims; they killed over a dozen people and wounded almost two dozen others, before turning the guns on themselves and taking their own lives. In all, there were…

Play Analysis Wild Party The given circumstances are 1. Queenie is a vaudeville performer, and Burrs is a vaudevillian clown. This information influences the play because it tells the audience how Queenie and Burrs met 2. Later on in the song Queenie Was a Blonde the audience learns that Queenie is sexually ambitious, and no one can satisfy her until she meets Burrs. During the opening number, it is mentioned that “and fireworks flew, her passion ignited, she was smitten…now Queenie and Burrs…

Bearing Arms After the tragic event of Sandy Hook, the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, responded with: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Moore). LaPierre’s statement foresees the future of educational faculty members becoming capable of protecting the well-being of themselves and students with an armed weapon. This weapon will be active when a threat is applied. To explain this threat, one must engage themselves to reflect on the…