Firearm

In 1791, Congress ratified the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution allowing Americans the right to “bear arms”. Millions of private citizens now own or have access to some type of firearm. Once widely used in recreational and competitive sporting activities, they are now being used more for self-defense purposes and in criminal activities. Recent statistics show that “more Americans have died from guns—1,516,863—in the United States since 1968 than on the battlefields—1,…

Banning Firearms “As of December 23, a total of 12,942 people had 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…

It is a fact that firearms in the hands of law-abiding and responsible individuals can and do save lives and can lead to a lower crime rate. The topic of concealed carry and firearms is a highly debated topic in America today. In the recent Presidential election the topic of firearms proved to be an important issue to many Americans, the NRA spending more than 26 million dollars on pro-Trump advertisements (Reinhard 1). This is also a dividing issue in America today as there are many people who…

first legislation known as the National Firearm Act of 1934. This legislation was developed during the prohibition years due to an increase in organized crime (Bice & Henley, 2002). Before this law was passed fully automatic firearms were made readily available to the general population. Therefore many mobsters such as Al Capone were getting their hands on these firearms and federal employees were being killed in the crossfire of gang wars. The National Firearm Act required all individual’s to…

the article less than lethal factor, I believe that officers should carry rubber bullets so that it will keep the officer vs unarmed suspect factor down. Officers should have access to more less than lethal firearms. I think that if officers had more training with the less than lethal firearms they would be encouraged to use it more and it will benefit the community more because people will not be shot and killed. Mistake of fact shootings. Officers should not take the shot without making sure…

Firearms are usually found at crimes scenes involving something dangerous. Places such as rape, robbery, burglary, assault, homicide. In most cases it’s sometimes rare to find a gun left at the scene. Most times they person who had the gun either ditch it someplace else or it’s never found. If perhaps a firearm was found on the crime scene then forensic technicians will dust for prints, hairs, fibers, or even blood. They have to handle the firearms with care because it’s dangerous and it…

Five states now have more than 10% of their adult population with concealed handgun permits.“Gun control is not the issue , But the ability to acquire a firearm illegally”.(Kaminski)Gun robbery is at the lowest since 2004 at a 48.6 per 100,000, also gun manufacturing has increased by 2,389,681 since 2007. Although people say guns are dangerous , crime rates have decreased a because they do a background check on everybody before…

contrary, the allowance of such weapon would increase the chance of potential misuse. According to Amy Thompson , in the article "Reducing Firearm-Related Violence on College Campuses-Police Chiefs' Perceptions and Practices" , she states, " Lobbying groups to have firearms more accessible to college students on campuses, there is the potential for more firearm-related morbidity and mortality(1)." Since most college students do not have the ability and experience of shooting…

The purpose of this memo is to explain how to clean a Kimber Ultra Crimson Carry ll 1911 Pistol. Firearm maintenance is not practiced enough and over time this causes corrosion on an individual’s firearm. Each time you use your firearm, little elements are left on the barrel. This can eventually change the precision of the weapon and cause it to be less dependable. Summary In general, the goal of this memo is to safely and efficiently educate readers to maintain their Kimber Ultra Crimson…

Firearms, a really dangerous weapon. Since the 9th century, firearms had become one of the important items of human society. Now, if you suddenly think of the guns or firearms, you will certainly think of two countries. One the United States and anther one China. Guns are a kind of sword, it could make a country more powerful, but guns are also dangerous. Thus, we should use the laws to limit, to manage the person who has a gun. Compare with this two county, you will see in China, people cannot…