Firearms

Firearms have greater lethal potential then any sharp weapons because an individual with a firearm is capable of injuring or killing a large number of people, while maintaining a safe and non-intimate distance with minimal effort (Lamb, 2014: 288). Unintentional injuries can result from firearms and so there is a high need to regulate the manner in which legal firearms are stored, carried, used, and disposed of; most especially from…

and more than a dozen others wounded. In November, a shooter opened fire on Rancho Tehama reserve in Northern California, murdering four people and harming three children. In Sutherland Springs, Texas, a week prior a man attacked a church with a firearm, murdering twenty-six people and wounding twenty. A month prior to that, a shooter staying in a room on the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas in the 32nd floor attacked people at a concert underneath, murdering fifth-nine people and wounding more…

on campus will do more harm than good. She presents a selected study from The RAND Corporation as well as citing a CNN article, balanced with a counterpoint to show that the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to high stress situations involving firearms. Harris compares the argument from Concealed Campus that students “need to know how to protect themselves from an immediate threat” (Harris), to a study completed by the RAND Corporation that concluded “on average, officers hit their targets…

result of this decision was to implement the strictest firearm control polices the country had ever seen, and to remove nearly all guns from civilian hands. Australia implemented a buy back policy in which all firearms were demanded to be turned into the police and citizens would be reimbursed. In total 643,726 firearms were turned in by Australian citizens which were subsequently destroyed by police forces. After the forced turn-in of all firearms strict polices were induced in order to control…

be taken away all together, or should the process to receiving a permit be more in depth? Should be police officers and security personnel be the only ones to carry firearms? These are all questions in the discussion of gun policies in the United States. Right now, 47% of Americans say yes, there should be more restrictions on firearm purchasing while 53% of Americans…

exist. Firearms are not for everyone, as not everyone uses them for security. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely, and some individuals choose to use firearms inappropriately. In this year alone, the statistics have been one school shooting every week; moreover, there were seventeen school shootings where someone was injured or killed. The National Rifle Association (NRA), argue that guns are safe; however, guns have done more impairment than righteousness. The use of a firearm…

obtaining a firearm. First, is the type of gun legislation in place in today’s society. One law in some states allows licensed individuals the privilege to openly carry firearms. Thirty-one states allow the open carry law and only thirteen of those states require some form of licenses or permits (Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence), Delaware is one of thirteen states that require a permit (National Rifle Association). Another law is the concealed carry which allows an individual to carry a…

Because a firearm is mostly used in situations where all else fails, equipping license holders with the tools to avoid even reaching that point is an important step. For example, Threat assessment is designed to distinguish serious threats from ones that are not serious. (SAGE) If we can educated the gun-holding population on how to distinguish which situations truly require the use of a firearm, and which ones do not, many situations could come to a…

in the United States are registration. The licensing of guns and weapons of gun dealers, background checks should be done before sales of a weapon or gun to any person, guns, and firearms should not be sold to persons younger than 18 and some areas are restricted areas whereby one cannot go with a weapon or a firearm. This year, President Obama passed a package of executive actions which have been designed to help in the reduction of gun crimes which require a gun dealer to have the federal…

What You Need to Know About Gun Laws While firearm-related violent crime accounts for a relatively small proportion of all violent crime in Canada, it can have considerable physical, emotional, and psychological effects on those who are victimized, on families, and on the community. As a result, firearm-related violent crime is a significant social concern. In addition, about one in five (21%) firearm-related deaths in Canada is the result of a criminal offence, while the majority (79%) are the…