Gun culture

One way I look at this situation is that guns aren't the problems but the criminals behind them are, meaning that there just doesn't need to be a gun control law to solve this issue, but a greater penalty for the criminals. Something needs to be done to reduce the easy access to guns so that felons don’t use them. I know that violence is linked with gangs, and bad influence so some ways I could change this issue…

similarities but the one I will dissect is the juxtaposition between remembering information and wanting to escape the information by using nature as the means to that end. Naming the Parts is about a man having to memorize the parts and actions of a gun. He is probably just joined the military and has to become intimately familiar with an instrument of death and destruction. It is clearly shown in the lines, “And this is the bolt. The purpose of this / is to open the breach, as you see. We can…

crimes include: the Columbine High School Massacre, the Trayvon Martin Shooting, and the Charleston Church Shooting. Although, violence rates in America are steadily decreasing violence is still a major problem in America. First of all, American gun crimes have continued to claim innocent lives. For example, on April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed fifteen students at Columbine High School in Columbine Colorado. The duo placed several makeshift bombs around the school then…

More than 10,000 people die every year from gun homicide, and most are from around 15-24 year olds.About 8,512 people have died last year from gun violence. I believe that individuals should not be allowed to have the right to bear arms because in most cases, it does not actually help people, children have easier access to dangerous guns, and having a gun makes the owner living there statistically more dangerous. First of all, many people argue guns are needed for protection purposes, but…

Summary Response Timed Essay In “Big Data and Mass Shootings,” journalist Holman Jenkins explains how mass shooting are becoming more prevalent in the United States. The article talks about how crime-prevention technology is using data to try and help predict, and prevent these tragedies from occurring. Near the end of the article the author sends a call to action for the police, he suggest police actively search for threats in a community to try and prevent future attacks from happening. He…

Post 6 Buy a locking system for your gun: This might not be the most effective way to make your guns safe but it is a way. Locking systems could work in a really good way though because only certain people can fire your gun. This means your children can’t fire them on accident because it’s only equipped with your signal. There are many different types of signals to choose from; your voice, retinal scan, or more commonly known: a fingerprint locking system. Guns that have these locking…

Guns will be some of the most expensive things you will need buy for your survival kit. Costs can be an issue, weapons do not have to be brand new [must be serviceable] and they don’t have to the latest “fad” weapons. Don’t let some sales “expert” at the local gun store talk you into a weapon that you may not need. Remember that the only gun you will ever really need is the one you have with you when everything goes south. Almost anyone can shoot a revolver, a shotgun or a .22 rifle…

Guns in Classrooms: Why it needs to be allowed You look back at your students, trying to comfort them. You heard the gunshots and so did they, as you hear the gunmen coming towards the door. You think this is it, but, you remember you have a firearm, when the gunmen comes in, you shoot him and stop a possible carnage. But this did not actually happen at Sandy Hook instead, 20 students and 6 teachers died because nobody except the gunmen had a firearm on them. Many people don’t want teachers…

Summary Paragraph The article titled “Father Believes Oregon Shooting Victim Saved His Daughter’s Life” by Tom Goldman describes the idea of the Oregon school shooting. Goldman uses information from the event to describe the effects of the actions of the gunman, Chris Harper-Mercer. First, Goldman explains when the shooting was finally over there were 10 people including the gunman dead. Another important idea from the article describes that a boy, also in the writing class, named Treven Anspach…

The times that I spent shooting with my dad are some of my fondest memories. From an early age, he taught me how to properly respect firearms, operate them with emphasis on safety, and how to hunt efficiently with them. He taught me these things by letting me shoot and hunt with two very diverse cartridges: the .22lr and the .30/06 Springfield. Although, these cartridges may be the some of the most popular rounds in the country, they differ distinctly in their hunting applications, long-range…