Gun culture

impossible to make the weapons safer, and untrained students often hurt more than they help. Many people believe an armed America is a safer America. This is not true; however, since concealed weapons have been more readily available shootings and gun related crimes have increased. This applies to college campuses as well. Since laws have been passed, college shootings have increased. Then there is also the danger of mixing firearms and the alcohol fueled parties that are often occuring in…

Loaded Gun,” written by Emily Dickenson mentions on several occasion a gun. The gun is spoken about in the first line of the poem, stating “My Life had Stood--A Loaded Gun.” Ironically, the speaker discreetly mentions a gun's purpose in the last stanza. It states as: Though I than He - may longer live He longer must - than I - For I have but the power to kill, Without - the power to die - (544) The speaker does not actually use the word gun, however, they do mention the purpose of a gun; the…

potential danger that can happen in school if teachers are allowed to be armed with guns. First, teachers are not totally mindful; if they carry a gun to class, put it into a drawer in the class, and go to the restroom or somewhere else during the break time, but they forget to carry it with them. Then, students may be curious about the gun in the drawer; they could play with it and not be aware of the bad consequence of guns, and accidently shoot their friends. Specifically, on August 25th,…

Jan. 16, 2013. The president of the United States had a very unique gun control speech at the White House. The vice president Joe Biden, children, teachers, parents, and journalists attended the speech. In the speech, President Obama constantly mentioned several families, these families would become the protagonist of the speech. Because, December 14, 2012. A shocking gun shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A 20 years old young man shot 20 children and…

until now have been killed by guns, and gun related incidents (“Lies”)? Many people in the U.S. say that guns kill people; however, they are completely wrong because guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Those people keep getting a hold of guns still today. All of the background checks are not working. The wrong people are getting a hold of guns to easily these days. The people need to put a stop to this. The U.S. need stronger gun laws prohibiting the selling of guns to the mentally ill,…

Guns are powerful. Not only in how much damage they can do to you with just one bullet fired, but even the presence of a gun can send any man, saint or criminal, running. Guns can be used as a form of offense and defence. They can protect our society, more than they damage it. Although some believe that gun control should further restrict the selling of firearms, they actually shouldn’t because they can be used as a form of defence, and citizens have the right, stated in the second amendment, to…

Guns Should Not Be Allow On Cerritos College Campus Guns are extremely dangerous. They are more harmful and deadly than most other methods people use. We should not allow gun on Cerritos college campus because it can lead to reckless behavior, it might cause lower enrollment due to safety expectations, it might lead to useless/accidental death, it is likely to increase in both homicides and suicides, it is likely to increase the death of campus police officers, and it might lead to…

being killed. One small device that could change the lives of many people or just fun to use in the proper way. Guns. They sound scary and sometimes they are but they could also be enjoyable. Gun control is a controversial topic that has many reasons and evidence for both cases. People who are against guns talk about public shootings and it is against the second amendment. People who like guns say that because of the second amendment it is okay and it doesn't help the suicide rates. To start,…

being that guns are a manmade object and this problem can be stopped. There were also more people who were critically injured due to handguns. Imagine if your loved one was one of those people who were injured or killed, you would be devastated. Gun ownership should be tightly controlled by the government. The United States is one of the easiest countries in which to purchase firearms. In 24 states, anyone who is 18 or older can walk into a store, fill out a form, and leave with a gun. This can…

indicates that 11, 419 people, adults and children died from gun violence in 2013 which translates to approximately 30 people a day (Kalesan 309). This is totally unacceptable and must be addressed and the best approach on the issue adopted to preserve life. This will be easily achieved by ensuring the guns are only in the hands of the law enforcers (Kovandzic 489). The statistics refutes the arguments presented by those who oppose strict gun control on the basis that they make our society more…