Gun politics in the United States

the american citizens. The argument that guns kill people is stupid because someone has to exert a force on the weapon for it to even fire. he problem is not guns it’s the crazy people that do crazy things whether they have a gun or a knife or any object that can be used as a weapon so if you are gonna ban guns then you might as well ban kitchen knives and pencils. the people that want to ban guns never look at how many innocent lives are saved by guns in the hands of responsible civilians. to…

others in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Police identify the man as John Russell Houser, a 59-year old with a criminal history. ourt records show a history of mental illness, erratic behavior from Houser. Police described the man as a “out-of-state drifter” and could not find a clear reason he targeted the particular movie theater and the romantic comedy Trainwreck. One possible reason is that Trainwreck is written by feminist comedian Amy Schumer. Houser was a radical Republican and…

Concealed Guns: Self-Defense or Self-Harm? Does carrying a weapon really lessen your chances of being attacked? Being able to carry a concealed gun has been a controversial topic for years. Many people are for being able to carry concealed weapons because it is a form of self-defense. If someone carrying a concealed weapon is attacked, they will have something to fight back with. However, people who are against carrying concealed guns say that it is not an effective form of self-defense.…

Violence in the NHL Violence in sports is a very large controversial topic and both sides have very good supporting facts to back up their choice. Some say violence is used as a strategy and some say it is just too dangerous. Sports have always had an aspect of violence in them and everyone loves a good fight in hockey or a big crunching hit in football; plus, it’s sometimes the only reason people watch. Therefore, it would take too much away from big sports, such as hockey, if there was no…

Roughly 20% of all house burglary crimes are committed without the use of force as entry is made through a door or window that is already open. Fitting strong locks to your doors and windows and keep them locked even when you're home will help greatly. To reduce the risk of being burgled any further, there are a number of security measures you can consider. If a burglar can see an alarm it can make them think twice about trying to commit burglary. They are not only a visual deterrent, but they…

They allowed those without proper id to cast what they call a provisional ballot. They were given 6 days to return with proper id for their vote to count. Voters who support the bill state that one needs an id to travel , drive, conduct business transactions even polls taken show that voters agree with showing a form of id to vote. Opponents of voting id laws say they are discriminatory against minorities and are racially biased. Many…

The United Stated leads the world in mass shootings and they are become more common each day, making people wonder what is triggering them. Some believe the media is to blame for the rise in shootings while others feel that there are different circumstances that contribute to this matter. In the article “How the Media Inspires Mass Shootings” the author, Mark Follman, claims that the media has influenced an increase in mass shooting by the way they publish their findings. The media does inspire…

“Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns” by Molly Ivins was written to show gun holders a simple alternative of self-defense. Ivin’s point is very clear that guns control laws should be banned, or at least restricted.To get her point across, she uses techniques like sarcastic humor and examples of politics to help justify her personal beliefs on gun control; guns are destructive and should to be regulated, better yet illegal. In order to ease into her argument, Ivin starts her piece…

Gun control is one of the greatest topics to argue about, but there is no reason we should have gun control for the people. I have done some reacher to give you the reasons we should have gun control. First they protect us from all of the harmful people, animals and other crazy things. Second most people use guns for hunting. Third no matter what we will still be able to get guns. Gun Control isn't something people should take control of because of the shooting in schools, even though they were…

Chicago is a small city and its crime rate is considerably higher than other of the state cities. The Feds might already be there , but there should be more help because nothing has changed during all these years. There has been a “program that’s been shown to have an effect - not a huge effect but overall effective …One complaint…