Gun politics

For this exercise, I stayed in the MD. Anderson Library in the UH main campus at 11:30. I sat down at the last computer, which is nearest the none-computer area and the windows. First, I had not decided to do this observation at that time, but a yelling voice of an African American guy made me feel curious. That led me open the Microsoft Word screen on computer and begin making my public space observation, an assignment in Sociology 1300 course. This was not the first time I feel curious to…

or predicament in today’s society as well as in the state of Texas is that of the questioning of regulation on gun control. With recent tragedies such as the Umpqua Community College Shooting in Oregon, and the Charleston Church Massacre, much controversy and debate has opened amongst fellow Americans on whether or not there should be certain restrictions on gun control. While Texas’s gun control laws are amongst the least restrictive throughout all of the U.S., many citizens in Texas ponder if…

“We Can’t Afford the True Cost of Gun Crime” One of the biggest issues in America today is gun violence and gun control, but nothing is being done to solve these complications. In the article, We Can’t Afford the True Cost of Gun Crime, Petuila Dvorak views gun violence and gun control as an economical problem. Dvorak estimates the cost of shootings from damages, and who has to pay for these things.She sees gun violence as a public health issue. She also mentions that the Founding Fathers…

Why guns should be used in households. Guns should be able to be in any house as long as the person who owns the gun get a background check. Most people think people who have guns can kill anyone but yet they fail to recognize that guns can also be home defenses. People who own guns are not bad they just either like to shoot guns or they just feel there home is safer with a gun in their possession. Many Americans buy guns for one purpose, home safety which is understandable because there many…

Police brutality is one of the several forms of police misconduct which involves violence enforced by police. Police brutality happens widespread throughout the country. Even though it’s legal it can be formed under the color of law, which many police officer take advantage of. When Philando Castile was shot it brought fore a huge amount of media attention to the state of Minnesota. Multiple people nationwide tuned in to see how the government and people would react to this devastating event.…

Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton is the first candidate in our generation to talk about justifying gun control which goes against everything the 2nd amendment states. The 2nd Amendment is the right to bear arms which means everyone has the right to posses a firearm if they go through a background check to determine if the person is smart and safe with the firearm. The people of the United States need guns to protect themselves against invasions or attacks. A candidate for president, Clinton…

Kansas City averaged 100 homicides per year which was “four times the national average” (Id, 2014) and the majority of the crimes that were committed involved the use of firearms; this statistic was despite the fact that the KCPD had recovered 984.4 guns per year. Other problems plagued Kansas City’s crime increase, for instance there was also a very significant increase in violent crimes and robberies, with the majority of these crimes concentrated in two areas of Kansas City, the Central Metro…

two on anti-gun control and two on pro-gun control for readers to decide whether it is or it is not a good idea to allowed guns on campuses. Anti-Gun Case Article 1: “Do We Really Need More Guns on Campus?” by David Shorten and Glen Altschuler. The authors are given a sense of seriousness respond to the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School on the gun control issue whether it should be allowed on school ground heated debate across the nation. Stated that five states are now allowed gun on…

The chairwoman of the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission opened the commission’s meeting Thursday by praising fellow members for giving voice to domestic violence victims. Chairperson Charmaine Caccioppi said that “no greater community health crisis is facing us because domestic violence is devastating.” The Women’s Policy and Research Commission collects facts and statistics about the well-being of women. It also studies the conditions pertaining to the employment, health and…

would “allow Texans to carry a handgun (open or concealed) without obtaining a gun license and completing the required safety training” (Mekelburg). It was just two years ago that open carry and the ability to carry on a campus became legal with the required training. If this law were to pass anyone could obtain a gun without education. The lawmakers however, state that if a person would have been denied the right to a gun with the current system, they would also not be granted the right of one…