Being threatened with a gun is a worst case scenario and if the attacker only wants your valuables then the safest option is to give it to them. The only time that you should try to fight back against a gun is when there is no other option and you know that your life is in danger, for example, if they just shot your companion and now they are turning the gun at you or if they want you to go to another location with them. Remember, once you get into a car with them, your chances of being…
This image signifies the teachings of children and gun safety. Through history, kids have been trained about guns and in what manner to use them. As time passed, parents became scarce of guns and increasingly protective of their children. Instead of proceeding with gun education, parental figures shielded adolescents, and left it up to the television, friends, and games to teach them as well as being told NO. Gun control wouldn’t be such a problem if our children were well educated in the field…
The process for being able to own and obtain a gun should be stricter because it would prevent many firearm related homicides, keep people from illegally obtaining a firearm, and help prevent mass murders. Many mass murders could be prevented by making the process for being able to own and obtain a gun stricter. For example, if Michio Tanaka’s neighbour went through stricter restrictions there would be no possibility for him to get a firearm, which he used to kill Michio Tanaka’s wife. This…
centuries. Now we have the most technological advanced weapon-- the hand-gun. Since it first came into production, it has been met with controversy and fear from the public. People all across the country are either calling for tighter gun laws, or saying that everyone should own one. To develop an informed opinion about gun control, you must understand both the pros and cons. The first positive part about stricter gun control laws would be that there…
Gun control is a topic most American citizens do not like to debate about, but Ted Nugent a former singer and songwriter is not afraid of the topic. He is also a gun owner and supports gun owners’ rights. He claims if a country had a place where all responsible gun owner citizens lived there would be no crime, and if people mixed them with irresponsible gun owners who used guns for crime and harm that there would be a lot of crime. He explains in his own opinion, how it is a violation of our…
62% of the 31,000 deaths caused by a gun are suicides (Cornell 2). According to Arthur L. Kellerman, MD, “residents of homes where a gun is present are 5 times more likely to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns” (A Case for Gun Control). I have experienced the effects of suicide within my own family. One month ago, my cousin Marisa committed suicide. She was 26 years old and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years prior to the tragic incident. Marisa was not in a…
Is Gun Control to Easy to Get Around in the US What is Gun Control? Gun Control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. Gun Control helps the government regulate who has and who can have a firearm. In the United States of America, there are 10.59 gun murders per 100,000 people. This number of murders can be reduced if gun control is strengthened. In the USA there is more mass murders by gun than any other…
Guns have been a way of life in this country for hundreds of years. They have been used from hunting, to self-protection, and to protection of the citizen rights of this country. With the recent mass shootings that has been seen in the United States, there has been an increased push for gun control laws. The thought is, if the country places a ban guns, there will be less shootings, resulting in needless deaths of our citizens. Is there a correlation between guns and the number of homicides?…
because of the mass amounts of gun related violence in America. However, what is gun control? What does gun control even entail? Will it ever become a reality in the United States? Gun control as a term in the U.S. is defined as “any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns…
Military Watch Regulation: Ultimate Guide What type of watches are allowed on field? Which color is forbidden? Are branded watches acceptable? These are the questions that perplex every single mind of wannabe soldiers, and sometimes even serving officers are found confused in this regard. If you are reading this guide, you don’t have to worry anymore. All the questions will be answered in the prospect of Army Regulation law 670-1 1-14 A, which will leave all your misunderstandings far-off. Army…