Gun safety

Railroad crossings are all over America, in small towns, big cities and being smart and aware when around railroad crossings is the most important thing to remaining safe. Trains are large, heavy and can’t steer, they must follow the track they are on and in an emergency, the only thing a conductor can do is apply the brakes and wait for the train to stop. It can take up to a mile or more for a train to come to a complete stop. Trains ALWAYS have the right of way. In any situation no matter…

Virginia Beach Emergency Operation Plan ESF 10 Analysis Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents are dangerous types of emergencies that can turn into a major disaster. Despite, many cities that run along the Atlantic Ocean become divested by tropical storms and flooding, HAZMAT related emergencies are a close second. In Virginia Beach, VA hazard risk are delineated into four categories: Critical Hazard – High Risk, Critical Hazard – Moderate Risk, Noncritical Hazard – Low Risk, and Negligible.…

Gun Control in America It is obvious that a gun can’t grow legs and shoot itself. Why do so many think this way? It is because a lot of people do not use their brain. According to Ashley Fantz, Lindsey Knight, and Kevin Wang the “U.S averages 1 shooting every 5 weeks” (Fantz, Knight, and Wang). This statistic is one reason that gun control has become a well-known problem in the United States and will remain until we apply several basic solutions. Although, there are many solutions to fix…

Limited Access: Guns in School Think back to the headlines and media from the following years; 1999, 2007, and 2012. These are all years in which popular school shootings occurred, and shocked the nation. The first shooting that took place was Columbine, followed by Virginia Tech, and most recently Sandy Hook. These are prime examples of the danger that guns can pose to the school environment. It is an unfortunate circumstance when the two worlds collide. Like oil and water, guns and school…

An epidemic of gun violence and accidental death has been spreading throughout the United States of America. Regardless, gun ownership remains a controversial issue, as it has been throughout the years. Firearm enthusiasts believe that guns ensure safety, but guns can cause tense situations to escalate. In the United States, gun ownership is seen as a basic right since it is addressed in the Bill of Rights, but this belief may be outdated. Availability of guns can influence the homicide, suicide…

specialized in the development of guns for the majority of their establishment and is considered America’s best gun brand by many, how do they do it? To every gun there are 3 key features and these are; safety, weight of the gun, and of course the reliability of the firearm, Remington has accomplished these 3 features by being a reliable firearm manufacturer for roughly 200 years, making advancements in the overall safety of their firearms, and have reduced the weight of their guns with…

Brennen Neeley Writing Assignment 2 California Gun Control I have chosen to write about a very controversial topic, a topic that is relevant in every presidential campaign, a topic that truly interest me not only as a student but as a citizen, I am writing about firearm regulations. This topic also interests me as an avid gun collector. California has some of the strictest regulations on firearms and receives an enormous amount of scrutiny for having them. Unfortunately, this is the type of…

The topic is “by providing more education on guns to school aged children (aged 5 to 18) the number of accidental shootings will be reduced.” The problem statement is that to many individuals die in shootings every day. Nearly 48 youth are shot every day, including 7 fatalities. By providing children with proper knowledge and training on how to handle a gun the number of incidents will be reduced. The population for research will be the entire United States. Stratified sampling will be used due…

Stephen E. Wright, an author and blogger, feels anti-gun groups fight to restrict a constitutional right. Wright feels anti-gun groups, to no avail, continue to reiterate old arguments (2012, para. 1). He believes a civilian can 't one day become a killer by having access to a weapon. Wright feels that by limiting handgun purchases, more problems will occur. He goes on to say, more guns won 't result in more shootings. While, gun control has been a topic of conversation for more than thirty…

to her safe, grabs her gun, and urgently goes to see the commotion. When she opens the door to the garage she is found face to an intruder who also bears a firearm as well. He goes to pull the trigger just as she does so herself saving both her well being and the well being of her family inside. The woman cannot imagine how her family and herself would still be protected without bearing a gun in safety. Since the year of 1791 citizens have had the right to bear arms (guns) under the Second…