Gun safety

The Dangers of Guns Do you ever think about how quickly your life can be taken by a simple shot from a handgun? Do you know many innocent lives are taken daily by guns? Death by a gun is a huge ordeal in America. Thus far in 2015, according to the Gun Violence Archive, 10,843 deaths have occurred all over the Unites States due to gun violence. The number of children killed, ages 0-11, due to a handgun has reached 583 deaths. Today, many people have access to guns. Some who own a gun use it…

Many people assume that guns are dangerous because of all the controversy that comes with them. I myself have never thought negatively about guns unless they are used in an unsafe manner. I grew up knowing guns are dangerous, but I was fortunate to have a family that taught me the good and bad and how to properly use them. According to pewsocialtrends.org, 95% of gun owners believe it is essential for gun owners with children to talk to their children about gun safety. For those who view…

Guns these days are over exaggerated and are played out to be a threat to society. With all the new technology being built lately, everyone 's attention has moved towards buying that new phone or checking your status. With all this new technology, there has been some issues that come with it. Guns are misused and abused online currently. As the young population views this material, the generation is heavily affected by the neglect. In result, the kids do not know how to properly use or treat a…

slide the safety switch over to the fire your gun should glow red when you do. Today your goal is to score the most points. The closer you get to the bullseye the more points you can get. You can fire when ready and when you run out of ammo set your gun down and flip the switch to safety. Oh and there is one other thing, you will rarely fire at stationary targets.” He reached up and pulled a lever down the targets began to move back and forth. “Now go.” I then flipped the switch to fire. The gun…

466 violent crimes for every 100,000 people in the United States. Only about 108 of these will be gun related. Believe it or not, every single mass shooting that has happened in America since the 1950s, have all been in a place where guns were prohibited. Open carry is the practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public (“Gun Control Myths and Realities”). One in three Americans own a gun. States that allow open carry have, on average, a twenty three percent lower crime rate…

fearful with a gun being near them. Maybe even because they feel the teacher dislikes them that the person would snap one day, and do something that should never transpire. With a student feeling in an unsafe environment they would tend to be more distracted making them not as focused as much on what they are learning. Which in turn ends up lowering the student's grade for not feeling safe which would be out of their control. The second reason is that somebody else could get ahold of the gun.…

Gun Control Students want to go to school and feel safe, and not be afraid of another student having a weapon and causing harm to them. Students affected by school shootings want greater gun control to protect them from people acurying guns and stop school shootings. Would great gun control be a good idea? To begin with great gun control is a good idea because it would reduce deaths from school shootings or other type of gun violence. For instance more gun control laws letting only 24 year…

because concealed handguns permits do not stop criminals from acquiring guns. Others think it should be allowed because good honest citizens should not be stripped of their right to protect themselves against criminals. Concealed hand guns should be allowed because honest citizens should be able to protect themselves from criminals, because most people who have a concealed handgun permit are law-abiding citizens and don’t misuse guns, and because they could help to stop mass shooting across the…

without the right gun training can be a danger to everyone around them including themselves. No one will be able to tell what they really want to do with that gun. That’s why I think people need to take a class to get trained and certified to buy a rifle or shotgun. After their class, they would get a permit to operate and buy firearms. There are many precautions that can be taken to help…

the violation of city firearm ordinances threatening public safety. The City of Milwaukee is faced with high levels of crime. The dealers and manufactures actions impairs the City’s efforts to protect public health, safety and welfare through strict gun-control ordinances. They are undermining gun-control ordinances since there is a profitable market for illegal firearms in Milwaukee. Firearm manufacturers design and advertise their guns to appeal to the significant market for illegal…