Gun safety

to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee in the House and the Judiciary Non-Civil committee in the Senate. Officially the “Safe Carry Protection Act” amended Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. It addresses laws concerning the possession of weapons and/or firearms in the State of Georgia and repeals any laws that may be conflicting with it. The new Act carries much weight and has created many ramifications in how gun holders carry…

(Conventional Wisdom). It can only be broken by love and having loving relationships. Violence is mostly represented globally by physical damage such as using firearms. In America, guns are legal in many states. Almost everyone in the US has access to firearms, whether they are sold in drugstores or even banks. Owning a gun at home increases the chance of self or family related injury. It can get misplaced or improperly stored and children could potentially find it. It also brings danger into a…

America needs stricter gun control laws and background checks because innocent people die and people go on rampages killing people. Many people own guns in the United States. Many people who own those guns should not own a gun. America needs stricter background checks on people who want to own a gun because, There are so many bad people in the world that own a gun and put innocent people at a high risk…

No Guns on Campus For this essay, I will be discussing the merits of allowing teachers to possess hand guns on school campuses around the nation. Recently, in response to school shootings, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has recommended that teachers be allowed to carry hand guns on school premises as a deterrent for school shootings. In this paper, I will provide research, statistics and expert testimony that will counter this claim and support my claim that teachers should not be allowed…

Intro/ Background On Wednesday April 23, 2014, Georgia Governor Nathan signed into law the most comprehensive pro-gun bill in state history. HB 60, formally known as The Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, specifies where licensed Georgia gun owners can carry their fire arms. The bill was sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep. Doug Holt (R) of Georgia, Senator Ramsey, Sr. (D) of Georgia, Ronald 43rd, which had three previous incarnations struck down, but this latest version was…

the dorm you hear a mob of people screaming and shouting in fear of their lives; all to find out there a malicious student on campus taking away lives of other students. In the past few years, guns violence has taken the lives of innocent people and the government has done little to assure citizens safety in the U.S. Large public areas are targets for mass shootings; one example being college campuses. In August 2016 a law will be in effect that will allow students to be armed on campus as long…

As you are well aware, gun violence in the United States has been increasing and is becoming especially present in Washington. Following the January 26th shooting near Belfair, we have seen 7 more cases of mass shootings in our state alone. Thats over 30 people who will never return home to their families. I never believed that a shooting would affect me, until June 30th, 2016. This was the day of the Mukilteo shooting where a jealous ex-boyfriend went to a house party and killed 3 people, one…

Of The Gun Legislation In this country we are at the point of Gun control legislation, that the government is trying to save lives, but also putting the lives of citizens at risk by making it even more ridiculous on obtaining a gun legally, and in turn making the law abiding citizen turn down the route that the criminal would to obtain their guns. Sadly, our government is tirelessly still trying to construct the process and creating it more difficult and to take away that much more of safety to…

with them while on university grounds, I find is necessary to express my concern. The thought of allowing guns to be accessible to the majority of faculty and students in a learning environment brings a lot of red flags to mind, and raises my distress that there should be…

Years ago when I was in college night classes…I purchased and began carrying a gun after [taking firearms training] sponsored by the local [police department]. It may seem odd now, but at the time, many girls [at our school] carried guns everywhere, including in classrooms. How much things have changed. Fast forward a few years to my full-time job after college. I worked for a CEO and had a glass office next to his. I never thought about how easy it would be for someone to watch me through those…