Gun safety

REXBURG- Brigham Young University-Idaho threatened with shooting after a BYU-Idaho student posted on a popular social media app threatening to “shoot up the school” only to be quickly taken into custody by the Rexburg Police Department. Oct. 26 at about noon, BYU-Idaho was nearly put into danger after 19-year-old Joshua David Tanner posted on the social media app Yik Yak about potentially shooting the school. “I’m going to shoot up BYUI Monday,” Tanner said in his post. When Yik Yak users…

firearms in order to protect to their fullest potential. Security policemen prefer to be armed for campus protection(National Criminal Justice Reference Service). Officers use a variety of devices on the job. These include pepper spray, tasers, and guns. Ultimately, if security…

and maybe you’re even with your niece or nephew,or even perhaps your own child. You hear a gun shot and realize theres a shooter in the store.You are unarmed and would do anything and everything to protect those you love. What would you do? Would these moments make you second guess yourself about not carrying?These types of situations show that guns are appropriate in times of need. An article states that gun control is unconstitutional.Joseph Sobran on the other hand explains that even though…

shot him in the right leg. The suspect was interviewed by Det. Johnakin, and he confessed he was showing the gun towards the victim when he accidentally pulled the trigger and fired the weapon. The suspect stated he had found the firearm behind a trash can in the Merrifield’s neighborhood. Officers on scene recovered the firearm in the next yard over, and the suspect stated he had thrown the gun along with the shell casing into that yard. When officers ran the serial number on the weapon, it was…

10 Things in Australia that are Not Trying to Kill You It seems like there are countless news stories, documentaries, and lists every year about how everything in Australia is incredibly dangerous and probably trying to kill you. While these things may be true, it gives Australia a bad rap when it is really a wonderful place that is most certainly not trying to kill you. From government health initiatives, to high livability, to an emphasis on fitness (and even an adorable creature or two),…

Knowing the Signs Gun violence has become a major concern. A well know school shooting occurred in Sandy Hook killing over 20 people. In this video Evan, an organization called Sandy Hook Promise inform you to know the signs and look for the signs of gun violence. The video is very effective in its message and how it is given. The use of emotional appeal, or pathos, is a large part of this video. Evan, a YouTube video made by Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit organization, was published on…

One of the most notable advances in artillery weapons technology in WWII was the proximity fuze. In both of the Great wars, the fuses available for achieving air bursts were quit unsatisfactory — requiring daily registrations and settings at the guns. Needed, was a fuze that would explode the shell when it arrived in the proximity of the target — without registrations and individual settings. The U.S. put some of its best electronic and engineering experts on this very complicated problem. By…

interesting to know that even though guns have been banned, the use of a gun in crimes is still rising. The average response time for a cop car to reach a 911 emergency is four minutes. Larry Mudgett, served in the LAPD for 35 years, and was a member of the famous LAPD SWAT team for 14 years. He said, “When an intruder enters your house, the outcome of the situation will be decided within three seconds of his entering the home” (MUDGETT, 2014). Eighty percent of home break-ins happen through…

We hear it too often in the media, gun violence in America and the debate to control it. We read, hear, and see horrific crimes involving guns at schools, homes and other public places. In recent years, with advanced technology in the media, quicker access to bad news has produced the growth in awareness of gun crimes in the American society. Undeniably, no one wants to continue acquiring news of more children firing off guns in their home or at schools and the killings of more innocent people.…

Christopher Harper-Mercer one must take into account a variety of things, such as mental health history, history with firearms, and even family background. The first factor that is important to consider is the perpetrator's possession or past use of guns in order to minimize the abuse of legally obtained firearms. According to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the APA…