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It is estimated that 2.5 million civilians defend themselves and their families from criminals by using a gun every year or 6,850 times per day. In December of 2007, 24 year old Matthew Murray went on a killing spree starting at a YWAM training facility where he killed two and woundeding two others before moving to his next destination. Murray then arrived at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs still carrying a number of firearms. Murray killed two more people and injured three before he…

Gun Violence Assault rifles should be banned. Statistics of how many people have died from gun violence, 1999-2011. Inserting image... �What Is Gun Violence� Gun violence is when someone uses a gun on another person. Not all gun violence is considered criminal. Criminal violence includes homicide (unless its justifiable), assault with a deadly weapon, and suicide, or attempted suicide depending on the state. Non-criminal gun violence includes accidental or…

while in the woods or other hunting area. Some of your hunting accessories are going to be the weapons with which you go hunting. You may have some of these, but you may also want to go find new items to try out. If you have always hunted with a rifle, you may want to try a shotgun, or perhaps you want to see what you can do with a bow and arrow. When shopping for these hunting accessories, take your time and try things out. You do not want to spend a lot of time on expensive weapons that are…

If you enjoy the sport of shooting with an AR-type rifle, Bushnell has a riflescope designed with you in mind. Their AR Optics 3-12x40 mm scopes are caliber-specific to give the most accurate performance for the ammunition you like to shoot. This particular model is engineered to give outstanding results with AR223 bullets. This Bushnell AR Optics scope is made of a black aluminum alloy with an anodized finish. It looks great on a gun, and the matte finish means that it will not catch the sun…

There have been many shootings in the past and certainly some awaiting us in the future. Some of these shootings can be prevented with a Legislative branch and some officials to approve it. For example, the Las Vegas shooting would have been less costly if Nevada had a law that limited the capacity of that individual's magazine. With a law like that, the United States can make these situations less costly to people’s lives and possibly prevent them from happening in the first place, starting…

Second the common hunting practices critics object to and call reckless are, for the most part, equally as safe as many other common activities. This is not to say that there are no possible dangers associated with hunting, or that it is even the safest sporting activity, but rather that a non-hunting person has a conceivably much larger risk of being put in danger doing everyday mundane activities than a hunter does while hunting. The practice of hunting, like any other sport, is comprised…

legally make a semi-automatic rifle, perform and act like a automatic rifle by utilizing legal gun modifications? In most mass shooting cases today, shooters often utilize gun modifications such as bump stocks, single stage triggers, optic sights, muzzle breaks and quick extended magazine release clips, which are all legal modifications that can be made to any registered firearm. These modifications offer no advantage to the everyday shooter and don’t enhance your rifle, besides the increase in…

who declared allegiance to ISIS, was easily able to access a gun and open fire inside of a nightclub called Pulse. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said, “Mateen had legally purchased two guns; .233-caliber AR-15-type assault rifle and a 9mm semiautomatic pistol.” I understand that many people use the, “I need a gun for protection” or “I’m going hunting” for an excuse to have a gun. However, many people use them for wrong so, I think the Military should be…

In the United States of America, there have been 1,607 mass shootings since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Newton, Connecticut (Ella Nilsen, 2). Many women and children have died from these mass shootings and not one thing has been done to prevent them from occurring again. The United States government must create gun control laws that will make our country safer. Recently there has been a horrific tragedy in our country, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…

The Texas Church Shooting "People covered in blood and screaming. It was pandemonium everywhere." A shooting November 5, at a church, occurred at eleven a.m. When the authorities arrived they found twenty-six people dead. The victims ranging from five years old to seventy-two years old. Overall what happened? Beginning at 11 a.m. during a church service at First Baptist Church a man, by the name of Devin Patrick Kelley, came into the church and began firing at innocent people. Later, when he…