Militia

of rule under two presidents that have done all but encourage an increase in the population. For example, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, serving as president from 1957-1971, ruled harshly and kept Haiti’s population under control through a violent militia named the Tonton Macoute. The Macoute is responsible for the murders of as many as 60,000, if not more, countrymen, according to…

Guns Laws Must Be Changed The debate on new gun legislation at the federal and national levels is roaring topic in today’s American society. On one side of the argument, “gun lovers” constantly make mention of the second amendment and how the law protects the rights of Americans. On the other side of the argument, Americans expecting gun reforms argue new and clearer laws will be preferable for the future of America. Nevertheless, on both sides the truth of the matter is in the statistical…

In 2013 guns claimed the lives of over 33,000 people, while cars claimed just under 33,000 lives. A lot of people suggest that gun fatalities would be lessened if guns were regulated like cars are, this Is the point that Nicholas Kristof talks about in his New York Times essay “Our Blind Spot about Guns”. Others point out that cars and guns are not the most accurate analogy, like Guns.com writer Greg Camp in his article “Guns are not cars; cars are not guns”. Regulating guns as much as we…

Clark had a mom, Ann Rogers Clark, and a dad, John Clark III, He also had a five older brothers, and three older sisters. William Clark entered the military when he was 19 years old, much like Clark he first went in the militia, and then went on to join the regular military later. Clark’s older brothers served in the revolutionary war, one of them George Rogers Clark was even a general. As you can see Clark was following in the footsteps of his brothers, which was a good…

It doesn't matter which side of the argument people are on because this case will affect everyone in one way or another. Gun owners beware of the state wanting to take the second amendment away, and anti-gun protesters might get what they want. Moore vs. Madigan was a controversy that everyone in the state of illinois will remember. This case plays a role in our current setting of the United States. Overall, Moore vs. Madigan reached the incorrect verdict. The presented evidence was apparently…

the Battle of Bemis Heights October 7, 1777. General John Burgoyne had started his approach to the south, but 10 miles below Saratoga he was stopped and fighting transpired in a clearing, called Freeman’s Farm. The British were being harassed by a militia under Daniel Morgan, they were sharpshooters from Virginia. For every one man lost on the American side, Burgoyne lost two, then the…

quickly turned into something much more. The road to the Revolution started with a nine-year war between the French and the British over land in the Ohio River Valley, and ended with the battles in Lexington and Concord between the minutemen and militia. The road to the American Revolution was paved by the French and Indian War, all the acts passed by England, the events in Boston, and the Battles in Lexington and Concord. In the course of twenty-five years, the American colonists went from…

carry out these plans you will need a well-trained and well discipline militia. The militia was made of the common men. The militia included farmers, tradesmen, and general laborers. They supported the war but didn’t want to leave their farms or small businesses. They were untrained and undisciplined people used as pawns for war. Due to the lack of discipline and value of the military it will be hard to create a well-trained militia for guerilla…

TO WHAT EXTENT CAN MASS MURDER IN DARFUR BE CALLED A GENOCIDE OR A CIVIL WAR Darfur is a western region of Sudan in Africa and is home to about 6 million people, the majority of which are Muslim. Violence in Sudan broke out in February 2003 when 2 rebel groups -the Sudan liberation Movement/Army (SLA/M) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) – began fighting the government of Sudan which they accused of oppressing Darfur’s Non Arab population. The government’s response to this was to begin…

thousands of US citizens are killed every year from the misuse of weapons. The Constitution explicitly has the law written out. It exactly states that "a well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" (“Gun Control”). It empowers the state militia, which is why there are arguments about the limitation of arms.…