that fall under “assault weapons”. She explains different weapons that can be considered a “assault weapon”: “A semiautomatic, center fire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following: a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, a thumbhole stock, a folding or telescoping stock, a grenade launcher or flare launcher, a flash suppressor, a forward pistol grip” (Kamala D. Harris). Anything that can detach a magazine quick…
The small arms include unreliable pistols and rifles. The sub machineguns are a vast improvement on the machineguns of WWI. The new guns are far more portable and controllable than their WWI counterparts. The hand grenades have also improved since the First World War. The advancement of technology also allows the creation of rockets to shoot down planes. The tank has also evolved since…
Michael Brown. Peaceful demonstrations were said to be dispersed by over 50 officers dressed in riot gear and equipped with materials for a foreign battlefield. A former U.S. Marine, “broke down” some of the equipment the officers were seen with, rifles,high powered scopes, over 100 rounds of ammunition, body armor, and camouflage. They were wearing and toting all this while riding in armoured vehicles, similar to mine-resistant trucks used in warfare. Not just this one veteran but many others…
Enforcement Turning Against Us? In May 2014, a family was attacked by a SWAT team with assault rifles and threw a grenade despite the presence of toys that were found in the front yard of the home, according to Kane. The SWAT team invaded the home because they were in the search for the father’s nephew who was charged possession of illegal drugs, but turns out he was not present at the time. A grenade was landed in the crib of a 19-month-old named Bou Bou who suffered third-degree burns and was…
Identifying the Issue Late at night on July 20, 2012, an eager crowd of roughly four hundred people streamed into a Century 16, movie theater in Aurora, Colorado to watch a midnight screening of the film, The Dark Knight Rises – the third movie of the new batman trilogy. Unnoticed by everyone else, one of the roughly for hundred people, James Eagan Holmes, a 6’3” male at the age of 25, also purchased his ticket and sat in the front row of the theater. About twenty minutes into the film, James…
For the past two centuries the Marines have made themselves an important part of the US military. Marines expect higher standards always being in shape and having a bond with other Marines making them family. The Marines have the dedication and motivation to push themselves past their own limits. This is what makes the marines different than the other military branches. Being a Marine is a serious life time commitment, those who earn the title of being a Marine are expected to act in a manner…
and fame. Which is exactly what Paul’s teacher Kantorek told them they’d get if they became soldiers and made them want to join. In chapter nine of All Quiet, Paul says, “"Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades--words, words, words, but they hold the horror of the world" (Remarque 132). Paul is saying this because he knows that these are just words to people who have not experienced these things. These people do not know the true terror they are. In…
Introduction Firearms take up a large percentage of crime around the world, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Gun crime is defined as a crime or offence that is committed with the use of a firearm but there is no set definition as to why they are committed. Firearm legislation are a set of laws and guidelines that surround the topic of gun crime that are put into place by the government to try to control gun crime. From Prohibition to shootings, gun crime has…
A skinny church boy on the outside but, a brave soldier on the inside, Desmond encouraged people to stay true to what they believed in and do what was right. Among his fellow soldiers most of them called him a coward and didn’t believe he would be any help on the battlefield. Much their surprise in the future, he would save more than half of their lives. Doss’s childhood helped him become who he was and helped him through his time in the army and after. This fearless soldier was born on…
For My research paper I will be analyzing the significance of the French and Indian war which is also known as the seven years’ war. I will explain the causes that began French and Indian war, who was involved, and what was done to resolve the conflict. I will explain what was stated in the Treaty of Paris and what its purpose was. The French and Indian war lasted from 1754 to 1763. The French and Indian war was part of the conflict that began among the European powers. It began in North…