Rifle

Everyday across the United States roughly 89 citizens are killed related to an incorrect use of a firearm (Prevention Institute). There is no clear answer or explanation on how this happens, but we all know it’s gotten out of hand. Society is scared, parents worry about their children at school, couples cannot go to a movie or the mall without slight suspicion. We all want a safe solution, but there is no clear path to reach this goal. There needs to be an equal balance when creating new firearm…

The studys looked at what the law is regarding the second amendment, perceptions of guns on campus, and varying legislation regarding guns. The second amendment is important to understand, because that piece of the constitution is about gun ownership. Perceptions of guns include local politicians, faculty including students, and Presidents of various campuses. The legislation also includes response to tragedy’s along with issues that arise from them. The right to bear arms on campus…

It was October 1st, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when Stephen Craig Paddock (the shooter) on the 32nd Floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel he shot down at 22,000 people with his more than 10 rifles that he had stored in his room. Sadly 58 people were killed in this attack and around 515 people were severely injured. Now if guns were illegal in America this event wouldn’t be possible and It might have never taken place and hundreds of families…

Civil War. But, the Native's had their eye on lever action rifles and breechloaders from manufacturers like Henry, Spencer, and Sharps. The Warriors acquired these weapons through trade with gunrunners that flourished in the Dakota Territory. They utilize what they had, selling horses or mules for actual firearms and hides for ammunition. In early 1876, one of Custer most trusted guides informed superiors of the Tribes accumulation of rifles and ammunition. However, the 7th…

America On April 28th, 1996, Martin Bryant entered the Broad Arrow café, in Port Arthur, ate a meal and slaughtered 12 people. Port Arthur is a former penal colony on the southeast coast of Tasmania. He committed this atrocity with a semi-automatic rifle. He then left the café and continued through a gift shop, parking lot and finally to a gas station killing 22 more innocent civilians. He fled and was only captured the following morning. During the night he killed a hostage. In all, 35 people…

half-right in their slogan, ‘Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.’ We just need to modify that to: ‘Guns don’t kill people Americans kill people.'” To bolster this claim, Moore pointed to Canadians, who have “an estimated five million hunting rifles and shotguns in their homes” yet “don’t go and shoot each other on a daily basis like we do.” He pointed that japan and Australia have draconian guns in place and us Americans will have them and always will. Even though if we add more…

“They were no match at all for a hunter with his wits about him, and a high-powered rifle” (Connel 6). The most dangerous game is a tale about a man named Rainsford, who gets thrown overboard by a rogue wave. He swims to a nearby shore, knowing that there were people there. He meets General Zaroff who, at first sight, seemed a harmless man intrigued by hunting. But as the story continues, it becomes clear to the reader that he is not a harmless man. Rainsford was a hunter on his way to Rio for…

get a bump stock which will decrease the deaths when one of these incidentes happens. Now on the other hand usanews.com explains what a bump stock is. They state, The controversial device was used in the Las Vegas shooting, allowing a semi-automatic rifle to become a fully automatic firearm. “Gun-control advocates say the push fits a pattern in gun politics: inaction in Washington that forces states to take…

“Thud!” The car door slams shut, with me inside the vehicle. The engine revved as my dad and I pulled away from James S. Rickards Middle School. As we got on Interstate 95 we were disappointed as it was the peak of Monday afternoon rush hour traffic. Nevertheless my imagination still swirling as it was my first time traveling to this destination. The destination was Markham Park Shooting Range. As the car ride took about an hour, that alone gave enough time for my excitement to bloom. When we…

short and fat and making the rounds dimensions smaller, thus allowing more rounds to be held inside the firearm’s magazine (Wikipedia, AK-47). This allowed the AK platform to hold nearly three times as many rounds per gun than the average military rifle. It also allows them to carry more…