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    The number of people who are affected in the United States as well as the region where the incident continuously changes.ut the weapons remain the same. Semi-Automatic weapons should be regulated and accessories that make them semi-automatic. The American Government is depriving their citizens of safety since they won’t take action to prevent any more gun violence. According to The Washington Post, The United States has 88.8 guns per one hundred people or about seventy million guns overall. The…

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    Open Carry Pros And Cons

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    and cause harm to other. America has had two mass shooting in less than a year. According to Mother Jones, “July 11, 2015 According to the New York Times, upwards of 20 to 30 people were open carrying AR-15s and other types of military-style semi-automatic rifles at the Black Lives Matters protest last Thursday. Which "created confusion for the police as the attack unfolded, and in its immediate aftermath made it more difficult for officers to distinguish between suspects and marchers."”. In…

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    that civilians use firearms to defend themselves or others. If properly used, owning a firearm can protect yourself as well as others. (Saletan) In 1982 a survey was taken in 11 state prisons across the country. Thirty four percent of the male felons who were surveyed said that they were scared, shot at, wounded, or captured by civilians with guns. Sixty nine percent personally knew other criminals who came in that same contact with civilians. This goes to show that owning a firearm can be very…

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    King George’s rule and the Revolutionary War had begun. With the start of the Revolutionary War on American soil, most civilians took up arms, and either joined the Continental Army, or formed Militias. Without private citizens using their private firearms, the Revolutionary War wouldn't have ended the way that it did. Without the effort of these privately formed militias, we would be under Great Britain's rule and face the same types of oppression that they face today. Our founding fathers knew…

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    Imagine losing half of classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. The NRA (National Rifle Association) and firearm laws are the cause of thousands of humans dying annually and mass shootings specially in public places like concerts, schools, and churches. Mass shootings are a very common procedure going on in the United States. Killings of thousands of people occur because of these assault weapons. Banning assault weapons will have a huge impact in…

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    Gun Laws In America

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    the time. According to a survey the European Union (EU), there are sixteen gun owners per every 100 people. And in order to be part of the EU, countries must obey the following guidelines: ¬ No citizen may own a fully- automatic weapons ¬ There must be restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and handguns ¬ All gun owners must have a licensing process with background…

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    My job position did not require me to drive any vehicles with a manual transmission and respondent did not require other similarly situated employees not of my race or national origin to obtain a CDL for driving vehicles with manual and automatic transmissions.” Response: As articulated in the “Background” section, Mr. Casquejo was appointed to a Maintenance Specialist, Electrician Journey II position in the Facilities Maintenance Section and, as such, he was required to obtain a CDL Class…

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    over all the different kind of firearms. There are several different types of guns like pistols, shotguns, Machine guns, and rifles. What we want to look into is the vararity of types of shooting. First off you have semi-automatic that shoots one time every time you pull the trigger, often found used for hand guns. Next is bolt action, you have to pull a lever or bolt back and then load your round unless it has clip, these are found in rifles or longer ranged firearms. Shotguns shoot shells…

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    made to renew the bill and make it stronger in late 2012 after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut which took the lives of 28 people. The shooter, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster M4-Type assault rifle and a Glock 20SF semi-automatic pistol. Feinstein’s attempt to renew the bill in 2012 was also, as usual, met with opposition. The National Rifle Association lobbied against the bill and donated heavily to political candidates opposed to it. It was defeated by a…

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    Gun Laws In Canada

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    What You Need to Know About Gun Laws While firearm-related violent crime accounts for a relatively small proportion of all violent crime in Canada, it can have considerable physical, emotional, and psychological effects on those who are victimized, on families, and on the community. As a result, firearm-related violent crime is a significant social concern. In addition, about one in five (21%) firearm-related deaths in Canada is the result of a criminal offence, while the majority (79%) are the…

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