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In efforts to study crime, criminologists began to grasp the idea that just one theory could not meticulously reveal the true cause of crime. Because of this, we now have an abundance of criminological theories that work collectively to detect the underlying cause of certain criminal acts or criminal offenders. While most theories are in conjunction, such as socialization and the roots of concentric zoning, critical criminology contrasts with the views and theories found in mainstream…

Do you have an opinion on gun control? Are you looking for information on one of the world’s largest firearm producers? Remington has been a top producer of quality firearms for almost two centuries. Remington made firearms for many wars, including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. They also made many different and reliable firearms. Eliphalet Remington was born in Suffield, Connecticut, on the 27th of October, 1793 (“Eliphalet” para. 1). Mr. Remington established a mechanical shop…

In the last two decades, the United States and other countries around the world have gone through and witnessed many terrible events. These terrible events include horrific mass shootings. Some of the most notable are the shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook and the Aurora Colorado movie theater. All of these places were sites of mass shootings; people who shouldn’t have had access to a firearm went into these places and took multiple innocent lives. Was the result of these…

Located in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High School is most famously recognized for being one of the “deadliest school shooting in American history”, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Two high school students were to blame for this tragedy. Abc News reported that the shooters “slaughtered 12 students” and left others critically wounded with serious life threatening injures. School shooting in recent years have unfortunately become a prevalent issue in our society, they happen so often…

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 and easy without a “bullet button” that feeds ammunition into a fire arm…

right things. It is known, that individuals in the past have been known for their unstable behavior before a serious event occurs. In one case, a college student from Virginia Tech with a mental illness was allowed to purchase a series of automatic pistols that he would ultimately use to kill 32 individuals at his college and injure several others (DeBrabander, 2015, Para. 5). This type of event is most certainly preventable by checking the individual’s mental health and by having…

“Wait, everything is falling apart out there. We can’t just go back the way we came,” I said as a slight rumble from the cave was heard in the distance. Charlie knew I was right. The risk was too much to return in the same route, but we needed the room that took us here. These pods weren’t capable of flying us back to Red Star, which was probably blown to bits by now. I’d be worried about Guardian except she had a shield protecting her. So we just had to get back to Red Star and leave before it…

As the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary arose over land dispute, World War I was just beginning. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary had sparked the war. However, the war had between the two nations had greatly escalated as alliances started to join. At that that time, Italy was just a neutral country until it was dragged into the war due to the alliance. Many would argue that the nation of Italy had served no real purpose in World War I, however,…

Lately, it seems that every time you turn on the television, there is an incidence of gun violence in the news. School shootings, domestic violences, and other forms of firearm brutality make up most of the content displayed in the media, calling for a possible increase in gun control in the United States. This controversial subject has become a common topic of debate all over the country: should civilian-use of violent firearms be limited or prohibited, or should the decision to possess these…

The primary motivation behind the Second Amendment right to bear arms is for protecting one’s family and place of inhabitance. However, it remains unclear as to whether guns are really used for self-defense. Siegal et al. studies the correlation between stranger and nonstranger homicides in an effort to determine if guns are used as a means of self-defense more often than not. These studies concluded, “[o]ver the entire study period, the average proportion of firearm homicides that were…