Semi-automatic pistol

Over half of the weapons illegally smuggled from the United States into Mexico between 2010 and 2013 were AR-15 and AK-47 variants, while semi-automatic pistols and revolvers accounted for a majority of the rest (Salcedo-Albarán & Santos, 2017). Mexican drug cartels have been held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in a campaign of terror and violence following the election of President Felipe…

guns, but he also believes many people who are against guns do not look at the reality of gun control. They want to make unreasonable changes that are near impossible. Cronin is knowledgeable when it comes to guns since he owns six pistols that are all semi automatic. He also shows his experience by saying he goes to a shooting range at least once a week to…

Some situations like the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado make lots of people think differently. “Holmes was what the NRA would describe as a responsible gun owner. He legally owned a couple of Glock 22 pistols, a Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi-automatic rifle with a 100-round drum magazine, a Remington 870 Express Tactical shotgun, 350 shotgun shells and 6,000 rounds of ammunition.” (Eichenwald Kurt. 41). James Holmes was considered a law abiding citizen until this day. One of…

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch patrol volunteer shot the 17 year-old black teenager as he was walking back to his father’s girlfriend home in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman carried a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, which he was licensed to carry, in self-defense. With instructions by the police to Zimmerman and all other volunteers for the neighborhood watch, no volunteer should walk around with a fire arm while they’re on patrol. Zimmerman disregarded…

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20th, 1999. Both were seniors at the school, both kept journals largely concerned with planning the massacre, and both killed themselves at the conclusion of the shooting. Both had been bullied severely, but had friends other than each other. Harris had a history of depression and suicidal thoughts, and was prescribed medication for this. Klebold had more severe depression,…

(Supica) (Firearms history) They quickly started to make single barreled shotguns and eventually made guns like the lever action, bolt action and the pump action which mimicked some of the rifles being produced at the time. This in time lead to the semi automatic…

Should we have gun laws,that is the real question.Many say no but have you really looked into the other details about it.We should have gun laws. Others think we should have any gun laws. “Nowhere is the right to bear arms explained further, and throughout the history of the country, the right of the individual to have guns has been implied, allowing for state and local governments to adopt gun restrictions“(New York.) If we didn’t have gun laws we could have bad people buying guns that…

couldn't hear anything he was saying. He kept on saying two words that I couldn't quite catch until one time I heard those two words which were the worst words I would ever hear. “Behind you!” Phillip yelled. I gradually turned my head to the barrel of a pistol. Everything was out of focus except the barrel. I couldn't figure out who it was behind the trigger. My family flashed before my eyes. Wonderful memories of us altogether. “Bang.” I felt a wind go straight at me. I was beginning to float…

Gun control laws have become a big argument over the last few years. Gun laws contradict themselves around the world, which makes it more complex to develop a viewpoint on this topic. Most countries now have become very strict regarding gun laws. The United States is continuing to strengthen gun laws due to many mass killings all throughout the states. In fact, there were 372 mass shootings and 475 were killed in 2015 alone (The Fight Over Guns In America.16). Making laws to get guns out of the…

An online newsstory on Townhall.com tells of an event on February 12, 2007. A lone gunman, Sulejman Talovic, opened fire at the crowded Trolley Square shopping mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, killing five. Armed with a shotgun with a pistol grip, a .38-caliber handgun with rubber grips, and a backpack full of ammunition, he rampaged through the mall, but he did not get as far as he had hoped. He was stopped by off-duty police officer Kenneth Hammond of the Ogden City Police Department, who was at…