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…
In 2007, the Virginia Tech massacre killed 32 victims. In 2012, Sandy Hook shooting killed 27 victims. In 2012, the Orlando attack was the deadliest shooting in United States history killed 49 victims (CNN.com). There are more mass shootings in the United States than any other country in the world (CNN.com). For Chicago residents, these numbers are no longer shocking. As stated earlier, Chicago had 40 homicides…
The right to keep and bear arms is not simply about ownership of guns and other weapons. The right to keep and bear arms is just that – a right. Without this right, citizens are vulnerable to danger and attacks from various sources, which can range from the common criminal to tyrannical governments. Regardless of the facts that promote and defend the right to keep and bear arms, there are still a number of people who prefer and endorse gun control. This is often due to their personal beliefs and…
These factors can be numerous, and range from internal factors such as mental diagnoses, to outside environmental factors, affecting the individual, such as peer associations and unstable family relations. The goal of this paper is to critically assess the tragic events of June 4, 2014 in Moncton, New Brunswick, from two criminological theories. This paper will provide assessments of the offender and offences committed, from the view points of…
On Christmas day Maleah Williams was in her mother’s arms instead of opening her Christmas presents; she was killed in a drive by shooting that morning (The Washington Post, 2015). The Washington Post later states that Maleah Williams was only one out of 700 children under the age of 12 years killed by a gun in 2015 in the United States (2015). I ask myself, “How would tighter requirements…
he was chased by 6 police officers. They fired Tasers at him 14 times each delivering a charge up to 50,000 volts to his body, more than enough to stop his heart from beating. Curti’s death is at least the fifth death in Australia after a Taser shooting. It is statistically proven that Tasers are being misused once in every seven cases in Australia. Tasers have been entrenched in our society since 2002, ever since they became popular and it's being used by police so much that it has become part…
says the article “The Columbine Tragedy, April 20 1999” from Historic U.S. Events. Overcome with hatred, two seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, conducted a mass murder shooting at Columbine High School. This provoked fear and inspired a wave of other school shootings across the country. At 11:15 am, a mass school shooting occurred at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In order to understand the attack on April 20, 1999, we must examine the causes and effects it had on America so…
and range. If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. If I find him "--the general smiled--" he loses."(9). It is saying that general Zaroff gives them everything they need to survive. They have to try to outsmart him for 3 days and if you can do that, you win. If general Zaroff finds them, then they lose. A plan is needed for good decision making. In A Sound of Thunder, Eckels, the main character, does not make good decisions throughout the story. “If he says no shooting,…
to start training for the raid. As Jethro pulled up a picture of the house on Google maps, he noted,”We examined areas that we could hide at to pull in the assault”.Now came the fun and important part of all of this. They went to the shooting range we were shooting m4 carbines and mp5 sub machines and beretta m9 and practicing throwing grenades. Jasper thought it was a good idea to try to throw a knife and see if he could get it stuck on a piece of wood, but he completely missed and got it…
English speech Good morning Miss Lightfoot and fellow students. I'm here to present and discuss about the Orlando shootings and the impact on America and the lgbtq + community. the Orlando shootings at the pulse night club was known as the biggest massacre in American history. on the 12th of June 2016 50 people died and 53 were injured during this Massacre according to Wikipedia that the other team was a security guard at the pulse nightclub until he opens fire against the innocent he was…