Three Days Before the Shooting

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    Essay On Mass Shooting

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    Following recent events (involving multiple mass shootings and attacks) many people think that the laws on guns in the United States of America need to be much tighter. I am one of these people. At the moment, as soon as you cross the US border, you have the legal right to purchase yourself a fire arm for personal protection, sport and (apparently, in some unfortunate cases) carrying out an unreasoned mass shooting. This document serves to explain some of the holes in the American legal…

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    is well known, with no debate, as the best three point shooter the world has seen. He started out not well known but later as the years past in the league he made a name for himself "With the season he's having, everybody is acting as if they believed in his talent from the start, but he had to fight his way up from day…

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    and sadness, violent acts and massacres caused by guns. This has raised the issue of gun control in this nation and for the society wellbeing for the future. There is now a strong fight to obtain stronger gun control laws in this society than ever before. But always there is counter arguments to the Gun control act, American citizen that are pro-Gun and Pro freedom will always fight any laws that would band a gun. Because banning a gun won’t solve the problem. Because of this problem in society…

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    Violent Video Games At Blame Imagine, being in class and witnessing before your eyes a shooter. A person right in front of you trying to inflict as much harm as possible onto as many people as they can. Now think of why that person would do such a thing. Many would say they are crazy. Others would say he or she was desperate and some would blame other things. People often look at the killer 's past, what they liked to do and their interests. Many believe that most causes of some shooters is…

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    Why Are Basketball Angry

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    Basketball was always my favorite sport and I was already struggling with shooting at the time so this was a really difficult thing for me to swallow. I have always been a very good shooter and everyone just expected me to make my shots. All of the plays for a three-point basket used to be ran to me, but I started missing more and more shots all year. Soon, some of my friends started making fun of me because I wasn't shooting well, and they acted like it was all a joke. I tried to just laugh…

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    para. 2). In particular, this movie has "been linked to three cases - one in the US and two in France - involving male-female couples" (Boyle, 2001, p. 312, para. 3). One of these cases involved two teenagers who were dating. They shot and killed a man and wounded a woman, both of their victims were strangers to the teenagers. Once they were arrested, they told police they repeatedly watched Natural Born Killers for days before their shooting spree and consumed a large amount of hallucinogenic…

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    Hunting Research Paper

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    five layers of clothes to stay partially warm; those are the days I live for. Actually, I have lived for days like those since I was three. There has never been anything more relaxing than being surrounded by nature, on the beautiful Earth God created for us. Anytime I get the chance to be in the serenity of the woods, I am there. One morning specifically, I was lucky to have ventured to the deer stand with my dad. November 24th, 2006: a day that will always mean something to me. At the young…

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    Analysis of the Arguments Surrounding the Possibility of the Death Penalty in the Case of the Parkland Shooter With the recent events in Parkland, Florida being plastered on the news at all hours of the day, there are many discussions taking place about the future of gun control. Getting less attention is the fact that Florida is one of the thirty-four states that allows for the execution of the perpetrators of heinous crimes (Evans 1). With the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, being an adult, the…

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    Gun Laws Pros And Cons

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    year alone, there has already been 3,808 deaths related to gun violence in this country and 60 mass shootings (Gun Violence Archive). Those that have died left behind loving families, friends, and communities. All of those who have lost someone due to gun violence are left to live on knowing that what happened to their loved ones could easily happen to them. On average, 96 Americans die every day due to gun violence (Key Gun Violence Statistics). Despite that, America has some of the least…

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    The Importance Of Arming Teachers

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    preparation to ensure that they are prepared and capable to play the role of protecting their students. Teachers would spend on average 60 hours of training to even be able to carry a gun on campus and they have to participate in an active school shooting training session. Involving a dozen of administrators wearing protective gear to act as law enforcement officials. After all the simulations are done, teachers then have to take hours of weapons training, which ensure the teacher’s ability…

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