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In 2011, there were over 11,000 gun homicide victims. Guns are used in crime because they are easy to obtain and only one of the two different ways to acquire a gun is actually regulated (Braga).With all of the recent shootings and crimes going on, why does the United States do something to fix the issue? Massachusetts is one of the states trying to require both primary and secondary transactions to be recorded. Secondary transactions are guns resold to any from another buyer, which makes up…

Imagine, one of your rights being taken away from you, or being restricted. That’s happening right now. Gun control is being inflicted after the Oregon shooting in a community college. In 2011 a gun was used in 323 murders, that same year a hammer was used in 496 murders (Hawkins). Clearly a household item is just as dangerous as a gun, especially when it’s in the hands of someone who desires to do wrong. Most people don’t understand that you don’t blame the tool that is used, you blame the…

Weapons and Warfare evolved and developed dramatically between 1550-1650. With new technologies came exciting warfare ideas and strategies. This new development started with the gunpowder revolution, especially in Europe in the mid 1400’s. Guns began to develop rapidly and by the early 1600’s flintlock muskets were the standard. The invention of the musket completely reinvented battles and tactics. With these new lethal and penetrating weapons, it changed the face of combat. Armor during this…

Differences Many people mistake crossbows as being the same as compound bows, but they are not. The biggest difference is crossbows are held horizontally, and compound bows are held vertically. This causes different challenges for the user. Most bow hunters think that crossbows are easier to hunt with, but they really are not. Except for the fact that they don’t have to be pulled back and held steady. Where as a compound bow has to be pulled back and held as steady as possible for the most…

Linda M. Hasselstrom carries a gun, a pistol to be exact, for her own protection. According to a survey that Hasselstrom read 200,000 women get sexually assaulted every year. The 200,000 women that they have estimated does not include the women that do not report the crime. More and more women each year are starting to be like Hasselstrom and buy guns for their protection. Linda Hasselstrom is a kind-hearted woman, but events from the past has her convinced that she is safer when she carries…

firearms. Guns’ very existence can either harm or use to defend. The issue lies on who exactly gets hold of these weapons. Who should we trust? How should such laws be justified? If correct implements are taken, many invaluable, American lives would be saved. In order to decrease potential harm, guns should be distributed only with special regulations. During the Boston Marathon of 2013, there was an unexpected explosion, followed by shootings, leaving many civilian casualties. Those guns were…

No doubt that there have been many alarming issues since the last century especially when it comes to homicide rate due to gun violence. Research done has proven and illustrated to an audience on how adolescents are more likely to be involved with delinquency relating to gun violence. Gun violence is prone to cause mental health and child development issues, high numbers of homicide yearly, social, psychological, and political concerns. Nevertheless, taking little to no action will only rise…

Guns are the major cause of inhuman devastation in the history of mankind. Although guns are widely used for protection and for maintaining peace and harmony in the society, it has equally been misused leading to massive loss of lives and properties. Misuse of firearms, is a matter of great public concern today. If we see in the context of the United States, we find heavy human loss because of the use of assault weapons and the mass destructions caused by the guns. Now we like to leave no stone…

Boom! “Officer down I think he might have a broken rib, but the bullet has not entered his body”. Bulletproof clothing can and does protect you from bullets but damage can still be inflicted on your body. How does bulletproof clothing stop the bullet? The way that this works is when you are shot and you have the vest on the bullet with hit the plate that is inside the clothing and it will stop against the plate but that doesn't mean that it won't try to keep going because it has inertia so it…

age six killed his sister Adriana of seventeen months. He was playing soldiers with a gun his father had in the the case of an emergency. Adriana was crawling on the floor when he unintentionally pulled the trigger and shooting her in the head. Guns are hazardous, we should not allow them on campus. When in danger an individual will not shoot what they are aiming at. The first time a young boy holds a gun in his hand ready to shoot a deer he will notice his hands shaking uncontrollably. He…