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    “Shootings,” he shows concerned with the growth of gun violence in the United Sates, and the lack of action from the government in making strong and restrictive gun control laws to prevent further deaths and massacres by guns. Gopnik was even more concerned on how easy it is for people with a history of mental illness acquiring weapons that were only made to kill people. By comparing United States with others countries which have restrictive and tightens gun control laws, Gopnik shows how deaths…

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    Why Are Stun Guns Bad

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    to kill or be abused in the past. An example of a non-lethal weapon like this is a stun gun. Stun guns are created to release an electric shock meant to disable someone. Many police departments have adopted using stun guns in their departments in an attempt to lower the amount of shootings. However, they must also accept that tasers can still be deadly or abused. According to an article by NBC News, if a stun gun is used for a few seconds too long, the voltage (which could reach 50,000 Volts)…

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    crime sprees. Recently there was a news article on television where a man had injured two bank robbers because they tried holding up the store he was working in. He saved four people inside the store, his co workers and shoppers. People have given guns bad raps but do not be one of those…

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    Rape is becoming an increasing worldwide issue, especially on University and College campuses. Unfortunately, rape is not uncommon and that 1 out of 5 women is sexually assaulted. Rape is not an accident and laws need to pave the way for justice to be served. According to Perkins and Warner (2017), universities provided their sexual violence policy on their websites, but these policies did not define the concept of “consent” (p. 239). Universities are ignoring the serious issues of rape in the…

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    Poster Analysis Essay

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    poster. All of those figures and objects are represented as drawings. The main figure is a man with a gun, which is the first thing to catch the viewer’s eye. He has short dark brown hair that is standing up. He is shiny and sweating a bit. He seems to be angry. He is wearing dark aviator sunglasses, and a jacket with a collar with a pin in it. Under the jacket he is wearing a blue shirt the gun he is shooting looks like a revolver and he is shooting it. Behind him is a figure on a brick…

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    has become such a big issue to this day is gun control. Gun control in the U.S. has lead to various deaths especially on the kids school community. It’s devastating to constantly hear on the news that another school shooting has occurred in the U.S., but unfortunately our gun laws won’t change and we have to live with the fact that anyone can get access to a deadly weapon like this. There is a way to keep this from happening, and that’s just to change our gun laws. However, as much as they try…

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    cowardly protagonist, that longs for the respect given to those who are considered a “man”. Dave feels a sense of entitlement through the possession of the gun, and his actions rely purely on his infantile mentality. A pistol has the capability to take away life, the most precious thing a person has to lose. He has no control over the guns abilities; symbolically, leaving the power in the hands of an unfit character. The mule, Jenny, is a crossbreed between a Horse and a Donkey.…

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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…

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    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…

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    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…

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