...In today’s world most people have some type of preference on having and or using guns. People that think guns should be used for protection for other and themselves. Some people want revenge on others while some just want to spread random acts of violence. There’s not a set amount of people that choose good or evil. Depending on the time and place and what’s happing people emotion can be swayed to do things they don’t normally do. On Jeffrey Goldberg's argument in "The Case For More Guns" his paper works efficiently because he uses strong pathos and a wide variety of ethos. Jeffery Goldberg’s paper he uses strong ethos and pathos to make his paper more clear. (The James E. Homes was talked about in Jeffrey G.’s paper “The Case for More Guns”...
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...citizen? It has become controversial whether or not we should allow for everybody to have a gun. People argue that society has become more unsafe due to the fact that it’s so easy for almost anyone to buy a gun and also because of how advanced and dangerous these weapons can be. According to Alex Yablon in his article “15 Statistics That Tell the Story of Gun Violence This Year” from the time period of 2005-2015 there were 301,797 Americans killed by gun violence. In order to bring about change, we as society must be willing to accept change. I propose that instead of trying to reform our gun laws to limit gun accessibility and use, that we instead embrace the issue. The solutions that I believe will help control gun related violence are to make gun accessibility easier, have a day dedicated to allowing people to use their guns without any legal action for 24 hours, and to implement some form of class that teaches young kids how to use guns so then they can have their own for protection at an early...
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...Guns Rights Whether or not guns should be allowed to be carried by students into school or college campus is a contentious issue. Though some people haves opinion that students should be permitted to carry guns along with them in schools and colleges so that they can defend themselves from the sudden attacks by intruders and resist attempts of sexual or physical abuse, it should be admitted that such acceptance or permission can only give rise to more complications and violence among the school-goers or college-goers. The proponents of allowing guns in colleges and schools argue that adhering to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America each and every American should be allowed to keep arms for the reason of self-defense (“SECOND AMENDMENT”, n.d.). The right to self-defense is one of the fundamental rights and as this is so, college or school students should be allowed to carry gun for their self-defense. The rise in the number of shooting crimes committed by mentally unstable youths and adults is enough to justify the point that for protecting themselves from the attacks of perverts, students should be allowed to carry guns while in the school or college campus. But such an argument should not be entertained as it is malicious. School students or college students should never be permitted to carry guns as they are not mature enough to understand when and how to use a gun properly for self-defense. If they are allowed to carry guns then it will...
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...would've had a form of protection, like a gun. With a higher caliber gun or more ammo capacity, guns provide a sense of self defense. Sometimes that can even be the difference between life and death. Not only should all guns be legal to buy, own and use, but they should be available to all people who have undergone thorough background checks. Guns can reassure safety to a person by making them feel inferior to the dangerous world around them. Some people need more than just a single to six shooter to be safe or feel safe and who are we as a nation to decide who can purchase...
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...The average police response time to an emergency call in Detroit, Michigan, is 58 minutes. Guns are inanimate objects, and it takes a human to pull the trigger, The gun is not bad the human is bad. People should conceal carry guns because the second amendment of the United States constitution, also people cannot always rely on the police to save them right away, and responsible adults who carry guns most of the time are law abiding citizens. First of all, the second amendment of the United States constitution guarantees the right to bear arms. The second amendment says “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of the free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The constitution is the base of America. It is what this country is ran off. We all follow the rules of the constitution everyday freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.” The United States 9th circuit court of appeals ruled in peruta vs San Diego by a two to one vote on June 16, 2015, that the second amendment requires states to permit some form of concealed carry for self-defense outside the home. The constitution says people can have guns to protect themselves, which is the whole reason they were created....
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...Argumentative Writing Rubric 9-10 | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Not Yet | Claim: The text introduces a clear, arguable claim that can be supported by reasons and evidence. | The text introduces a compelling claim that is clearly arguable and takes a purposeful position on an issue. The text has a structure and organization that is carefully crafted to support the claim. | The text introduces a precise claim that is clearly arguable and takes an identifiable position on an issue. The text has an effective structure and organization that is aligned with the claim. | The text introduces a claim that is arguable and takes a position. The text has a structure and organization that is aligned with the claim. | The text contains an unclear or emerging claim that suggests a vague position. The text attempts a structure and organization to support the position. | Development: The text provides sufficient data and evidence to back up the claim as well as a conclusion that supports the argument. | The text provides convincing and relevant data and evidence to back up the claim and effectively addresses counterclaims. The conclusion strengthens the claim and evidence. | The text provides sufficient and relevant data and evidence to back up the claim and addresses counterclaims fairly. The conclusion effectively reinforces the claim and evidence. | The text provides sufficient data and evidence to back up the claim and addresses counterclaims. The conclusion ties to the claim and...
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...Gun legalization benefits and disadvantages in the USA Introduction The question on whether violence and crime could be tackled effectively and consequently minimized by ultimately legalizing guns in the United States has remained a hard nut to crack over the past decade. On the other hand, ardent debate has been going on getting the guns off the streets. There are valid points on both sides of the issue where legalizing of guns will have benefits as well as disadvantages to the American society. In states where legalization of guns has been effected, citizens have realized numerous benefits. However, the legalization of guns has not been without disadvantages because when the guns find their way into the hands of gangs and children owing to the availability, high rates of crime and deaths are witnessed. Therefore, gun legalization in United States is an issue which has come to the forefront and should be accorded all attention bearing in mind the benefits as well as the disadvantages (Blek 121). Cook, Molliconi and Cole (60) state that guns are weapons that can be used to mitigate crime or violence but can be used to perpetuate violence and crime. It is true that guns do not do the real shooting: people do the shooting. It is the person who possesses the gun and the intent to do harm that we should be worried about. The pride of a person with a gun can actually make him or her to impose his or her will upon other people. This aspect is what puts the legalization of guns...
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...of mass shootings with multiple tragedies involved, and are extending every alternative to prevent the growing epidemic of gun violence in the United States. Gun violence is defined as any form of violence enacted upon with the use of a gun, whether it be as a defensive act or an intended method to evoke damage. With nearly 10,000 more violent incidents involving a gun occurring in the United States since 2014, as noted by the Gun Violence Archives, it is needless to say that there is a fervent desire to bring these numbers down (2). Gun violence is directly related to psychological deficiencies, a disturbance in one's cognition and behavioral patterns resulting in dysfunctions in mental functioning (Maisel,...
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...and violence, making it seem as if America’s gun problem revolves around them. America has many gun problems, including mass shootings, but suicide leads to the most gun deaths per year. When the discussion for gun violence revolves around mass shootings, it makes it harder to decrease gun violence. Many studies show that homicides and mass shootings are slowly decreasing or leveling out, while suicides have been gradually increasing since the 90’s (Sanger-Katz, 2015, para 8). The media covers news stories involving mass shootings, homicides, and homicide-suicides, but rarely covers stories about suicide. Suicide is a well-avoided topic in America; it makes people uncomfortable to talk about mental illness. People also avoid talking about suicide on media because it brings embarrassment to the family involved and leaves a stigma that makes it harder for people with depression to ask for help (Masters, 2016, para 3-4). Additionally, it gives people the idea to commit suicide if they are feeling hopeless. This is especially true for the younger population. While I was in high school, my school either had no suicides or over five consecutive suicides in one year. However, because it is a sensitive...
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...goes down and there is a guy standing there pointing a gun at you. The government has said no guns, so you have no way to defend yourself. People say that getting rid of all the guns will stop so many murders, but the people who are going to abuse the usage of guns will figure out how to get them. The person behind the gun, the one pulling the trigger, that is the killer. The gun does not fire itself. More gun control equals more murders. People who abuse the usage of guns will not listen to the gun laws. Matthew Patrick said “ In Russia where handguns are banned, the murder rate is 30.6 per 100,000, while in the US the rate is a mere 7.8.” If I had to make a wild guess, there is probably a higher murder rate there because the lawbreakers kept the guns and the law followers gave the guns up. Therefore, the law followers couldn’t defend themselves. “The percentage of murders committed with handguns in Chicago varied between roughly 40 percent and 55 percent each year during the pre-ban period of 1965-1981. In recent years, while the handgun ban was in place, the...
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... Shootings such as these have made people question whether guns should be allowed on campus or not. “What the press called the “Virginia Tech Massacre” changed the narrative of, and participants in, the national guns-on-campus debate.” (Birnbaum) There are two sides to this never ending battle; the pro-gun people and the anti-gun people. These two sides portray as being the opposite of each other, with many protestors on each side. Allowing students and teachers with conceal and carry guns on campus would benefit the school and help eliminate mass shootings. Having patrons with a conceal and carry permit with guns on campus would reduce the mass scale of shootings. If there for example, 100 people on campus that have a gun at one time, the ability to act quickly will prevent active shooters from being able to target a multitude of victims. These patrons would be able to...
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...influences on aggression. An influence on aggression is aggression cues. Violence tends to happen more often aggressive cues release pent-up behavior. Research shoes that children who play with toy guns tend to be violent towards other children. Another study showed that when a gun was showed during an experiment a person tended to deliver more electrical shocks versus if a tennis racket was displayed. Weapons, to include guns, are seen as a violent instrument and not seen as a recreational item even though we use guns and knives for hunting. It has been proven that if a law is put into place to restrict handgun possession, the murder rate would drop. Examples of aggression cues are pictures of guns or the actual gun, pictures of alcohol, and violent games. When people see acts of aggression they tend to be aggressive themselves. Another influence on aggression is media influence, such as video games. Video games are a huge part of children’s life nowadays. Children pay close attention to video games and use them as a learning tool. The video games today have excellent graphics and show more realism. In video games people actually play the role of the character so the are enacting the violence. They will repeat violent behavior over and over again. Research has shown that the military uses attack-simulation games to prepare their soldiers for combat. Research has also shown that playing video games increases arousal, increases aggressive thinking, increases aggressive feelings and...
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...Unauthorized persons… Growing up, most gun folks had a glass front display cabinet to store the family firearms. Most were long guns assigned to hunting duties. The cabinets weren’t locked because the kids that entered the house or lived there had a healthy respect for the guns and other people’s belongings. We wanted to do the right thing because we respected life and wanted a chance to shoot the guns occasionally with supervision. There were consequences for disobedience such as grounding or a spanking. We wanted our freedoms as kids and crossing lines never entered our minds. In 2017 things are a bit different. This is not meant as an educational on being a parent in the 21st century. It is however, a primer on how to sensibly secure your firearms in this day and age. Fortunately, we have many options. I’m asked how I keep my firearms secure being a firearms instructor and gun retailer. The quick answer is don’t raise dumb asses. When your child is old enough to understand that matches burn and cars can run you over, they are old enough to learn that they are not to handle or touch guns without adult supervision....
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...weapon with a sharp blade on them were actually very popular in the Civil war and many men preferred to use them in the war rather than guns...
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...this class is based on a problem that we as a country are facing in the day we live in. Businesses and institutions nationwide and even worldwide are struggling with how to deal with guns and how people use them. Most of this came about due to the recent spate of school shootings, culminating in the tragedy that happened at the Umpqua Community College outside of Roseburg, OR on Oct. 1. I live in the same town. Our town has come together in support of the students and staff of this college. Politicians of both parties have proposed different solutions to combat criminal usage of guns and the president has weighed whether or not to require gun dealers to initiate background checks on every sale. In addition, I have compiled for Phase 5 the results of my nonscientific survey and analyzed them below. I have also added for Phase 5 ethical considerations for my survey and a listing of the sample population I sent the survey to. I will also include a discussion about the measurement strategy I used for this project. The Topic What I am asking friends and family about in a survey is whether or not they think the government should be imposing gun control on the country or something else. Many people in government have bandied about several ideas. I don’t think any of my friends and family is in favor of gun control, but the survey should tell me more. The problem statement In this country, we have what seems to be the haves and have nots. That is, people on one side are well fed and...
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