...Los Angeles Times, over four million assault weapons were owned in America in 2013 (Whitefield). In 1994, following a large pattern of shootings, the Clinton Administration banned the manufacture and importation of the deadliest assault rifles (“The Clinton Administration’s Law Enforcement Strategy: Fighting Gun Violence and Keeping Guns Away From Criminals and Our Children”). After a successful run, the Law expired in 2004 and was not renewed by the Congress (“Laws On High Capacity Magazines”). For about nine years people were allowed to buy these previously banned guns, until the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. In the year of 2013, Congress adopted the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. The law is not quite as effective as the previous; banning assault weapons only with military feature such as “threaded barrels” and a “second pistol grip” ("Assault Weapons Ban Summary”). The law does not prohibit assault rifles which were “lawfully possessed” by the date the bill was enacted (“Assault Rifles Ban Summary). So all of the four million guns owned before the bill was passed are still legal and are not allowed to be collected by the government. A 2013, Mother Jones mass shooting study resulted in the finding that across fourteen of the mass shootings they analyzed, twenty assault rifles were at least one of the perpetrators weapons (“More Than Half of Mass Shooters Used Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines”). If the government would have made the possession of any assault rifle illegal...
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...Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the United States for the past few years due to the increase of gun related deaths such as school and mass shootings. There have been debates on whether to eradicate firearms from Americans. These ideas were addressed by the United States government and gun control advocates who are for stricter gun control. On the other hand, people who oppose the policy feel that their 2nd amendment rights will be violated just because they are reoccurring school and mass shooting that are being committed by what are perceived as mentally unstable individuals. This essay will examine the perspectives of both sides son gun control and the mental state of the suspects of the attacks. First the perspective of gun control...
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...There is no legal definition what a mass shooting is, according to the Federal Government at least four people must die at a single time. A recent mass shooting event happened in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. Around 2:00 p.m. a suspect was identified as nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz. To begin with Nikolas was a student at the Maryjory Stoneman Douglas High School, he was expelled for behavioral problems. Before the shooting, Nikolas Cruz has been getting into trouble. Such as posting pictures of dead animals and guns on social media accounts. Not to mention Nikolas Cruz legally owned guns, including an AR-15 pistol. Another key point is Mr. Cruz and his brother Zachary were adopted, both of his parents died. On February 14, 2018,...
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...your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. Humanity: Genesis 1:26-27 – God made man in his image. He gave man authority to rule over all creatures of the earth. Genesis 2:7 – God made man out of the dust of the earth and gave him life. Psalm 139:14 – Mankind praises God of how he/she were created. Matthew 5:3-16 – Jesus speak on blessings (The Beatitudes) on The Sermon on The Mount. He also encourage believers to let people see you praising and testifying of God’s goodness. Galatians 5:22-23 – The Holy Spirit gives spiritual virtues to all believers; which is the Fruits of the Spirit. ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining how the five passages above might shape the Christian worldview: God made man in his image and he gave him authority of all living creatures of the earth. In return, mankind thanked and praise God for breathing the breath of life into their being. Because we are new believers in Christ, Jesus blessed us with The Beatitudes and the Fruits of The Sprits. He stated do not be afraid to let the world know that you are a child of God. Do not lose your flavor, he likes us spicy to proclaim the word of God. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. Ethics: Exodus 20:2-17 – These are the commandments God gave to Moses to read to the Israelites. Proverbs 14:31...
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...CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES | POLICY RESEARCH PAPER | POLS 462 PUBLIC POLICY | | Victor Chang | 3/18/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | It can be easily argued that we are currently living in a culture of violence. As we watch, read or listen to the news; daily incidents of individuals becoming victims of gun violence trumps the headlines. With tragic incidents such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut that occurred in December of 2012, as well as the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado in July of 2012 occurring less than six months away from each other, prompted debate on a national level regarding the importance of gun control and mental illness. Other highly publicized mass shootings, such as the one that occurred in Tucson, Arizona in January of 2011, involving former US Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, along with the two events mentioned above, “all shared two common characteristics: all four shooters were mentally ill, and all four used guns with large capacity magazines, allowing them to fire multiple rounds of ammunition without reloading (Barry, 2013).” As the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to bear arms, the issue at hand is: how can the government...
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...University of Phoenix Material Earth and Earth Materials I Worksheet From Visualizing Earth Science, by Merali, Z., and Skinner, B. J, 2009, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Copyright 2009 by Wiley. Adapted with permission. Part 1 Complete the WileyPLUS® GeoDiscoveries Earth Drag and Drop from Chapter 1. Label and describe each letter in the space below. [pic] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part...
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...Introduction Paragraph: Introduce the topic. In 2015, The United States alone had 372 mass shootings. The effects of this were, of course, tragic. Violence has always been part of this world, and it will never disappear. Also, the effects it has on people will not disappear, especially on the youth. The group of people who are still developing to adulthood will be greatly affected by any type of violence. Provide a brief summary of Elie’s experience. Elie, a 15 years old, who himself had experienced mass violence survived The Holocaust. Elie was only a teenager when he was taken to a concentration camp where this would be the worst time of his life. In this camp, abuse of the worst kind was done to him and others. He was beaten, starved,...
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...JONESTOWN- JIM JONES Jonestown- Jim Jones Student: Thi Nguyen Grand Canyon University: General Psychology- 102 Date: 08-19-2012 Professor: Jennifer Jones Jonestown- Jim Jones The tragedy named Jonestown happened in the past over 30 years and it still has been suspense from the bottom of the heart of everyone. Jim Jones is known as a American leader culture, is one of the most popular historian of America and Guyana’s history as well as the world’s history (Wilkinson, B, 2011). There are many books, articles, video clips described, discussed as well as argued about Jim Jones and Jonestown event. In this research paper as known as a social psychology essay , one more time, I would like write, persuasion, and argue about Jim Jones and what his had done in the past. Furthermore, the paper will describe and discuss in detail about Jonestown events and other concerned that related to this event which gave shock to American society, Guyana, and the rest of the world. Who is Jim Jones? First of all, I would like to introduce about him as well as his life. Jim Jones is a son of James Jones who had a poor health by poisonous gasses in the World War One; and he was a son of a woman named Lynetta in a factory in Indiana. Jim Jones learned from his Mom that he should love animal and care for the people who have underprivileged; and she expected that her son would come a ministered when he grow up. Even though Jim Jones was a noisy child...
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...2nd Amendment gives americans the right to own guns, gun owners should not be restricted in anyway. Gun control laws are necessary to curb mass shootings and decrease gun violence ( Infobase Learning,“Should the US adopt stronger gun control laws”) I advocate for stricter gun control laws considering that lax regulations within states such as Louisiana, gun deaths/injuries are a threat to American public health, and that more restrictive laws directly correlate to less gun-related injuries/deaths...
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...Mental Health of America Introduction: A) Catch Statement - According to a 2010 census, about 39% of homeless people have mental health issues and about 4% of all violent crimes are committed by those with mental illnesses. B) Description of info - Due to deficits in the mental health care industry, severely mentally ill people find themselves unable to improve their health and living situations. Promoting a better point of view towards mental health care would help reduce violent crimes and help people understand what it's about. C) Thesis - The government should allocate more tax dollars towards rebuilding the mental health care system. Body: I. How did mental illness evolve into our culture? A. History 1. People with mental illness in the middle ages 2. 1840's Dorothea Dix activist and psychiatric hospitals 3. Mental health in the mid-1960's 4. Mentally ill and violence II. How did mental health care start to decline? A. Deinstitutionalization 1. Feb. 5, 1963 JFK's new proposal to fund community mental health centers (CMHCs) 2. CMHCs were not interested in helping those with more severe problems 3. President Ronald Regan ended program 1981 B. Outcasting people with mental illness 1. Judgment of mentally ill living in the streets 2...
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...more necessary (Ennis, 2013). Assault-style weapons, such as AR-15’s, are very customizable, and such customizations could compensate for an individual’s disabilities. Banning that genre of firearms would remove the broad personalization options, and therefore making it more difficult for handicapped shooters to modify a gun to their needs. Also, some disabled shooters may have certain conditions that prevent them from assuming a normal shooting stance. If accommodations can made for the shooter to use their gun effectively, such as a lighter weight gun or laser...
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...Introduction Section On December 14th 2012, a fatal shooting occurred, the lives of twenty children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary school were taken within minutes. Though he does not deserve any attention, the man that took these innocent lives was named Adam Lanza and he was just twenty years old at the time of the shooting. The children of Sandy Hook Elementary school were only in the first grade, and their lives came to a tragic end. I chose to talk about this event because I think that it is important to remember these victims, who were not old enough to have any chance to defend themselves or hardly begin their lives. As well as the fact that in 2012 I was in high school, and had cousins in Elementary school, it was so frightening...
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...lived in virtual isolation, spending his days playing video games, obsessing over mass killings and exchanging emails with a cyber community of murder enthusiasts (Oliveira, P., 2014). Furthermore, Lanza went out less and less and eventually refused to come out of his room, covering his windows with black garbage bags and communicating with his mother via email (Ziv, S., 2014). Lanza had a single friend, who he had a reported falling out with prior to the shootings. Lanza and his unnamed friend would often discuss the topic of mental health and depression, and their mutual interest in mass murderers or serial killers (Karersky, A., 2014). Lanza excessive amount of time spend isolated from society throughout his life, and specifically prior to his criminal acts is consistent with schizoid personality disorders traits of being solitary and distant. Cluster B application. Lanzas’ extreme antisocial behaviour as displayed through his lack of ability to engaged in conduct with peers throughout school indicates a relationship with cluster B. Antisocial personality disorder is the relevant applicable disorder to Lanza within this cluster. Antisocial personality disorder can be described as when an individual has no regard for right and wrong, and may often violate the law, landing in frequent trouble, yet, they show no guilt or remorse. Lanzas’ decision to engage in the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings clearly depicts his lack of impulse control and deviance. People suffering from...
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...informed and active in defending our constitutionally protected rights. The central theme is that further restriction on the availability of fire-arms will not improve our safety, and in fact will have a detriment to that safety. Intended Audience: The ideal audience for this speech is a group of voting-age individuals who are concerned about the apparent increase of shootings nation-wide, and would like to help deter that seeming trend. This would also be appropriate for any person who is concerned that the government seems to be encroaching on individual rights in this country. Significance: As the public debate continues on whether guns are too readily available, we see those who are pushing not only for the limitation of fire-arms but for the out-right ban and confiscation of all non-shooting sport weapons. This becomes extremely significant, because history teaches that the loss of personal protection weaponry is always followed by the loss of other human rights. Presentation Plan I. Introduction a. Audience hook: From Columbine to Sandy Hook and the Aurora, Colorado theater shootings we have seen mass shootings in the last fifteen years that have many calling for increased gun-control legislation, but what is the truth? b. Thesis statement: Research suggests that an increase in gun-control legislation will not result in increased safety for the populace because those who have decided to take violent action in contravention to current law, will not likely be dissuaded...
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...securing the countries new freedom with defense by any means necessary. While the second amendment permits gun ownership, it is also with the intent of securing our land from imminent national threat. As it states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State” (National Archives, 2013) affords the people the right to bear arms. The idea that the second amendment grants owners privilege to own assault rifles is ridiculous; however, more so is added legislation that yet has to prove deterrence of violence. To begin a debate on gun violence and legislation, one should start with where the escalation has come from, war. Many would believe that weapons of mass destruction have caused the greatest numbers of death around the world. In fact, no nuclear, biological, or mass acts of terror have done greater damage than standard munitions. Machine guns, rifles, and pistols are among the chief instruments of death. The figures are difficult to pinpoint but are estimated to be 60 to 90 percent of all deaths by armed conflict. Some estimate “the number of conflict deaths at 27,000–51,000, a more realistic number of direct deaths is between 80,000 and 108,000 for 2003” (Salt of the Earth, 2005). With this in mind it is understood that international arms trading may be a large factor in violence worldwide. There have been increasing efforts within the international community as civilian casualties have risen exponentially throughout the twentieth century. Records...
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