...the crimes are still being committed by people who have possessed a firearm that has been obtained illegally or without proper permits. That being said there has been a strong push for gun control because of the rise of shootings involving a large group of people such as the Columbine massacre, Virginia Tech shooting and latest Aurora movie theater shooting involving people who have purchased firearms legally. Gun control laws in the United States have been established for many years but to maintain a civilized society with limited crime stronger control laws need to be enforced in which will help reduce crime in our country. Establishing stronger gun control laws will educate society, reduce the amount of accidental deaths, and decrease the number of violent crimes committed in our communities. An upright definition of gun control is necessary to understand the sides and issues relating to firearms. Educating Society The first step that should be taken by state legislators is to provide classes for young adults on the dangers of firearms. “An American citizen's right to own guns is upheld by the Second Amendment to the Constitution; However, many people feel that the amendment is outdated, and that gun control is of utmost importance in an increasingly violent society” (Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 2012 p 6). The organizations such as The National Rifle Association "Believe that every law-abiding citizen is entitled to the ownership and legal use of firearms” (NRA.org...
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...aggravated assaults nationwide in 2006. The National Institute of Justice does not clarify how many of the murders and assaults were in self-defense, or suicide. They also do not disclose how many firearms related murders were police involved. Of the robbery offenses, aggravated assaults, and murders, there is no figure placed on the amount of firearms that were legally purchased. I am certain that the amount of crimes committed with firearms were illegally were from those purchased on the black market, which is a controversial issue all on its own. The director of Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice, Tim Lynch, writes that “The defensive use of guns happens much more often than people realize,” and, “Each year gun owners prevent a great deal of criminal mayhem—murders, rapes, robberies, and batteries.” In the Cato Institute’s study, a gun is never even fired in the vast majority of self-defense cases. From the information gathered in the Cato’s Project, many crimes are prevented from innocent citizens being armed. While citizens remain armed, the chance of criminals following through with their plans of committing robbery, rape, or any other crime, where being...
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...respected and revered brands in the firearms industry. That is a level of respect we appreciate and you have our assurance that it will not be taken for granted. This Owner's Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your Weatherby® Mark V rifle. Please read it very carefully and follow all instructions and safety warnings. ® In closing, let me assure you that we are committed to the hunter, shooter and sportsman; and delivering the uncompromising craftsmanship, performance and value that you require in all that we do. Good Shooting! -1- - SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN USING ANY FIREARM, SAFETY MUST BE YOUR FIRST AND CONSTANT CONCERN. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES KNOW YOUR FIREARM. Before assembling or using your Weatherby® Mark V® rifle, read and understand the instructions and safety warnings contained in this Owner's Manual in order to learn how to use the firearm safely and correctly. ALWAYS TREAT YOUR FIREARM AS IF IT WERE LOADED. Use the manual safety lever as outlined in this manual. Never move the safety to "FIRE" until YOU are ready to fire. KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. The safe direction may be "up" on some occasions, and "down" on others. Never point the muzzle toward anything not intended as a...
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...Handgun Safety Certificate Causes of Handgun Accidents: Ignorance and carelessness are major causes of handgun accidents. Because ignorance and carelessness are major causes of handgun accidents, basic gun safety rules must be applied ALL THE TIME. The Six Basic Gun Safety Rules: Treat all guns as if they are loaded. Always assume gun is loaded Every time gun is handled, check if unloaded If unable to check if gun is unloaded, leave it alone and find help Keep the gun pointed in the safest possible direction. Always aware where gun is pointing, safe direction is where an accidental shot will not cause injury or damage Only point gun at object intend to shoot Never point towards you or another Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot Always keep finger off trigger and outside guard until ready Do NOT rest on trigger If moving with finger on trigger, could pull on accident Sudden noises may accidentally trigger, muscles tighten when startled Trigger=firing, Handle=handling Know your target, its surroundings and beyond Check areas around target to be safe and be aware of people around Be aware, if bullet miss it could strike person or object Make sure your target is intended, if in doubt DONT SHOOT Never fire at target that is only a movement, color, sound, or unknown shape Know how to properly operate your gun Should know gun mechanical features; how to load, unload, and clear malfunction Never assume what applies to one gun applies...
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...T HIS HOW NRA E A BIGGER, RICHER, MEANER GUN-CONTROL S IS T HE ENDS MOVEMENT HAS ARRIVED. BY ALEC MACGILLIS 18 JUNE 10, 2013 THE NEW REPUBLIC buyers failed in the Senate, and the fatalistic shrugs in Washington were so numerous they were nearly audible. The legislation had been a modest bipartisan compromise, supported by 90 percent of the public and lobbied for hard by the president. A group backed by Michael Bloomberg had spent $12 million on ads pressuring senators to vote “yes.” When the bill fell short—by just ve votes—it seemed to con rm a Beltway article of faith: There’s no point messing with the National Ri e Association (NRA). And that, many assumed, was the last we’d be hearing about gun reform. But then something unexpected happened. Some of the senators who’d voted “no” faced furious voters back home. Even before Erica La erty, the daughter of murdered Sandy Hook Elementary principal Dawn Hochsprung, confronted New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte at a particularly tense town hall, Ayotte’s disapproval rating in the state had jumped from 35 to 46 percent—half the respondents said her “no” vote made them less likely to support her. In Pennsylvania, which has the second-highest concentration of NRA members in the country, the bill’s Republican co-sponsor, Pat Toomey, saw his approval reach a record high. One of the country’s best-known gun-rights advocates, Robert Levy, said the NRA’s “stonewalling of the background-check proposal was a mistake, both...
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...located in Massachusetts and Maine. "Smith & Wesson was an industry leader in 1852 when it was first founded and continues to lead the world today with innovations into the 21st century."(Smith-Wesson.com) New IMC Campaign The problem that I'm addressing today in this campaign is that Smith and Wesson were tarnished for allegedly making a deal with government in regards to gun control. First of all, we all know how big of a problem gun control has been and it has been hard for any company to really keep up because it is such a sensitive and rigid topic in just about anywhere from society to politics. So, Smith & Wesson tried to stay in business by making the deal with the federal government but it nearly killed the company! Now as to what is our objective in this campaign? Well, we are trying to give a place for Smith and Wesson to do business and trying to remove the tarnish that has ruined this company in the past. We must learn to admit that we need gun control because we still have innocent people dying every day. If selling a medicine can be a business then so can guns be! We need guns to fight wars but most importantly to...
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...NRA Week 3 Team (Russell) Russell Einglett SOC/315 July 04, 2013 Dr. Florence Agbasi NRA Week 3 Team (Russell) I. Our team’s compromise and alternatives to current solutions are as followed. A. Even more stringent background checks, such as background checks on all members in the household to try and avoid other instances like the one in Newton Connecticut where the lady had a permit but her son stole the gun and committed the crimes. B. Back ground checks are helpful, but not nearly as helpful as they could be if only the computer systems where kept updated from federal databases and do not worry about the length of time to process the application but the accuracy of it. II. A description of the NRA will be given as well as the order and approach of our presentation. A. The NRA has been around for nearly 150 years advocating the right to bear arms, but actively champions gun safety, education and training. The organizations expansive footprint touches nearly every group including law enforcement, military, hunters, marksmen, youth and women B. We will first look at the issues, challenges and opportunities experienced by the NRA and how society has constructed the NRA’ identity. C. The legal framework relating to the NRA and a summary of existing or proposed solutions of differing groups and if this problem exists in other countries. Compromises to current solutions. * Reference Lott, J. (02/13/2013). The truth on background checks...
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...Excessive gun control laws will not prevent crimes and accidents involving firearms. Gun control advocates are attempting to allow more gun control laws to be enforced due to school shootings and other gun involved crimes; however, gun control laws will not prevent these catastrophes. Criminals will break the law despite the fact that there are laws to prevent them from doing so. Furthermore, guns have been around for ages, and have always been a useful tool for the settlers, armies, and people that are in danger. Guns protect the average gun owning citizen from intruders into their home and also their country. Gun control laws are not going to prevent criminals from killing or committing more crimes with firearms; therefore, the average American should be permitted to own firearms to protect themselves and their families from harm's way. More gun control is not needed, education about guns and gun safety is necessary to prevent accidental gun deaths. Statistically ever since people have been taking more firearm courses the accident rate has went down tremendously; for example, since 1930 ,when gun safety courses became popular, the annual number of firearm accident deaths has decreased 81%, while the U.S. population has more than doubled and the...
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...Jason Brannick Starsha Blankenship ENG 111-30H 11/3/2015 School Safety Not Gun Regulation As always with the unfortunate event of a school shooting people cope with the loss of loved ones and stay somber for a spell, but as the dust settles from this tragic event the usual debate of gun laws begins anew. This debate although important does not focus on what truly matters when trying to mitigate the occurrence of school shootings and the damage they cause. The problem that must be faced is law that pertain to school safety, why current methods must be changed, and what changes should and have been made. The most current efforts to strengthen school safety are polar opposites in some ways, but both have a strong emphasis on guns and their...
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...are various rules of gun safety that if followed diligently, should prevent an accidental discharge of a firearm. One well-known set of rules is Jeff Cooper's four safety rules: While rules 2-4 are explicitly clear, the unstated part of the first rule is that you should treat all guns as if they're loaded. In any case, this tight set of rules has likely saved many lives. Even so, fatalities from accidental discharge occur on a regular basis. Discounting discharges caused by people who disregard the safety rules because of expedience, complacency, and other reasons, deaths from accidental shootings will continue regardless. The reason is human frailty. Two examples of human frailty are locking yourself out of your car, and losing your credit card. There are specific habits that you can commit to muscle memory that should guaranty you never lock yourself out of your car or lose a credit card. However, they don't. The reason is that these only work when you're in the right state of mind. If simple muscle memory fails to prevent you from losing a credit card when you're in the wrong state of mind, the more complicated set of gun safety rules listed above will certainly fail to prevent an accidental discharge as well....
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...The topic on “Gun Safety Programs” was chosen for this paper, the reason I chose this is because I believe in not having a gun, but for those who need and have guns need to learn “Gun Safety” to use it for only good reasons. Some people like guns and some do not; it depends on people who believe in the need of having a gun or guns for protection, self-defense and/or hunting. Also, there are many people out there that have guns because it is required for work, war, peacekeeping and other reasons. Guns are often used for preventing intruders, criminal assaults, murders or suicide attempts than in self-defense since it’s available easily for people to purchase. There are some people who don’t need guns to protect themselves because we have police officers in each town, city, and state. They are there to protect and serve the community with the responsibility to take care and to protect good people from bad people. At hand are many reasons as to why they choose to have a gun to defend them in any effort to keep their themselves, families and friends safe. There are some who prefer not to have a gun at all. Therefore, I’ll expand to explain the reasons why it is important to know about “Gun Safety”. In the article, “Why Own a Gun? Protection is Now Top Reason” written by Michael Dimock, Carroll Doherty, and Leah Christian, mentioned about between pros and cons of gun owners and non-gun owners and they are concerns about the dangers of guns for safety reasons. Some people may have...
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...When a citizen wants to buy a gun in the United States, he must pass a background check. When he passes through airport security, he gives up his right to travel freely for the safety of the group. Even while driving for work everybody gives up the right to travel freely. While he may not realize it, the average man is willing to give up some of his freedom to protect himself from everyday dangers. All the time we give up simple rights due to laws put in place to protect the general public. Everyone is restricted by the law, therefore everyone is safer. In the United States, gun control restricts the buyers, which theoretically leads to the prevention of dangerous people owning guns. When anyone wants to buy a gun, the seller is required to run a background check on them. The check searches for any previous criminal record, and the seller will typically determine whether or not to sell to the person based on the check. This is meant to prevent dangerous criminals from owning firearms, which prevents shooting and gun-related deaths. In order to get a hunting license, one must take a certified hunter-safety...
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...is a common occurrence in America “from 2000 to 2010 a total of 335,609 people died from guns” (“Just the facts: Gun violence in America”) these numbers are a striking and often shocking realization of the gun violence in America. . Gun legislation has become a prominent debate among government officials, and the general population has started to demand stricter gun laws. Gun violence is a major issue in our country - a problem we have been unable to address because of political pundits refusing to come...
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...Donald Trump. After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School shooting, Trump proposed the idea to arm teachers with guns to stop school shooters. Not only is this an unpractical and misguided idea, but it reveals the wrong approach towards...
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...School shootings are becoming a massive deal now and President Trump insists that arming all teachers with guns will protect the students and prevent school shootings from happening. “But if he had a firearm, he wouldn’t have had to run, he would have shot and that would have been the end of it.”, said Trump. Having a gun during that moment would’ve saved numerous lives in the Florida incident. Parents and students are terrified of having to be going to schools where any incident like the previous school shooting in Florida can happen. A father whose daughter was shot 7 times and died in the Florida school shooting incident could not repress his emotions, Andrew Porter states, “How many schools, how many children have to get shot? It stops here, with this administration and me, because I’m not going to sleep until it’s fixed.”, parents of the victims want there to be a change and want schools to become a much safer environment for kids of all ages, instead of seeing that no one's doing anything to resolve the solution. Gun violence is getting out of hand in the...
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