Crime And Guns

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    Firearm Protocols

    ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Firearm Protocols CJ2570/ Week 4 Research October 13, 2013 Abstract Securing firearms at a crime scene is a meticulous task. Understanding firearm operations and knowing the different types of firearms can ensure safe handling of all weapon s found. The first duty of the investigator recovering a firearm or weapon is personal safety and the safety of anyone who will potentially come in contact

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    Bearing Arms

    101 2/05/2013 Essay The Right to Bear Arms Having the right to carry a gun is an opinion. Some Americans feel the need to be able to practice their rights and carry guns either on them or in their house for safety. To some being able to own a gun is more of a hobby but for most it is for security. With all the bad events going on in this country, we as Americans should ask ourselves; are guns more harmful or are they more helpful? Since the beginning of time, humans have always had

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    Gun Control

    Gun Control Darrell Welch ENG/102 March 30, 2014 Michele Barth Gun Control Research Essay Rough Draft It is Friday afternoon on January 4, 2013, when Donnie Herman received a disturbing call from his wife Melinda stating a man was ringing their door bell and trying to get in the front door of their home. “Get the kids and hide” Donnie told his wife; Melinda gathered the 9 year old twins quickly and headed to the attic crawl space. Armed with her cell phone and the .38 caliber revolver Donnie had

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    Gun Control Pros And Cons

    The term gun control refers to any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens. Gun Control is one of the most serious issue that America is facing today. It is very controversial and “polarizing issue”(Barrett, 2), which means it tends to divide people. There is very Mixed feeling about gun control. The question of whether gun control policies

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    Gun Violence Analysis

    illness that emerge in relation to mass shootings frequently reflect larger cultural stereotypes and anxieties about matters such as race/ethnicity, social class, and politics. These issues become obscured when mass shootings come to stand in for all gun crime, and when “mentally ill” ceases to be a medical designation and becomes a sign of violent threat.” (Am J Public Health. 2015;105:240–249. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2014.302242) The most important line to take from the excerpt is the line that says “each

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    Proliferation of Gun Control Laws

    The Proliferation of Gun Control Laws “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The second amendment to the United States Constitution is one that couldn’t be clearer. Despite the fact of the obvious language of the 2nd amendment the right for American citizens to bear arms is being taken away one “gun control” law at a time. Our forefathers built this country by the use of weapons to break

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    Persuasive Essay On Gun Control

    divided on the issue of gun ownership. Guns have been used for hunting and protection since the time of the American colonies. There were laws that required at least one male to carry a gun to church and other public meetings. This was an attempt to stop any robberies from other minorities such as Native Americans, and slaves. The constitution was solidified in 1791 where it says it is “the right of the people to keep and bear arms”. In the past we have forbidden the sale of guns to Native Americans

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    Pillow Method Paper

    chance to enhance their cognitive complexity (Alder & Proctor, p. 104). In this paper I will apply the pillow method to a disagreement a coworker and I had over the new gun control laws that are being proposed by our government. While my co-worker believes that the government is trying to take away our rights by proposing new gun laws, I however believe that there should be changes made to the current laws put in place. I believe applying the pillow method to any argument will result in either a

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    2nd Amendment

    Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need for

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    Gun Control

    security, and control. People look at gun control from many different perspectives and it’s obviously a controversial topic. I look at it from a psychological and sociological stand point. I believe that too many people look at guns as either increasing crime rate or reducing it and while I understand that as being an important topic, I’m more interested in why people feel the need to carry and what that does to a community of people. I believe that carrying a gun is understandable, but being allowed

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