the possession of a firearm onto school grounds. The charge was later dropped after federal agents charged him with violating the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. Lopez was found guilty and was sentenced with six months of imprisonment and a two year probation. The court ruled five votes to four in Lopez’s favor. William Rehnquist wrote the decision stating that the “Gun-Free Zone Act was unconstitutional and exceeded the limited powers of Congress under the Constitution” (PBS 1). The decision overturned
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Who Was Almost a Man” tells the tale of a young boy, seventeen year old Dave Saunders, struggling to prove his manhood, buys a gun. Evidently, to Dave the gun will make him a man because it represents power and masculinity “And if he were holding his gun in his hand, nobody could run over him; they would have to respect him.” (p.6) Also, his reasoning for associating the gun with power and violence stems from his father. Dave looks at his father as a man, but his father resorts to violence and fear
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Research by Harvard University suggest "that the frequency of mass shootings has increased threefold since 2011". Gun control becomes an issue when criminals steal guns and fires them. When mass shootings occurred around the world. Also preventing private gun sales with unlicensed people. The government need to enforce the regulation of firearms more strictly. So it can clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions, preventing criminals from firing stolen weapons, and stop mass shootings. "In report last year
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firing activities. RULES FOR SAFE GUN HANDLING There are three basic rules that are the foundation for the safe handling and shooting of all types of guns. These rules fully apply to the air rifles that are used in JROTC marksmanship programs. These fundamental safety rules focus on three key parts of every gun that control when and where the gun can be fired. Those parts are the MUZZLE, ACTION, and TRIGGER. Everyone should know these basic parts of a gun, whether or not they ever will be involved
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Earlier this past week, two different people were arrested on the same day for trying to sneak a concealed gun into a Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida. The events transpired Monday October 24, at the parks EPCOT and Animal Kingdom. The first incident at EPCOT, involved a 61-year-old man named Michael Langston of Louisiana, who was randomly selected to pass through a metal detector. Once selected, Langston informed a Disney security officer that he had a loaded concealed weapon on
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Do you think there should be guns in the classroom? There is an ongoing debate whether or not teachers should be given guns to use in case there should be an emergency. This issue has been sparked back to life because of how common school shootings have become in America. Teachers shouldn’t have guns in the classroom because it will make students feel unsafe and make the dangerous weapons more accessible. Firstly, guns in the classroom will make students feel threatened in their learning
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Legitimate Gun Restrictions Christopher Glover PHI103 Karen Kart February 25, 2013 Legitimate Gun Restrictions A continuous argument between gun owners and concerned citizens is over gun restrictions. Many gun owners support the second amendment of the constitution and believe that any restriction on guns is an infringement on this amendment and there for there right. Concerned citizens of the United States believe that guns are to readily available and believe restrictions should
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Theme: This cartoons theme is based on the current gun law debate in America. It’s responding to the current gun epidemic and multiple shooting in schools due to the easy access to guns and other weapons. This topic has always been debated but is re surfacing due to Obama pushing for more control over gun laws. Characters: In the cartoon it shows two people in full colour and 2 other kids in the background almost like a shadow. One of the characters says “ Mummy put it in my lunch box in case i
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Guns in US: Why it Matters Imagine a horror movie where you and your group of friends hung out together to celebrate the night of Halloween then eventually got trapped with a serial killer in a house without lights and communication devices. However, your group were still able to find some stuff for self-defense. Every single hour, there would be one person mysteriously disappeared and found dead in some eerie places. The number of people who survived was getting smaller and smaller. You had no
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Should people be allowed to carry gun for self-defence? The function of gun has been a heat discussion since gun had been created. There are people suggested that guns should be used as self-defence and individuals should be allowed to carry guns. Around the world today, there are countries that people can own gun lawfully and there are some that strictly control gun. It seems true that gun can protect people as well as their properties since gun has the power to cause huge damage in the blink of
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