caused by texting and driving. In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in distraction-related crashes. Still people are using thier cell phones while driving. It is careless and dangerous to everyone around. Many people today take the risk of using the cellphone without thinking about the consequences. Using a cellular device while driving is dangerous and should be prohibited. It is alarming the number of casulaties and injuries that have come from people using their cellphone. Looking down at your
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Gun Control: Deciding Who’s Pulling The Trigger Many tragedies have transpired through the past few years in America, and as Americans we know there are new methods needed on gun control. The main concern consisting of the government restricting the ability of individual citizens to purchase weapons. The different types of gun control vary from waiting periods between when you purchase the gun and when you actually get it, background checks so that high-risk people can't purchase guns through legal
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nation’s economy the firearm industry has some negative aspects for the nation as well. The large number of guns being bought and sold throughout the country leads to a number of those guns falling into the wrong hands. With this being said the right to bear arms leads to the problem that has been a hot topic in the American criminal justice system, gun violence. The constitution states “We the People, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
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” “Richard my brother, you'd be surprised of how many people die every 24 hours just here in Chicago, even in broad daylight!” That threw me for a loop. That means that people could be dying right now, but like people always tell me: one problem at at time. Oh well, it's not every day I go through this anyway, so guess i'm stuck with this guy just lying dead after who knows attacked him. “I would suggest looking into his life records.” I do so immediately, I gather up any information and read through
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Werewolves and hunters Bang went the shots of the gun the hunters were after the pack of werewolves they had just tried to terrorize a village and were now headed to the dark forest were they would kill smaller innocent creatures ‘pesky mongrel’s’ shouted ajax as they reared their horses and round back with the pack of wolves they started chewing and grinding on the animals but before they finished they were interrupted by a massive dragon that had just flown in from the sohn forest and was now attacking
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Gun Violence and Gun Control The issue of gun control has been debated for a long time, probably ever since they were invented. The gun is a small, rather easy to obtain, weapon that is lethal if used in the right (or wrong) way. This makes the gun an extremely dangerous factor in our lives. If used improperly, a gun could be lethal to not only the target, but the user as well. The availability of guns has sky rocketed in the past decade or so, and the immense population of guns in our society
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For every 100 people in the United States, there are 88.8 guns. Containing only 5% of the population, the U.S. held 31% of the world’s mass shooters, according to a study done by Adam Frankford, who led a study in mass shootings from 1966 to 2012. In another study, a reporter Adrienne LaFrance projected that more people will die from shootings than in car accidents in 2020. We’re also number one worldwide for number of mass shootings. Yay America! So with these huge mass shootings being a recurring
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Eric Rolenz Mrs. Derksen English 100 31 October 2012 Keeping People Safe: Gun Safety There I was, holding it in my hands. The black plastic stock felt good in my hands, and the trigger was smooth. I had just won my first BB gun at a Pheasants Forever banquet the day before, and was now holding it ready to take aim at the pop cans my dad had set up for me. Before he allowed me to load it he explained to me how to use it correctly. He said to me, “Always have the safety on until you are ready
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including the 2nd Amendment was to protect individuals from the government's power. ” (Gun Rights FAQ). As citizens of this country it is important the rights that the people have and their real history and meaning behind the rights. Stricter gun laws is negative because fewer people will own guns, which means people will have a hard time protecting themselves and will have fewer privileges hunting. Stricter gun laws may be a good idea but only if we had a low rate of crime and criminals wouldn’t
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Drugs are the that can hurt , kill and do permanent damage that can mess up people's lives and families, it can also take people's lives like overdose. some time when people do drugs they get addicted and won’t stop and they lose everything to drug to where they would living on the streets and they try different thing to get money just so they can get drugs. different type of drugs have different effects most of them can kill you and most can put you in the hospital for a long time or some can make
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