Proclamations Legislation Pending Legislation Signed Legislation Vetoed Legislation Nominations & Appointments Disclosures The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 05, 2016 Remarks by the President on Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform East Room 11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Mark, I want to thank you for your introduction. I still
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All the players roam freely with gun-shaped objects in their possession. “...he paced Pierrepont Street, three water guns shoved inside the pocket of a hoodie” (Martin, 2009). Cops are humans; they make mistakes. A police officer can easily assume that a gun-shaped object is the actual weapon itself, and in the name of public safety, can bring harm to the wielder. To add on, many kills are made at night, when threatening groups are more likely to be present
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Gun Control Laws Do Not Work Across the United States there have been many shootings and attacks. The most recent being in San Bernardino California where 14 innocent lives were taken. Most of these shootings are in schools, state buildings, movie theatres etc. Every public mass shooting in the USA since 1950 has taken place where citizens are banned from carrying guns. There are ways to end these people going on killing sprees once and for all. Many law abiding citizens are experienced
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How many students and teachers die every year by school shooters? If teachers have a gun in the classroom, or in their possession, would there be less deaths? “Colorado school district will allow teachers to carry guns (nypost.com/2016/12/15).” If someone walked into a school with a gun, how many people will die before the cops arrive? The answer is one to many. If teachers had guns, they can protect their class, and themselves. “In Colorado Springs it takes law enforcement an average of 20 minutes
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there for sure. If he owned a gun and was carrying it at the time of the incident, he could have properly defended himself. While guns have proven to be a dangerous part of our society, I believe that they are necessary in the overall safety and well being of our Country. In “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns,” Molly Ivins begins her argument by stating she is not anti-gun, but rather pro-knife. Ivins states that, “A general substitution of knives for guns would promote physical fitness
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Gun Control Debate By Mary Dyke, Lindsey Kjer, Stuart Moneymaker, Christina Marquez and Josh Marr BCOM/275 April 15, 2013 Gun Control Debate Gun control is a heated topic for debate right now in the United States. Many people are pro-gun control while others are against it. One fact is: “The Second Amendment only restricts the federal and state governments from imposing gun control that would completely deprive citizens of the right to defend their homes and their right to take part in
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was behind me. I couldn't just get up and play, or sing, because I was chained to a wall. This is what happens in this country when you commit something really bad. The war finished a few years ago but the situation here wasn’t as beautiful as some people tried to show it. My friends and I were caught by police while we were having my 23rd birthday party. They just came in and took us somewhere. I was lying in my own filth, tied up for several days, without being able to go to the toilet; it's not
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Guns and crime. Do these two go hand in hand? This is a question many citizens and lawmakers have been asking themselves over the past couple of years. The modern discussion of gun control has become a hot topic in both the social, and political arena for years. In particular, events at Columbine, Sadie Hook, and Virginia Tech, are ruling the social pressure for political gun reform. Guns are powerful weapons. They have the ability to kill, destroy, and harm whomever/whatever the bullet comes in
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Cheyenne Frazier 10/15/15 Anti-Gun Control 867 words Why Gun Control is a Bad Idea The world is full of many dangers and here we will address one of them. Imagine if you were stuck in a heist, where criminals have the guns pointed at your head. In one quick motion, with a finger pressed into the trigger, you could lose your life. However, what if you reimagine the situation with a few citizens who are armed? Whether they are conceal-carriers, or have
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British soldiers were not welcomed when they arrived in Boston. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Many of the people living in Boston did not like the soldiers at all, only a few were known to be friends of the soldiers. However, Samuel Hemmingway said, “one evening I heard him [Killroy, a British soldier] say, he would never miss an opportunity, when he had one, to fire on the inhabitants[people of Boston], and that he had wanted to have an opportunity ever since he landed.” When a soldier from the 14th
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